@@megantvenstrup7687 That’s not so bad, but lately they’ve been reposting content already on the channel. That’s really not great when they’re trying to launch a new streaming service. Makes me think everything on there will be really old.
Monarchy is fading away anyway.. However it would be a perfect historic irony if they skipped Charles and passed the crown over to William, who'll probably will be the last King of England, just like his namesake was the first.
@@sammyk702 how many times do people need to be told that the succession is laid down in law and can only be changed by parliament and the commonwealth. The queen never wished to do so anyway.
@Stew Ark The last King of England was William III, who died in 1702. William will be King of the United Kingdom, and probably not the last one. The first King of the whole area that would form the kingdom of England was Æthelstan, not William the Conqueror, as you seem to imagine.
He's been more than an adequate Prince of Wales, but the way he reportedly treated Princess Diana who loved him more than anyone else is puzzling and heart-rendering.
I’m American.. I can not picture the Queen not being here. I respect & adore her. She makes the world a better place. I don’t believe P. Charles will be King very long. He is so disliked by the UK I think he would leave the job to his son P. William because he knows he’s not liked. I’m afraid the stress from Harry & MM is affecting her health badly. Loosing her husband must have been so traumatic for her. God save the Queen.✨
I still think Charles and Camilla treated Diana horribly - and he wouldn’t be a suitable king. I would like to see William as next king - but as Charles has waited his whole life for the job, he won’t pass it up.
7@@fathomgathergood7690 - when Charles married Camilla, they weren’t married in the Church of England - so he isn’t legally married in the eyes of the church. I’m not sure what that means in the future when he becomes king. Hopefully that means Camilla cannot be Queen
I think the problem is that the expectations and limitations on all of them forced apart two people who did love each other and forced together two people who hardly knew each other. I can't imagine Charles and Camilla were happy with how they weren't going to be allowed to marry (she wouldn't have married her first husband otherwise), and it must have hurt having to marry others they didn't love. Imagine having to watch the love of your life wed and bed another because of outdated rules. They were all victims of outdated rules, and it's shocking to me that even Harry still had to get permission to get marred.
I love this channel but I do wish there was greater transparency as to when what's being shown was first produced and aired. Having said that, it's very interesting to contrast the speculations of the time against the things that have come to pass.
at 5:35ish, the fact that the person criticizing Prince Harry said "painting his fingernails" and "dressing as a nazi" are in the same sentence is absurd to me. He really was not doing anything wrong by painting his nails.
@@magicpyroninja They don't have a problem with a King that wants to be a tampon? One who cheats and marries his mistress only to have her thrown down our throat?? If he wanted Camilla he should have abdicated JUST LIKE Edward VIII HAD TO? Charles would never even been in the line of succession if the same rules applied?? He married a woman who had an affair with him for 40 years and no we are expected to call THAT THING queen consort?? Not likely!
I've always disliked the lyrics to God Save the Queen. It's not a national anthem. It's a personal anthem. A NATIONAL anthem should be about the country's history, its culture, the beauty of the natural landscape, its people, and the accomplishments of those people. The song glorifies only ONE person instead of the many people who make up the country. A national anthem should be about something all in the country can relate to.
The Queen is the face of the country. She is the country. But that also means that the country is her. So she can not really have her own personal identity or choose what she wants to do in her life. She is sort of like ceremonial Figure. So look and think about the lyrics again, but then think about the Queen not as a person but as the face of the nation personified
@@claudeyaz The queen is just a woman. She is not the country. The country is not her. Such statements are brainwash taught to us by her family so they can maintain power.
The full history of that anthem, yes was written for one King, when his reign was threatened. So there is a precedent in asking for protection of the monarch. There has been discussion in Parliament that the Country should have a separate anthem-- possibly chosen from established British patriotic songs used today.
I'm just wondering when this was made. Some info is outdated especially about Harry and William and Kate. I wanted to watch this to be informed and educated (up to date), but how can I be informed if the information is outdated? And when it comes to programs that have been aired on British TV I don't see most of them because they don't show on American television or maybe they are years out of date
Choice? They don't choose a monarch. Although a monarch can choose to quit. This is mostly nonsense. If anybody thinks "privilege" will simply go away with the end of the monarchy they are deluded.
what year is this from? I know the channel is about history, but with a documentary about people that are still alive (most of them) just a small note about what year it was made wouldnt hurt.
Since this documentary was produced, Britain has endured 2 major economic crises: the pandemic and the fallout from Brexit. Whatever you might think about the monarchy, it really doesn't make sense economically to keep footing the bill for them.
@@Lagerfanny-g7e A president will cost the same prime minister which you won't have anymore because you'd have a president. I'm not saying that a government without a monarch won't cost anything. It will just cost less because you won't have pay a bunch of aristocratic free-loaders who already have a large income from their land holdings, and don't need the support of public money.
@@gailcbull You will have a presidential inauguration every four years and the expense of the security of all the ex-presidents to consider after their tenure. Plus, you will not have the income from the Crown Estate, that will revert to the monarch on the demise of the monarchy. The monarchy pays for itself plus it gives extra money for the treasury.
@@Lagerfanny-g7e I love how you make the mistake of believing that supporting 28 adults in an aristocratic lifestyle is somehow less expensive than paying a politician a wage. And that the expense of holding elections on a regular basis isn't already a part of your political system.
