Please do not give Nicola any ideas....
Never heard of it.
Please do not give Nicola any ideas....
If Republic thinks having Prince Harry who (according to latest YouGov poll on 22nd April) has a -7 favourability rating amongst the British public, as the influencer to end the monarchy, then they are either having a laugh or just deluded. Judging by the poll and current situation, I don't think the UK government under the Conservatives would even consider a referendum, let alone the republic option would win
I personally think Graham Smith is completely bitter and frustrated that the Oprah interview did not cause the general British public to "cancel" the royal family.
Going back to Camilla Tominey's tweet, Robert Jobson actually replied with disappointment that Graham Smith decided to capitalise Prince Harry's mental health.
Robert Jobson @theroyaleditor
Replying to @CamillaTominey and @GrahamSmith_
That’s unlike @GrahamSmith_ to capitalise on somebody’s mental health issues. Prince Harry has said he has struggled with mental health issues for years. I thought Graham was a more sensitive soul. A tad cheap Graham, I’d expect more from an intelligent chap like you.
5:16 AM · May 14, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
But ‘a lot of Scots’ do want independence from England.
The referendum question was, "Should Scotland be an independent country?", which voters answered with "Yes" or "No". The "No" side won with 2,001,926 (55.3%) voting against independence and 1,617,989 (44.7%) voting in favour. ... The independence proposal required a simple majority to pass.
Precisely 1,617,989 in fact did want independence and voted for it. That vote was lost by a pretty slim majority. However, in the wake of Brexit and continuing resentments in Scotland, there’s no guarantee that the No vote will prevail the next time.
But ‘a lot of Scots’ do want independence from England.
The referendum question was, "Should Scotland be an independent country?", which voters answered with "Yes" or "No". The "No" side won with 2,001,926 (55.3%) voting against independence and 1,617,989 (44.7%) voting in favour. ... The independence proposal required a simple majority to pass.
Precisely 1,617,989 in fact did want independence and voted for it. That vote was lost by a pretty slim majority. However, in the wake of Brexit and continuing resentments in Scotland, there’s no guarantee that the No vote will prevail the next time.
Truth. But I think that the situation in Catalonia in Spain is much more serious than the situation in Scotland in the United Kingdom. We have not seen demonstrations in Scotland, like the ones we saw in Catalonia. And the situation in Catalonia is more complicated.
But I also don’t know what benefits Catalonia and Scotland would gain from becoming independent.
But ‘a lot of Scots’ do want independence from England.
Not according to this latest survey. Scots are divided on the issue of monarchy if Scotland gained Independence.
And I remember reading several articles around the time of the referendum in which the journalists (often Scots) believed that once Scotland was independent another referenda held later would establish a republic.
Most all-Britain surveys published in the past decade have shown Scots to be less enthusiastic about the monarchy than the English.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scots-split-whether-monarchy-should-23752436
A lot of people would like the weather to brighten up. A lot of people would like there to be fewer traffic jams on the motorways. A lot of people would like there to be fewer repeats on TV. But that hasn't got anything to do with the future of the British monarchy either. This conversation just seems to be getting way off track!
I wonder whether the numbers would differ if a uniquely Scottish monarchy were an option, rather than one shared with England.
That is not how it works. Imagine all Spaniards have to say if Catalonia indeed may leave the kingdom or not, after a victory for the independents in an official and recognized referendum.
It would mean that Galica, Castille, Andalucia, the Baleares, etc. denying what the Catalonians themselves want.
Imagine that a majority of the Scots wants to leave the Union. Then people in Cornwall, Kent or Wales say: "No way!". That is not how it works.
But isn't it so that Scotland have some assets they have to share with the rest of the Uk by now (like the North Sea oil) and that a lot of companies which are Scottish have their seats in London and this is where they pay their taxes?
The CC has been changing over the years.
As I have said elsewhere I am doing an analysis of the CC from hopefully 1788 onwards but I have started in 1952 but one thing that has already struck me is recording overseas engagements ... somewhere between 1985 and 1996 they started to record them in the CC. That means, for instance, that the Queen's great tour in 1953-54 has a record of when she left the UK and when she returned but nothing about what she did ...
Another thing I have noticed is that since 2002, and the death of The Queen Mum, when the lady in waiting changes that is no longer being recorded. While the Queen Mum was alive that was recorded for both the Queen Mum and The Queen every two weeks but now it isn't recorded at all.
Another thing that has changed is that now it is only the royals that are recorded and not the comings and goings, births, deaths and other events of the aristocracy as well e.g. in the 60s the CC would record when an aristocrat went overseas and changes of postal arrangements.
