HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhat's that he won't like?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down15
arrow-up1139arrow-down1imageWhat's that he won't like?lemmy.worldHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThe monarch has been technically impotent since Elizabeth II took over.
minus-squareAnticorplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months 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-up2·11 months 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-up1·11 months agoIt’s been politically/constitutionally impotent since a long time before that. But I get your point.
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months 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.