@@gailcbull it would add a whole new layer of politicians, not just one. The British monarchy is good value for money. The Crown Estate funds the monarchy plus extra income for the government coffers. It’s totally self funded. You appear to be Ill-informed. Were we to abolish the monarchy, we would remove the very lynchpin that has secured our British liberties, equities, social mobility and sense of economic justice over hundreds of years.
So I know I'm sort of punching a hornets nest, but I truly think the only reason people revere Diana is because she died young and was arguably more attractive than the rest. She was obviously power hungry. She clearly didn't love Charles and still chose to marry him and have a child with him, knowing that was the only way to guarantee that she would gain her own power. Tbh, people make speculation that the royals had her killed, but I wouldn't have been surprised if, not long after their son's coming of age, Charles mysteriously passed. Power corrupts. Everyone.
@Dion Pryor anyone who thinks that someone can end up in that position without making an effort to get there is delusional. Even Aphrodite wouldn't have ended up the Queen of England without trying. Sadly, attractive people can be malicious as well, in fact they usually are if power is involved 😬
@Dion Pryor her parents were messed up and she was love hungry. She was also extremely young and naive. I do think she should have insisted on calling it off, or post poning it. But as it was pointed out, calling off a royal wedding isn't that simple.( In any story about Diana) And then there's the public peer pressure....on a young teen.
@@sackettfamily4685 I'm sorry, she was love hungry? 🙄 She made one thing clear; she loved power. Out of the 8 billion people on the planet she fell in love with the most powerful man practical to engage with, but no, she's just "love hungry." Please wake up will you?
I would like to know how Queen Elizabeth feels about the thought of the monarchy ending. Her entire life and her ancestors lives have been defending Great Britain and it would all be for naught.
All for naught? Britain hasn't been conquered in centuries. The UK is a free, first world, incredibly influential country. They've had their time. They've used it well at times, and terribly at others. It's their time to go after Lizzy kicks the bucket. It's time for democracy, everywhere. Monarchies, theocracies and dictatorships barely belonged even to the last century, even less to this one.
@@dankaroor "The UK is a free, first world, incredibly influential country." And how long do think that would last if you get 3 or 4 political parties fighting each other? Look at what's going on here in the USA, slowly we are becoming a 3rd world country because the parties can't work together for the good of the country. Murders skyrocketing and no one held accountable, inflation going up, do you really want that?
@@nancyhammons3594 That's not happening anywhere else in democracies you fool. The US has a terrible terrible political system. The two party system is a fucking joke. The UK needs to adapt the same thing most of the world has, multiple parties, which, they actually already have, although they have two larger parties, tories and the labour party.
They made the first mistake today (2/7/22). The Queen announced that Camilla will be proclaimed Queen Consort when Charles takes the throne. This will be a problem...
Tourists do get to visit royal residences on guided tours and can view changing of the guards, and people do get to see the royals when they do walk abouts, opening up various shops, visiting charities etc, especially in countries they visit. But I agree times are changing. So possiabley Prince George along with his siblings should also be educated to study for a career as well besides being shown the ropes of becoming a King, just in case that by the time he is grown up, the royalty has been either diminished or is more gradually being phased out. It may then be a situation that royals only operate on a part time basis, doing odd voluntary duties not funded by the state, but out of their own private purse. Monies they could make by opening up all their royal residences for tourists and visitors to visit in the late Spring and summer months of the year. Maybe even open up restaurants in the castles, hotel facilities in the castles for visiting guests. Have activities of jostling and ancient traditional things from past royal history where public can dress up as knights, eat at a medieval banquet etc. Hold weddings in the castles, fancy dress olden day balls etc. So there could be another way, we could still enjoy the royals, and activities related to the royals, and still be a republic state, where the royals don't cost the state anything.
You said she was 80 something but I was reading what was written and it says, right at the beginning sentence, that she is 95. I’m confused; how old is she really?
I'm an American, so who knows? Seriously though, the thought of Charles being king is nauseous to many Americans, and other people around the world. GOD SAVE THE KING!! KING WILLIAM!! KING WILLIAM!! KING WILLIAM!!!
"In a democracy, authority is determined by votes, not bloodlines"....Amazing how historical traditions and ideals have progressed dramatically in this century. And for the better, I think.
If these people are so worried about Brazilian rainforests then pay the Brazilians to keep the land as is. Why was it on for other countries to pilfer their land to create their own wealth but not ok for Brazil? If you don't like it rent the land. It's that simple. You have the money
I'm speaking as an American. But is it really so bad to not have a monarch? Nothing against the family, but isn't she just a figurehead? Don't they represent elitism (something you guys are trying to rise above)? I mean, I would never want all the responsibilities of being royalty. It's not fair to expect so much from other humans. They don't even get to choose.
I’m speaking as a disgruntled citizen of a presidential republic and maybe it’s grass is greener mentality but I’m sick of a presidential system where one person is both Head of State and Head of Government. I can see the appeal of Parliamentary systems where a Head of State holds the legitimacy and a Head of Government does the day-to-day management. A President can often get away with subverting democracy and constitutional practices since so much Executive authority is vested in him for the term. Also, in these systems most of the time, the majority does not need to elect a President. The President simply gets the most votes among candidates so he can often be very divisive. Parliamentary systems require a majority or they form coalitions which I consider the better option. Now between a parliamentary republic or monarchy, the monarch by virtue of his unelected nature is less likely to be partisan and interfere with government also considering the fragility of his position. People who want an elected Head of State seem to forget that the elected Head of State would have been at least a former party member with more political ties and indeed historically parliamentary republic Head of States have interfered more in government than contemporary Constitutional monarchs.
