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Britain
King Charles Favours Elaborate Rather Than Cut-Price Coronation
2022-12-23
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] What the hell? Why not? How often do you get crowned King of England?
If the country put aside just a few pennies every year he was crown prince, they’ll have a tidy sum saved up for the thing — he was, after all, the longest serving crown prince in English history. And as he’s already 74, he isn’t likely to need more than just silver jubilee celebration at the 25-year mark, unlike his mother — who made it up to Platinum. On the other hand, we know nobody bothered to set aside those pennies, so they’re probably going to have to cut NHS services again to afford it... or what’s left of the armed forces.
Posted by:Fred

#15  The ghost of Amin thinks it's killer!

The Last King of Scotland
Posted by: SteveS   2022-12-23 23:35  

#14  Our Royal Coronation! A thriller...
Or rather, a rumble: Camilla,
In leopard resplendent,
Will whip the ascendant
While witch doctors rock the Bismillah...
The ghost of Amin thinks it's killer!
Posted by: Spats Slimp5311   2022-12-23 21:47  

#13  That outfit reminds me more of African ruling kleptocrats. I guess we now know where that fashion model originated.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-12-23 20:05  

#12  Sir Loin of Beef...
Posted by: M. Murcek    2022-12-23 13:25  

#11  "I now dub thee King Chuckles and Cammie the Consort."
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-12-23 13:23  

#10  I thought she rode in on him.
Posted by: AlanC   2022-12-23 12:08  

#9  That will go over nicely with the populace being screwed royally by inflation.
Posted by: Whanter Clese9689   2022-12-23 12:08  

#8  Damn, Frank, that wasn't nice at all. Snigger.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-12-23 11:52  

#7  Wilbuuuur!
Posted by: M. Murcek    2022-12-23 11:03  

#6  Neigh.
Posted by: Whusoger Shavish7113   2022-12-23 10:49  

#5  Will he ride in on Camilla?
Posted by: Frank G   2022-12-23 10:42  

#4  Actually I'm with Charles on this one. In a world that is so dumbed-down and coarsened, it would be nice to see the full pomp-and-circumstance panoply.
Posted by: Tom   2022-12-23 10:27  

#3  'King Chuck'
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-12-23 10:18  

#2  If I was about to be coronated, I'd get stupidly drunk at a cheap pub and have a bar girl put my crown on me while I puked.

What else is the point of being King?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-12-23 09:48  

#1  I think the Tomb ceremonies are indicative that solemnity and purpose are more important than ostentatiousness. In Charles’s case, I think a solemn and purposeful Royal Swirly would fit the bill at an appropriate cost.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-12-23 09:42  

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