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Why the Queen will never abdicate
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:43 pm
I've seen several people ask, in various threads, why the Queen doesn't abdicate in favor of Charles. She's 93, her husband Phillip has already retired from public life at 97, and Charles, the Prince of Wales, is aging by the day.
The Queen will NEVER abdicate. It simply isn't done by the British royals and she remembers only too well how painful the last abdication was for the family and for the country.
Today is the anniversary of the marriage of Edward, former king Edward VIII and later Duke of Windsor, to Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee for whom he abdicated.
That abdication thrust to the forefront Queen Elizabeth's father, the future king George VI. He was a very shy, introverted man who never dreamed of being king nor did he want to. He stammered badly and is the subject of the movie 'The King's Speech.' His brother's abdication traumatized him and he was only able to have a successful reign thanks to his wife Elizabeth, the former Queen Mum, the present Queen's mother. She was a very strong, loving wife and mother who supported her husband and her country through the abdication and WWII.
She is keenly aware of her duties and has always thought of country and duty first. She will only cease being queen when God says so. Charles may well have one of the shortest reigns in history, but that is not likely to be a concern of hers.
The Queen will NEVER abdicate. It simply isn't done by the British royals and she remembers only too well how painful the last abdication was for the family and for the country.
Today is the anniversary of the marriage of Edward, former king Edward VIII and later Duke of Windsor, to Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee for whom he abdicated.
That abdication thrust to the forefront Queen Elizabeth's father, the future king George VI. He was a very shy, introverted man who never dreamed of being king nor did he want to. He stammered badly and is the subject of the movie 'The King's Speech.' His brother's abdication traumatized him and he was only able to have a successful reign thanks to his wife Elizabeth, the former Queen Mum, the present Queen's mother. She was a very strong, loving wife and mother who supported her husband and her country through the abdication and WWII.
She is keenly aware of her duties and has always thought of country and duty first. She will only cease being queen when God says so. Charles may well have one of the shortest reigns in history, but that is not likely to be a concern of hers.
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Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:44 pm to conservativewifeymom
If she steps down she knows that single mom Michelle Obama lookalike will take her place
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:44 pm to el Gaucho
Who are you talking about?
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:45 pm to conservativewifeymom
Insert The Fugitive “I don’t care “ gif.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:45 pm to conservativewifeymom
Charles is a cuck.
Hopefully he just abdicates to William who hasnt publicly taken any cuckish stances...yet
Also Kate is a dimepiece
Hopefully he just abdicates to William who hasnt publicly taken any cuckish stances...yet
Also Kate is a dimepiece
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:45 pm to el Gaucho
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If she steps down she knows that single mom Michelle Obama lookalike will take her place
Yeah Kaye doesn't have the chest to compete with that bitches BS. And William seems like a bitch.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:46 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
It's called a public service educational service message. 
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:46 pm to conservativewifeymom
Who gives a shite?
She doesn't do anything.
She doesn't do anything.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:47 pm to conservativewifeymom
Well the only real requirement to being queen or king is a heart beat.
She’s still functional.
She’s still functional.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:47 pm to conservativewifeymom
The Queen won't abdicate because her son will become the Sultan of Britainistan.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:48 pm to upgrayedd
Actually, if you read some of the better history books out there, you will see that the Royal Family played a key role in keeping the country's morale up during WWII and worked very hard to rally the country around the flag and the military. They may actually not 'do' much but their work is often behind the scenes and more of the motivational type.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:48 pm to conservativewifeymom
I think it's because Charles is an atheist.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:49 pm to imjustafatkid
Nominally, he will be the head of the Church of England when he becomes King.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:50 pm to conservativewifeymom
More interested in the fraud that is Prince Harry. He isn’t the biological son of Charles. No way would they ever let him take a DNA test.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:50 pm to Jake_LaMotta
Aaaahhh, the mystery of the century!
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:51 pm to upgrayedd
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Who gives a shite?
She doesn't do anything.
The king/queen is the head of the Church of England.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:51 pm to conservativewifeymom
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Actually, if you read some of the better history books out there, you will see that the Royal Family played a key role in keeping the country's morale up during WWII and worked very hard to rally the country around the flag and the military. They may actually not 'do' much but their work is often behind the scenes and more of the motivational type.
Ok, she's the UKs Tony Robbins. That's not really a job for which she should abdicate so a better cheerleader can stand in.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:51 pm to conservativewifeymom
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Nominally, he will be the head of the Church of England when he becomes King.
Yep. This would be terrible.
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:52 pm to imjustafatkid
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The king/queen is the head of the Church of England.
In the same way she's the leader of the UK
Posted on 6/3/19 at 5:52 pm to imjustafatkid
@ Charles being the head of any church. 
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