@@raphaelledesma9393 I agree. The system we Americans are stuck with means that we literally never have a day without an election cycle, and it's all about who has the most money. At least a monarchy has some vested invested in not fucking up the country for future generations. The assholes we get instead, like Trump, will gladly fuck it up and let someone else deal with it later if it means more money. Elizabeth, and even Charles, are more likely to not want to ruin things for their heirs. Seems to me that having it the way the UK does is a good balance.
@@julien.4617 Delving into the realm of speculation, the Monarch of Britain has no teeth except in the most dire of situations. Let’s say for example Boris Johnson refused to resign his post as Prime Minister following a Vote of No Confidence with there being an obvious alternative. The Queen could simply dismiss him as PM and appoint the alternative as per constitutional mandate. Or if a PM got it into his head to attempt a coup. The Queen is an additional buffer so to speak since she and not the PM is the Commander in Chief. Of course, it’s not an almighty power but in institutions, legitimacy holds a powerful sway over people and their willingness to do certain actions. Barring those extraordinary (and hopefully unthinkable) circumstances, the Head of State would ideally meddle as little as possible in governance of the nation.
@@raphaelledesma9393 well spoken!! I want our Monarchy to last forever. Our Queen is serene and can pour soothing oils on stormy seas. She has kept the Commonwealth intact and many of us truly admire her abilities. God save our Queen..❤️❤️❤️❤️
Charles III I’m estimating will rule for around 10 years as he’s approaching 74 years old…he would be nearly 85 if he lives that long. William would be 50 at that point. Say he rules for 30-35 years or so. His son Prince George would be 54 when he gets his chance. His sister Charlotte would be 52. Not many of us will be alive to see Charlotte become queen one day….
It's easy to be anti-GMO when your children have never gone hungry. Charles has far too many opinions for a man who has lived so very little of life. Putting him on the throne will be the end of the monarchy. If the house of Windsor has any hope of surviving it must be William at it's head.
Charles sounds like he wants to be the old kind of King where it's his way or the highway he wants to go ahead and start reversing some of the magna Carta rules start getting his King power back
Obviously the monarchy will survive cause Queen Elizabeth's immortal, jokes aside, it is possible for a monarchy to exist without all the fancy rituals and the expenses, like the British isn't the last monarchy in the world but they are the most popular and i believe if the people demands less money to the monarchy they could probably achieve it
The UK needs them for tourism. That is the thing that brings the most tourists money to the UK wether it is scandals, engagements, weddings. Anything they do brings money to the businesses big and small to the UK.
The monarchy needs to end now!!! It needs to have a political system like France. William and his wife and family can have privacy and have to pay taxes and not get off Scott free get money earned by working not earned by standing and waving and smiling with cameras taking a picture. I like how Harry stepped down and are no longer apart of a monarchy.
@@khankrum1 Hardly true. It would be amazing to see Chucky being forced (at gunpoint if necessary) to sign the act outlawing royalty and confiscating all of their ill-gotten wealth.
The 'handy' accident in the Alma Tunnel in Paris, which appeared to definitively remove Princess Diana from British history, has NOT secured any kind of success for a king and queen to be crowned in Westminster Abbey on a jolly Coronation Day, May 6th 2023!
England should develop into a republic like France did after Louis XVIII died that ended the era of kings in France. The next ruler became the country’s first President….
Why do you keep lying about Edward VIII, he did not abdicate the throne because he married a twice divorcee. He gave up the throne because he was a Nazi so stop blaming his wife.
@Katherine McDonnell Of you knew anything about the constitution you would know that the last king to claim " divine right" was Charles I. Weknow what hapened to him as a result. Moreover, Parliament is soveriegn, and has been so since 1688!
Like the guy said it's about democracy fundamentally. I also just learned the difference between a emporer and king and want to learn more about constitutional monarchies before settling on a opinion especially with socialism on the rise I want to know stuff the only thing I understand about capitalism right now is the life it currently gives I know both dems and republicans are bad and everything but dems being bad is new to me so but like I said I just want to know what's the hustle about. I'm subscribed to second thought and hasanabi on UA-cam to learn more and I do general research on the internet.
I'm not living in the empire but I love the Queen. She has been a great symbol. A nation should have a symbolic leader to take the idolization away from politicians. A prime minister shouldn't be the symbol of a people. They should just be regarded as servants of the people. For many power hungry politicians that's a hard thing to be so they hate the Queen.
Check your skin colour... the empire and it's monarch drew it's last breath of spirit... with end of home rule being enough... when the governor general has appointed it's last magistrate... and you realize you're not a jackass along for the ride... 70 YEARS.. you've been ridden long enough for any country's birth... but, this is the end and SIDS has got to end with it... second class citizenry... and being third class in no nation at all has met it's bitter end... living in the shadow of a mountain where a nation realizes they've given divine right and recieved unto themselves a pile... The unspeakable horrors that are commited in this shadow... are the white lies... the human trafficking, terrorism, arms sales, and drug deals that defame creation and the sacraments... The standards by which they are held as head of state falls well short of their position as leaders of the church of england... trust your soul in the hands of your brothers... not these... from the other side of witch mountain...
