What a moving tribute. (View Post)

I don't get the insistence on applying the criminal standard of proof. That standard exists because society has decided, rightly, not to apply the most serious sanctions where there is any element of… (View Post)

George III never abdicated. You have a regency or counsellors of state acting on the monarch's behalf - it's not been uncommon. (View Post)

Why not? When Charles III was temporarily ill, his functions were formally carried out by Camilla, William, Anne and Edward as Counsellors of State under Letters Patent. If he was more permanently in… (View Post)

I think it's a huge mistake for monarchists to support abdication/retirement for monarchs. As soon as you get into that game, you make it a matter of choice whether the monarch stays or goes, and it'… (View Post)