Posted on 05/01/2023 6:39:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
All Britons will be called on to swear allegiance to King Charles III at his coronation, an oath hitherto reserved for British nobility, in a move that has upset anti-royalists.
The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who will lead the coronation ceremony on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, announced on Saturday that the traditional "Homage of Peers" -- during which representatives of the nobility kneel before the king and pledge allegiance to him -- would be scrapped.
Instead, the ceremony will include a "Homage of the People", with the archbishop calling on all people in the United Kingdom and other places where King Charles is the head of state to swear allegiance.
The archbishop will call on "all persons of goodwill in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the other realms and the territories to make their homage, in heart and voice, to their undoubted king, defender of all".
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Let the British be British I guess. Here in the USA we have wannabe nobility and kingmakers attempting to kill our constitution.
He wasn’t “loyal” to Diana...
That is the point.
When you see those thousands of people in The Mall cheering the sovereign, no-one cares whether the folks either side of you are liberals or conservatives.
The monarchy transcends politics.
So long as The King is head of state no politician will be.
They didn’t vote fir Fishy Rishi, either.
And when’ the next general election...?
That said, I hope folks lining the procession route swing a certain feminine protection product as Il Tampaccino and his partner in adultery ride by.
I’d check out the history of China if you want to be giving points for longevity.
He never had any intention to be.
And when Chuck and CPB got married the House of Windsor promised the public she would never become queen.
Chuck starts his reign with a lie
And it’s a beaut.
Well there was that brief pause around 1642.
Based on my experience stationed there 73-76, most will.
Liberals in our nation consider the sovereignty of citizens to be the greatest threat to the nation. The left can’t stand that there isn’t an unelected liberal king on a throne here.
I thought they were Germans.
I think they’re a mix from all of Europe ,LOL
Wasn’t Charles friends with Jimmy Savile?
Yep. King Charles “The Weak” was a woke and weak Prince.
He is a woke and weak King.
> So long as The King is head of state no politician will be. <
I’m about as anti-royal as you can get. However…someone here on Free Republic once mentioned that the British monarchy is a check on politicians. And any check on politicians is a good thing.
That’s a fair point, and one worth considering. But something still bothers me. The UK is in serious crisis. Unrestricted illegal immigration is going to destroy them. Yet the monarch just watches, and does nothing. Then what good is a monarch? It’s like having a fire truck, but no one is permitted to use it.
Isn’t he just a figurehead? Aren’t the royal family just celebrities nowadays, as opposed to having any real power in UK government?
So wouldn’t any pledge of loyalty to Charles, or anything like that, just be symbolic?
The Japanese swore allegiance to Hirohito.
The Germans swore allegiance to Hitler.
The Italians swore allegiance to el Duce.
There seems to be a pattern here.
FUCIII
The Sun has set on the British Empire....................
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