And now that QE2 is dead and Charles has "ascended" to the throne they are talking about not making Camilla queen consort but " Queen" since they think the British people have had time to accept the situation. Charles is only downsizing the visible monarchy because he saw that the economy was getting bad and he knew people would be discussing getting rid of the tax drain.
Because as an American, you can’t understand this. In fact, there are a lot of things Americans are unable to understand (like America is not the best country of the world, or that healthcare funded by your tax money is good), but you didn’t have to maintain a royal family from your taxes just because they were born into the family they were born into. The monarchy has to end soon.
Would you have wanted Donald Trump to be king then his oldest son to take over? Be glad that America doesn’t have this system. They need to get rid of the monarchy and elect people that are qualified to run a country.
@Imberus☦ No, they have not. Monarchs are those who "approve" or "sanction" of history. They are no better, and often worse than any common man or woman. Don't need them. Never did.
@Imberus☦ Native American. How British are you? Were your ancestors conquered by the Norse, or the Norse? Or are you part of an alleged Royal European bloodline? It might surprise you to learn that I attended public schools with the grandchildren of the last reigning Hungarian royal (Habsburg) and the grandson of the a Swedish monarch. They all lead mundane lives as Realtors, attorneys, business managers, etc. Nothing "grand" in the sense of their heritage. They'll tell you the same - Don't need them. Never did.
Speaking as a canadian, charles and camilla utterly disgraced themselves AND the british monarchy when they couldnt control their laughter at a performance of traditional inuk throat singing. I lost any and all respect for them that day. They will never be our sovereigns.
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This is definitely old.
"Wills should make up his mind about Kate"
He did.
In 2011.
@@megantvenstrup7687 what about their family serials? If I knew where to find more of those, I'd watch them all in a heart beat!
Most definitely they said that the queen was 83 at the time of this program.
@@cici3147 sameee I love the family series
He also has his hair
@@megantvenstrup7687 That’s not so bad, but lately they’ve been reposting content already on the channel. That’s really not great when they’re trying to launch a new streaming service. Makes me think everything on there will be really old.
Monarchy is fading away anyway..
However it would be a perfect historic irony if they skipped Charles and passed the crown over to William, who'll probably will be the last King of England,
just like his namesake was the first.
For the country Charles should step down and let his son be the next king. I believe the country will be more accepting to William over Charles!
I thought the throne was going to William anyways because the queen doesn't think too highly of her son marrying his divorced mistress
You know what I think that would be perfect
@@sammyk702 how many times do people need to be told that the succession is laid down in law and can only be changed by parliament and the commonwealth. The queen never wished to do so anyway.
@Stew Ark
The last King of England was William III, who died in 1702. William will be King of the United Kingdom, and probably not the last one.
The first King of the whole area that would form the kingdom of England was Æthelstan, not William the Conqueror, as you seem to imagine.
Charles is never going to come even remotely close to the popularity of his mother..it's going to be an uncertain time.
Is England scared about the Queens passing? I wonder. I love her, she gave me someone (female) to look up to.
He's been more than an adequate Prince of Wales, but the way he reportedly treated Princess Diana who loved him more than anyone else is puzzling and heart-rendering.
I’m American.. I can not picture the Queen not being here. I respect & adore her. She makes the world a better place. I don’t believe P. Charles will be King very long. He is so disliked by the UK I think he would leave the job to his son P. William because he knows he’s not liked. I’m afraid the stress from Harry & MM is affecting her health badly. Loosing her husband must have been so traumatic for her. God save the Queen.✨
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The queen 👸 should drink the immortality pill. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 If what people want but you can't do that.
@@cindybogart6062 dont be so silly
She really put the "long live the queen" line quite literally.
I still think Charles and Camilla treated Diana horribly - and he wouldn’t be a suitable king. I would like to see William as next king - but as Charles has waited his whole life for the job, he won’t pass it up.
That was the deal to marry the viper, he had to pass up the crown, the next monarch is William.
7@@fathomgathergood7690 - when Charles married Camilla, they weren’t married in the Church of England - so he isn’t legally married in the eyes of the church. I’m not sure what that means in the future when he becomes king. Hopefully that means Camilla cannot be Queen
That was the deal with his mother, Charles could have the crown or Chamilla, not both
I think the problem is that the expectations and limitations on all of them forced apart two people who did love each other and forced together two people who hardly knew each other. I can't imagine Charles and Camilla were happy with how they weren't going to be allowed to marry (she wouldn't have married her first husband otherwise), and it must have hurt having to marry others they didn't love. Imagine having to watch the love of your life wed and bed another because of outdated rules. They were all victims of outdated rules, and it's shocking to me that even Harry still had to get permission to get marred.
Charles will do a lot of damage to the monarchy. He’s a moron and it would be amazing if William and Catherine took the crowns
"Now 83" A little late in posting this one, eh?
This is SO old but in a bad way, because it’s about current events. Lol
This is absolute history, indeed.🤔
😂😂😂
I love this channel but I do wish there was greater transparency as to when what's being shown was first produced and aired. Having said that, it's very interesting to contrast the speculations of the time against the things that have come to pass.
more people went to Diana's wedding & all the places she visited than the number of people who went queen's coronation
at 5:35ish, the fact that the person criticizing Prince Harry said "painting his fingernails" and "dressing as a nazi" are in the same sentence is absurd to me. He really was not doing anything wrong by painting his nails.
I was more surprised they didn't mention his las Vegas nude pics.
