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King Charles looks to ‘slim down’ the monarchy
ft.com/ ^ | SEPTEMBER 15 2022 | William Wallis in London

Posted on 09/21/2022 1:41:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Charles has for a long time made it known that he intends to “slim down” the monarchy in response to public demand for a more modern institution with lower costs and less ostentation.

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KEYWORDS: charlesiii; charlestheturd; houseofwindsor; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 09/21/2022 1:41:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

start with that creepy wife of yours!


2 posted on 09/21/2022 1:42:11 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: BenLurkin

How about dismantle the institution?


3 posted on 09/21/2022 1:42:34 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: BenLurkin

The traditional way?


4 posted on 09/21/2022 1:44:06 PM PDT by D Rider ( )
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To: BenLurkin

Who needs Monty Python when you have King Charles…


5 posted on 09/21/2022 1:45:33 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Didn’t Cromwell try that?


6 posted on 09/21/2022 1:46:24 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: BenLurkin

Hey Chuck, how about give all the money to charities and announce the isles no longer need a monarchy?


7 posted on 09/21/2022 1:46:58 PM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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To: BenLurkin
Let's see now...How did the French slim down their Royalty?


8 posted on 09/21/2022 1:46:59 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: BenLurkin

Even his Father didn’t like him!


9 posted on 09/21/2022 1:49:13 PM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: BenLurkin

Great! start by kicking meghan and harry out. They’ll be able to live on tv appearances, interviews, lies on oprah, and book deals for the rest of their lives.


10 posted on 09/21/2022 1:51:09 PM PDT by I want the USA back (I hate the media. )
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To: BenLurkin

Less ostentatious? Maybe he should be Charlie 3 instead of Charles III.


11 posted on 09/21/2022 1:51:31 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: BenLurkin

Charles III is going to go Richard III on his relatives. Don’t take the Tower of London tour, kids.


12 posted on 09/21/2022 1:53:06 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The government sees you as either livestock or pet. If things get bad they will eat their pets too.)
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To: KarlInOhio

I think it’s the monarchy that’s headed for the tower. It won’t survive him.


13 posted on 09/21/2022 1:55:01 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: Bullish

Some Freeper awhile ago said that the monarchy brings in more money due to tourism than it spends. I have no idea if that is true, but it could be.

The monarchy reminds me of a music critic’s statement about the music of Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
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“More pomp than circumstance”.


14 posted on 09/21/2022 1:55:03 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: BenLurkin

I think his apparent approach is coming from the heart and reflects a general philosophy. But it also conveniently answers the questions: Will Prince Andrew and Harry come back into the fold and be given duties and benefits? Obvious answer seems to be: Not a chance. We’re slimming down. You guys are on your own.


15 posted on 09/21/2022 2:03:27 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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To: TexasFreeper2009
start with that creepy wife of yours!

I sometimes fall for "click bait" and looking at some of the jewelry pieces of the Royal Family is a temptation I cannot withstand. I clicked on one site recently that had tiaras as the focus. Well, they had a couple of pix of Camilla; and, I noticed that she seemed to always pick the largest and most (dare I say it) ostentatious tiaras of any of the women shown.

16 posted on 09/21/2022 2:03:45 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: I want the USA back

Yes, I think he should.

Harry chose to live in the states.

Overall, I think the pomp and pageantry was fantastic and well deserved for their Queen that reigned 70 years. Well done your Majesty


17 posted on 09/21/2022 2:03:51 PM PDT by PeachyKeen
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To: virgil

Charles the Turd


18 posted on 09/21/2022 2:05:04 PM PDT by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even n the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: Yo-Yo

The French who “slimmed down” their Royalty were a bunch of murderous, militantly atheist anti-Christian, bloodthirsty communist thugs. Hold them up as heroes only if you’re willing to do the same with Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Pol Pot, and Idi Amin.


19 posted on 09/21/2022 2:06:09 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: 21twelve

I have seen Brits claim that the taxes on the trinkets and general tourism associated with the Royal Family bring into the UK Treasury something like 4X the total expenditures paid to keep up the Royal Family and their properties.

If true, I can see why they stick with their Constitutional Monanarchy.


20 posted on 09/21/2022 2:09:45 PM PDT by Andy from Chapel Hill (Wind energy windmills remove the energy from the wind, which causes global warming.)
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