HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhat's that he won't like?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down16
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minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe monarch has been technically impotent since Elizabeth II took over.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThey may not have direct power, but with their wealth and land ownership they’re definitely pulling strings behind the scenes.
minus-squareReCursing@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoLiz used to have a weekly meeting with the PM every Thursday, I suspect Chaz does too. I’m guessing they don’t just talk about the weather and the cricket
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s been politically/constitutionally impotent since a long time before that. But I get your point.
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat’s true, but I was thinking of things like Edward VIII and his friendship with Hitler.
The monarch has been technically impotent since Elizabeth II took over.
They may not have direct power, but with their wealth and land ownership they’re definitely pulling strings behind the scenes.
Liz used to have a weekly meeting with the PM every Thursday, I suspect Chaz does too. I’m guessing they don’t just talk about the weather and the cricket
“So… how are things?”
It’s been politically/constitutionally impotent since a long time before that. But I get your point.
That’s true, but I was thinking of things like Edward VIII and his friendship with Hitler.