I don't think he's criticizing him tho, more like comparing his attitude with the old royalty.
May not be wrong but they would lose their s*** over an openly gay king
@@magicpyroninja They don't have a problem with a King that wants to be a tampon? One who cheats and marries his mistress only to have her thrown down our throat?? If he wanted Camilla he should have abdicated JUST LIKE Edward VIII HAD TO? Charles would never even been in the line of succession if the same rules applied?? He married a woman who had an affair with him for 40 years and no we are expected to call THAT THING queen consort?? Not likely!
I've always disliked the lyrics to God Save the Queen. It's not a national anthem. It's a personal anthem. A NATIONAL anthem should be about the country's history, its culture, the beauty of the natural landscape, its people, and the accomplishments of those people. The song glorifies only ONE person instead of the many people who make up the country. A national anthem should be about something all in the country can relate to.
The Queen is the face of the country. She is the country. But that also means that the country is her. So she can not really have her own personal identity or choose what she wants to do in her life. She is sort of like ceremonial Figure. So look and think about the lyrics again, but then think about the Queen not as a person but as the face of the nation personified
@@claudeyaz The queen is just a woman. She is not the country. The country is not her. Such statements are brainwash taught to us by her family so they can maintain power.
The full history of that anthem, yes was written for one King, when his reign was threatened. So there is a precedent in asking for protection of the monarch.
There has been discussion in Parliament that the Country should have a separate anthem-- possibly chosen from established British patriotic songs used today.
Just listen to the Welsh National Anthem!!!
I'm just wondering when this was made. Some info is outdated especially about Harry and William and Kate. I wanted to watch this to be informed and educated (up to date), but how can I be informed if the information is outdated? And when it comes to programs that have been aired on British TV I don't see most of them because they don't show on American television or maybe they are years out of date
They said the queen was 83 years old so it must have been filmed 12 years ago in 2009
@@sagelaw5997 thank you I'm aware that the Queen is 95 years old. I should have caught that thank you
Choice? They don't choose a monarch. Although a monarch can choose to quit. This is mostly nonsense. If anybody thinks "privilege" will simply go away with the end of the monarchy they are deluded.
what year is this from? I know the channel is about history, but with a documentary about people that are still alive (most of them) just a small note about what year it was made wouldnt hurt.
Rough estimate some time in 2009
Since this documentary was produced, Britain has endured 2 major economic crises: the pandemic and the fallout from Brexit. Whatever you might think about the monarchy, it really doesn't make sense economically to keep footing the bill for them.
So a president will cost nothing? The Crown Estate funds the monarchy plus extra.
@@Lagerfanny-g7e A president will cost the same prime minister which you won't have anymore because you'd have a president. I'm not saying that a government without a monarch won't cost anything. It will just cost less because you won't have pay a bunch of aristocratic free-loaders who already have a large income from their land holdings, and don't need the support of public money.
@@gailcbull You will have a presidential inauguration every four years and the expense of the security of all the ex-presidents to consider after their tenure. Plus, you will not have the income from the Crown Estate, that will revert to the monarch on the demise of the monarchy. The monarchy pays for itself plus it gives extra money for the treasury.
@@Lagerfanny-g7e I love how you make the mistake of believing that supporting 28 adults in an aristocratic lifestyle is somehow less expensive than paying a politician a wage. And that the expense of holding elections on a regular basis isn't already a part of your political system.
@@gailcbull it would add a whole new layer of politicians, not just one.
The British monarchy is good value for money. The Crown Estate funds the monarchy plus extra income for the government coffers. It’s totally self funded.
You appear to be Ill-informed. Were we to abolish the monarchy, we would remove the very lynchpin that has secured our British liberties, equities, social mobility and sense of economic justice over hundreds of years.
She’s 95 now😳
Queen mom lives to 101,
So I think the queen living up to 100 year-old is a possibility.
I wish with my heart that William gets the crown instead of Charles I can't see Camellia becoming the Queen.
Yes. Camilla is Queen.
"on again off again girlfriend Kate Middleton"
lol, bit dated?
They were In their teens and 20’s just being kids albeit very rich ones! They lived and are still living the life their mother wanted.
Lol someone at the BBC was like "The Queen might be dying, fuck the monarchy" so they posted this decade old episode. Whoever you are I support you
Truly absurd to be making money off YT with such replayed, outdated and biased dribble.
People of this country have short memories, charles treated Diana really bad, including Affairs. He should of stepped aside for William and Kate 💯🤔
Diana was not chosen to be Queen. She was chosen for her DNA.
England doesn't need the monarchy
I am from the US but I would hate to see the monarchy go.
Is it me or is this a previous video that has been renamed?...
So I know I'm sort of punching a hornets nest, but I truly think the only reason people revere Diana is because she died young and was arguably more attractive than the rest. She was obviously power hungry. She clearly didn't love Charles and still chose to marry him and have a child with him, knowing that was the only way to guarantee that she would gain her own power. Tbh, people make speculation that the royals had her killed, but I wouldn't have been surprised if, not long after their son's coming of age, Charles mysteriously passed. Power corrupts. Everyone.
Most people I know who love Diana were fans when she was still alive. She did a tremendous amount of good.