I am sure it will continue to evolve but the publishing of the working royals diaries on a daily basis - to account for their hours would be interesting and may easily show how much work they really do so something like this:
9.00 a.m. Read correspondence from people - 130 letters
10.30 a.m. Read through speeches for this afternoon and edited same
11.00 a.m. Dressed for afternoon engagements
11.30 a.m. Left home to drive to first engagement.
12.00 noon Arrived at reception for xxxx and gave first speech thanking people for work on yyyy
1.30 p.m. Left reception and drove to reception for aaaa and gave second speech congratulating bbbb on achievements.
3.30 p.m. Left reception and returned home
4.00 p.m. Received ccccc and had talks on issues of relevance
4.30 p.m. Received dddd and had talks on issues of relevance
5.00 p.m. Received eeee and had talks on issues of relevance
5.30 p.m. Dressed for dinner
6.30 p.m. Dinner - private
8.00 p.m. Returned to office to finish reading correspondence and read replies from the morning's correspondence
12.00 midnight - bed
The CC has been changing over the years.
As I have said elsewhere I am doing an analysis of the CC from hopefully 1788 onwards but I have started in 1952 but one thing that has already struck me is recording overseas engagements ... somewhere between 1985 and 1996 they started to record them in the CC. That means, for instance, that the Queen's great tour in 1953-54 has a record of when she left the UK and when she returned but nothing about what she did ...
Another thing I have noticed is that since 2002, and the death of The Queen Mum, when the lady in waiting changes that is no longer being recorded. While the Queen Mum was alive that was recorded for both the Queen Mum and The Queen every two weeks but now it isn't recorded at all.
Another thing that has changed is that now it is only the royals that are recorded and not the comings and goings, births, deaths and other events of the aristocracy as well e.g. in the 60s the CC would record when an aristocrat went overseas and changes of postal arrangements.
I am sure it will continue to evolve but the publishing of the working royals diaries on a daily basis - to account for their hours would be interesting and may easily show how much work they really do so something like this:
9.00 a.m. Read correspondence from people - 130 letters
10.30 a.m. Read through speeches for this afternoon and edited same
11.00 a.m. Dressed for afternoon engagements
11.30 a.m. Left home to drive to first engagement.
12.00 noon Arrived at reception for xxxx and gave first speech thanking people for work on yyyy
1.30 p.m. Left reception and drove to reception for aaaa and gave second speech congratulating bbbb on achievements.
3.30 p.m. Left reception and returned home
4.00 p.m. Received ccccc and had talks on issues of relevance
4.30 p.m. Received dddd and had talks on issues of relevance
5.00 p.m. Received eeee and had talks on issues of relevance
5.30 p.m. Dressed for dinner
6.30 p.m. Dinner - private
8.00 p.m. Returned to office to finish reading correspondence and read replies from the morning's correspondence
12.00 midnight - bed
King Charles to open palaces for the people -
Heir consults family over greater public access
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/king-charles-to-open-palaces-for-the-people-2gqdmc9xj
I hope this is the correct thread for my question.
Is it given Harry will be chosen Counsellor of State when Charles becomes King?
Makes no sense after Harry's left and his behaviour towards the crown.
Does it need an act from parliament to exclude him or how does this work?
Txs if some british likes to explain.
Thank you Iluvbertie for your detailed and interesting post on the Court Circular (CC). I also wonder if the future CC would be more detailed almost like a timetable. This includes internal correspondent between palace staff, but then it would probably be intruding confidential/secret information.
Good luck with your analysis of CC, which would be very enticing!
Thank you Claire for sharing the link. On a side note, I actually briefly saw the news about Charles opening up Palaces for greater public access on Nine News Australia this morning.
I am surprised he is also planning to open private residences like Balmoral and Sandrigham to the public.
I would imagine that William and Catherine would move into Balmoral while Charles stays at Birkhall. I can even see this becoming the 'norm' with each generation alternating which is the 'seat' of the monarch - just as I can see it happening at Sandringham although I am not convinced that Charles will use Sandringham as much as The Queen has. He usually leaves late on Christmas Day and prefers to spend New Year in Scotland.
All speculation of course, but perhaps future use of Sandringham and Balmoral depends on how long Her Majesty continues to reign. I would imagine that the Queen will wish to maintain family traditions and her family, partiuclarly C&C and W&C, will make an extra effort to gather around her at Sandringham and Balmoral during the festive season and the summer. If that situation continues for several years, there may be fewer dramatic changes at the start of the new reign, as C&C, and W&C will have already become used to being at Balmoral and Sandringham. If it doesn't, then it might be more natural for Charles to shift away.