It is weird to have a King

[purplecat]

In general, I'm not really in favour of monarchy, but in the priority ordered list of things I think ought to changed about UK society it ranks fairly low so, if asked, I always said I didn't care enough to have much of an opinion about it.

Still, it's weird to have a King.

Comments

[vivdunstan]

It feels very weird. Like most people in the UK I’ve only ever known a Queen. It’s very very weird having a bloke in the role and hearing the word King! Even if as a historian it’s hardly a surprise ;)

I’m also very much not a royalist, so I’m finding the whole automatic God Save The King response from some people very weird and feeling wrong so soon after the Queen died.

I think she did a grand job though. Still not a royalist!

Here in Dundee the cortège is going through the city tomorrow afternoon on its way to Edinburgh. All the main city buses are shutting down for 2 hours. The council and university have been looking for volunteer stewards. It’s all rather bizarre.

[fred_mouse]

Youngest and I were discussing this in the car today, with the conclusion that we would rather have Queen Charles than King Charles, and can't we just require that that be How Things are Done, so that things like The Queen's Birthday don't have to be redone.

[liadt]

It is weird having Charles being referred to as 'The King', it's like he's changed his name. Then all the coins and stamps will be the next strange thing. I supposed we'll get used to it. Strange also to think I won't see another Queen in my lifetime (barring anything dramatic).

The tourist board must be very sad to see her go.