@Dion Pryor anyone who thinks that someone can end up in that position without making an effort to get there is delusional. Even Aphrodite wouldn't have ended up the Queen of England without trying. Sadly, attractive people can be malicious as well, in fact they usually are if power is involved 😬
@Dion Pryor her parents were messed up and she was love hungry. She was also extremely young and naive. I do think she should have insisted on calling it off, or post poning it. But as it was pointed out, calling off a royal wedding isn't that simple.( In any story about Diana) And then there's the public peer pressure....on a young teen.
@@sackettfamily4685 I'm sorry, she was love hungry? 🙄 She made one thing clear; she loved power. Out of the 8 billion people on the planet she fell in love with the most powerful man practical to engage with, but no, she's just "love hungry." Please wake up will you?
Alternative: President for Life, Boris. Be careful what you wish for.
I would like to know how Queen Elizabeth feels about the thought of the monarchy ending. Her entire life and her ancestors lives have been defending Great Britain and it would all be for naught.
Book recommend- the dawn of everything! So good and it will show light on this!
The monarchy had been a joke since the 1800s
All for naught? Britain hasn't been conquered in centuries. The UK is a free, first world, incredibly influential country. They've had their time. They've used it well at times, and terribly at others. It's their time to go after Lizzy kicks the bucket.
It's time for democracy, everywhere. Monarchies, theocracies and dictatorships barely belonged even to the last century, even less to this one.
@@dankaroor "The UK is a free, first world, incredibly influential country." And how long do think that would last if you get 3 or 4 political parties fighting each other? Look at what's going on here in the USA, slowly we are becoming a 3rd world country because the parties can't work together for the good of the country. Murders skyrocketing and no one held accountable, inflation going up, do you really want that?
@@nancyhammons3594 That's not happening anywhere else in democracies you fool. The US has a terrible terrible political system. The two party system is a fucking joke. The UK needs to adapt the same thing most of the world has, multiple parties, which, they actually already have, although they have two larger parties, tories and the labour party.
How old is this? William not married to Kate?
Video from 2009
I can’t get over his pomp of making the cause of Diana’s death!
They made the first mistake today (2/7/22). The Queen announced that Camilla will be proclaimed Queen Consort when Charles takes the throne. This will be a problem...
Yep, Camilla was married and had sex with Prince Charles it’s sad he hurt Diana.
Royals don’t bring tourists…tourists don’t get to meet them or anything..it’s a ridiculous argument to use to keep royals relevant
Tourists do get to visit royal residences on guided tours and can view changing of the guards, and people do get to see the royals when they do walk abouts, opening up various shops, visiting charities etc, especially in countries they visit. But I agree times are changing.
So possiabley Prince George along with his siblings should also be educated to study for a career as well besides being shown the ropes of becoming a King, just in case that by the time he is grown up, the royalty has been either diminished or is more gradually being phased out.
It may then be a situation that royals only operate on a part time basis, doing odd voluntary duties not funded by the state, but out of their own private purse. Monies they could make by opening up all their royal residences for tourists and visitors to visit in the late Spring and summer months of the year.
Maybe even open up restaurants in the castles, hotel facilities in the castles for visiting guests.
Have activities of jostling and ancient traditional things from past royal history where public can dress up as knights, eat at a medieval banquet etc.
Hold weddings in the castles, fancy dress olden day balls etc.
So there could be another way, we could still enjoy the royals, and activities related to the royals, and still be a republic state, where the royals don't cost the state anything.
It would be the ultimate baller move if Elizabeth dissolved the monarchy upon her death
I hope she does that. I think she can do that.
I cant imagine anyone saying long live the king to Charles
You said she was 80 something but I was reading what was written and it says, right at the beginning sentence, that she is 95. I’m confused; how old is she really?
This video was from like 2009 according to other comments
I'm an American, so who knows? Seriously though, the thought of Charles being king is nauseous to many Americans, and other people around the world. GOD SAVE THE KING!! KING WILLIAM!! KING WILLIAM!! KING WILLIAM!!!
dont be so silly
How about no royals anymore. Expecially this imposter family
Agree
They are nothing but leeches at this point.
Well... We'll see how much this will hold up
"In a democracy, authority is determined by votes, not bloodlines"....Amazing how historical traditions and ideals have progressed dramatically in this century. And for the better, I think.
not really amazing seeing as how America did it 250 years ago and popularized the notions due to its success.
If these people are so worried about Brazilian rainforests then pay the Brazilians to keep the land as is. Why was it on for other countries to pilfer their land to create their own wealth but not ok for Brazil? If you don't like it rent the land. It's that simple. You have the money
I'm speaking as an American. But is it really so bad to not have a monarch? Nothing against the family, but isn't she just a figurehead? Don't they represent elitism (something you guys are trying to rise above)? I mean, I would never want all the responsibilities of being royalty. It's not fair to expect so much from other humans. They don't even get to choose.
I’m speaking as a disgruntled citizen of a presidential republic and maybe it’s grass is greener mentality but I’m sick of a presidential system where one person is both Head of State and Head of Government. I can see the appeal of Parliamentary systems where a Head of State holds the legitimacy and a Head of Government does the day-to-day management. A President can often get away with subverting democracy and constitutional practices since so much Executive authority is vested in him for the term. Also, in these systems most of the time, the majority does not need to elect a President. The President simply gets the most votes among candidates so he can often be very divisive. Parliamentary systems require a majority or they form coalitions which I consider the better option. Now between a parliamentary republic or monarchy, the monarch by virtue of his unelected nature is less likely to be partisan and interfere with government also considering the fragility of his position. People who want an elected Head of State seem to forget that the elected Head of State would have been at least a former party member with more political ties and indeed historically parliamentary republic Head of States have interfered more in government than contemporary Constitutional monarchs.
