Queen Mary I
Aristocracy
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Elspeth said:These days, you don't have to kill a person to take away his power; you just take away his power while leaving him to be an ineffectual ornament. Tony Blair is nibbling away at the monarchy as it is. The Queen was very lucky when she took the throne that she had a Prime Minister who understood the advantages of monarchy and didn't try to undercut the position of monarch; Prince William will be a sitting duck for Tony Blair if the Queen died during Tony Blair's Prime Ministership and William rather than Charles took over. It'd be partly because of William's inexperience but also because the fact of leapfrogging Charles, who's been Prince of Wales since forever, would point up a weakness in the royal family, and that weakness would be exploited to whatever extent the politicians thought they could get away with.
Most of the time when there's been a young monarch, either the monarch has suffered or the country has suffered or both. I'd like to see a much better reason for it this time than that people want to punish Charles for what happened to Diana.
I just don't believe the Populace would allow Tony Blair to undercut the Monarchy. And especially now that Blair seems to be sinking in the Popularity polls ala GW Bush.
I think Charles and Clarence House are aware that Camilla 'where the Monarchy is supposed to unite Camilla is a divisive figure' as one person on television put it very well. This is the reason of course why Clarence House has bothered with artifice and nonsense of 'Duchess' and 'Princess Consort' Titles and such. They were looking at the polls, or feeling the pulse of the Kingdom or something when someone cooked that idea of Titles up. There are people pro and against but in the end Charles will be King with his wealth and priveledges to comfort him.
I don't believe it is Charles the people are against-it is the prospect of a Queen Camilla. It may take a few more years for the majority to stomache it. That is imo.
And I must add that I believe William will be a great, and beloved King. No matter when he ascends. As beloved as Victoria, and Elizabeth I in their day. He is very intelligent and will not allow anyone to undercut him or the Monarchy. And there are many examples of Monarchs who ascended the throne no older than William-such as Elizabeth I. And they reigned long and prospered.
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