@@raphaelledesma9393 I agree. The system we Americans are stuck with means that we literally never have a day without an election cycle, and it's all about who has the most money. At least a monarchy has some vested invested in not fucking up the country for future generations. The assholes we get instead, like Trump, will gladly fuck it up and let someone else deal with it later if it means more money. Elizabeth, and even Charles, are more likely to not want to ruin things for their heirs. Seems to me that having it the way the UK does is a good balance.
@@raphaelledesma9393 Well, of course, a monarch of Britain interferes less than a president. The monarch is only a figurehead and has no teeth.
@@julien.4617 Delving into the realm of speculation, the Monarch of Britain has no teeth except in the most dire of situations. Let’s say for example Boris Johnson refused to resign his post as Prime Minister following a Vote of No Confidence with there being an obvious alternative. The Queen could simply dismiss him as PM and appoint the alternative as per constitutional mandate. Or if a PM got it into his head to attempt a coup. The Queen is an additional buffer so to speak since she and not the PM is the Commander in Chief. Of course, it’s not an almighty power but in institutions, legitimacy holds a powerful sway over people and their willingness to do certain actions. Barring those extraordinary (and hopefully unthinkable) circumstances, the Head of State would ideally meddle as little as possible in governance of the nation.
@@raphaelledesma9393 well spoken!! I want our Monarchy to last forever. Our Queen is serene and can pour soothing oils on stormy seas. She has kept the Commonwealth intact and many of us truly admire her abilities. God save our Queen..❤️❤️❤️❤️
Charles III I’m estimating will rule for around 10 years as he’s approaching 74 years old…he would be nearly 85 if he lives that long. William would be 50 at that point. Say he rules for 30-35 years or so. His son Prince George would be 54 when he gets his chance. His sister Charlotte would be 52. Not many of us will be alive to see Charlotte become queen one day….
what rubbish is this? George's heir will be his child. Only if he has no children will Charlotte have a chance
I guess we will see.
Interesting documentary about the Royal family and its future
It's easy to be anti-GMO when your children have never gone hungry. Charles has far too many opinions for a man who has lived so very little of life. Putting him on the throne will be the end of the monarchy. If the house of Windsor has any hope of surviving it must be William at it's head.
Charles sounds like he wants to be the old kind of King where it's his way or the highway he wants to go ahead and start reversing some of the magna Carta rules start getting his King power back
Definitely not possible in today's world, but man would that be interesting to see.
No way. We keep our Monarchy
I think it would be moral to relieve the royal family of this decorative responibility that is forced on them since birth
did they really just imply that prince Harry might be a drug addict because they found traces of cocaine in a dance club bathroom?
Time to get rid of parasites.
If they lead by example then we’d all be married to our cousins
SWEET HOME ALABAMA!!!!
What year was this made?
Obviously the monarchy will survive cause Queen Elizabeth's immortal, jokes aside, it is possible for a monarchy to exist without all the fancy rituals and the expenses, like the British isn't the last monarchy in the world but they are the most popular and i believe if the people demands less money to the monarchy they could probably achieve it
I love the Queen. Her way of life has sustained her for years. Long live the Queen
Why?
@@justanormaldude42069 clearly she’s outlived many so she’s doing something right. WHY?
The world hopes so as it would be safer......
Safe from what a person with no real acting as a symbol ?
We live in a feudal society.
The UK needs them for tourism. That is the thing that brings the most tourists money to the UK wether it is scandals, engagements, weddings. Anything they do brings money to the businesses big and small to the UK.
if you watch the video it proves why that claim is baseless
No it doesn't, do your research and stop listening to the tab.
How is the monarchy racist
Look what happened when Harry married a biracial woman.
07:02 - Pinah.
The monarchy should be abolished
I wish they would, but the rich in England profit way too much from the Monarchy for this stupidity to stop
I really don't care for the younger generation. I don't pay any attention to any of them. I liked the Queen. +_+
The monarchy needs to end now!!! It needs to have a political system like France. William and his wife and family can have privacy and have to pay taxes and not get off Scott free get money earned by working not earned by standing and waving and smiling with cameras taking a picture. I like how Harry stepped down and are no longer apart of a monarchy.
Charles will never be my king skip him or let it fail
Not that you have any choise in the matter!
@@khankrum1 choice 😂
@@khankrum1 Hardly true. It would be amazing to see Chucky being forced (at gunpoint if necessary) to sign the act outlawing royalty and confiscating all of their ill-gotten wealth.
So what useful purpose does the monarchy serve?
The elite clubs had residue of coke in the bathrooms? Absolutely crazy. No one could have guessed rich people at clubs would like cocaine 🤡
Don’t blame you Canada, the monarchy died with our queen
The 'handy' accident in the Alma Tunnel in Paris, which appeared to definitively remove Princess Diana from British history, has NOT secured any kind of success for a king and queen to be crowned in Westminster Abbey on a jolly Coronation Day, May 6th 2023!
I bet €1000 (I mean, pounds) that her successor is the last monarch.
England should develop into a republic like France did after Louis XVIII died that ended the era of kings in France. The next ruler became the country’s first President….
@@shanewalton3361 Canada too
Why do you keep lying about Edward VIII, he did not abdicate the throne because he married a twice divorcee. He gave up the throne because he was a Nazi so stop blaming his wife.
I watched a video last week made by a religious scholar that suggested that King Charles is the Anti-Christ. Hard to believe.
Fingers crossed
Why should anyone care what Prince Bigears thinks, feels, or wants?
@Katherine McDonnell Of you knew anything about the constitution you would know that the last king to claim " divine right" was Charles I. Weknow what hapened to him as a result. Moreover, Parliament is soveriegn, and has been so since 1688!
Monarchy, secular dictatorship, and oligarchy by definition undermine healthy democracy and republicanism.
What's tradition and the "stability" worth if they don't do anything, are absolutely unrelatable and a waste of money.
The Royal family is actually a massive source of income for the United Kingdom
@@chrisdutoit4563 ua-cam.com/video/yiE2DLqJB8U/v-deo.html may not actually be true
*Charles cares about the environment? how evil*
God is in control. No man. Man is in control of nothing.
@@Siouxsi-Sioux If you say so lol
The UK and US could vanish overnight but climate change would still continue due to india and china getting 75% of their energy burning coal.
Like the guy said it's about democracy fundamentally. I also just learned the difference between a emporer and king and want to learn more about constitutional monarchies before settling on a opinion especially with socialism on the rise I want to know stuff the only thing I understand about capitalism right now is the life it currently gives I know both dems and republicans are bad and everything but dems being bad is new to me so but like I said I just want to know what's the hustle about. I'm subscribed to second thought and hasanabi on UA-cam to learn more and I do general research on the internet.
I'm not living in the empire but I love the Queen. She has been a great symbol.
A nation should have a symbolic leader to take the idolization away from politicians.
A prime minister shouldn't be the symbol of a people. They should just be regarded as servants of the people. For many power hungry politicians that's a hard thing to be so they hate the Queen.
Check your skin colour... the empire and it's monarch drew it's last breath of spirit... with end of home rule being enough... when the governor general has appointed it's last magistrate... and you realize you're not a jackass along for the ride...
70 YEARS.. you've been ridden long enough for any country's birth... but, this is the end and SIDS has got to end with it... second class citizenry... and being third class in no nation at all has met it's bitter end... living in the shadow of a mountain where a nation realizes they've given divine right and recieved unto themselves a pile...
The unspeakable horrors that are commited in this shadow... are the white lies... the human trafficking, terrorism, arms sales, and drug deals that defame creation and the sacraments...
The standards by which they are held as head of state falls well short of their position as leaders of the church of england... trust your soul in the hands of your brothers... not these... from the other side of witch mountain...
Abolishing the monarchy, we should of got rid of them when Diana died.
I hope so.
Was never the REAL HEIR IN THE FIRST PLACE
* Watches👀 and eats popcorn🍿 in American*😁
Hmm vhave the raysks been very stabilising during covid or brexit?
We love the monarchy across the pond,england without the monarchy would just be another country on the map of europe.
And now that QE2 is dead and Charles has "ascended" to the throne they are talking about not making Camilla queen consort but " Queen" since they think the British people have had time to accept the situation. Charles is only downsizing the visible monarchy because he saw that the economy was getting bad and he knew people would be discussing getting rid of the tax drain.
Dysfunctional.....yeah they sure put the fun in this.
Of course monarchy will continue. Purile documentaries
I’m an American and I’d be crushed if they did away with the monarchy!
Because as an American, you can’t understand this. In fact, there are a lot of things Americans are unable to understand (like America is not the best country of the world, or that healthcare funded by your tax money is good), but you didn’t have to maintain a royal family from your taxes just because they were born into the family they were born into. The monarchy has to end soon.
Would you have wanted Donald Trump to be king then his oldest son to take over? Be glad that America doesn’t have this system. They need to get rid of the monarchy and elect people that are qualified to run a country.
I have been lobbying for New Zealand to become a republic for many years now. Here's hoping.
🤞😖🤞
Let's hope so. Also, let's have a senate instead of a house of lords
Really?
@@khankrum1 Really
Charles is “not” to be admired. His sister, Anne, would be a much, much, better selection for the job.
Let's hope so. Monarchs are SO PRE-history
@Imberus☦ No, they have not. Monarchs are those who "approve" or "sanction" of history. They are no better, and often worse than any common man or woman.
Don't need them.
Never did.
@Imberus☦ Native American. How British are you? Were your ancestors conquered by the Norse, or the Norse? Or are you part of an alleged Royal European bloodline?
It might surprise you to learn that I attended public schools with the grandchildren of the last reigning Hungarian royal (Habsburg) and the grandson of the a Swedish monarch. They all lead mundane lives as Realtors, attorneys, business managers, etc. Nothing "grand" in the sense of their heritage.
They'll tell you the same -
Don't need them.
Never did.
She’s not. She’s German mostly. And her husband is her second cousin 🤮. Just sayin.
Wasn’t that uncommon for the times when they got married 🙄
He was not her second cousin 😑
It will be a sad day if you do away with the Monarchy. They make more money for the Country than they cost the Country.
Of course it will survive! Charles is so popular now and the monarchy in general.
Speaking as a canadian, charles and camilla utterly disgraced themselves AND the british monarchy when they couldnt control their laughter at a performance of traditional inuk throat singing. I lost any and all respect for them that day. They will never be our sovereigns.
How to save the monarchy : skip Charles and give it to william instead.
No skip all of them instead