Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Irish_Dem

(80,566 posts)
27. The monarchy is taking a big hit.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 09:45 PM
20 hrs ago

Charles and William are worried.

William is more in touch with reality and he is very worried.

He wants to clean house and downsize the monarchy.
Small group of trustworthy royals.

Recommendations

3 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

The monarchy isn't in trouble. Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #1
Okay, "Protect" then. /nt artemisia1 22 hrs ago #7
which is more than a little different. - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #12
Take it outside. Both terms work. artemisia1 21 hrs ago #17
You asked a question and then accused the first person who disagreed malaise 11 hrs ago #42
Until a majority realize the "Royal" family is a disturbing and vile anachronism. PeaceWave 21 hrs ago #16
Beg to differ. artemisia1 21 hrs ago #20
Um, what? Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #22
Both work. I was indulging you. It has been on the downslide for decades and only QE2 kept it together in the post-War artemisia1 20 hrs ago #23
it's strange that these Western countries still have royalty: UK, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands BlueWaveNeverEnd 17 hrs ago #33
Don't know about saving the royals but DURHAM D 22 hrs ago #2
The British press invented sleazy gossip "reporting". They were determined to sabotage his marriage to Meghan. That artemisia1 22 hrs ago #5
That and this is a way to get rid of Fergie. mercuryblues 22 hrs ago #3
Well shanti 18 hrs ago #30
I agree. markodochartaigh 22 hrs ago #4
Again, the monarchy will still be intact after all of it Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #9
I think that picture of him over that young girl was the end for him. Jacson6 22 hrs ago #6
Imagine being a trafficked teen girl and having that oaf on top of you. I bet that picture was the absolute tamest they artemisia1 22 hrs ago #8
Feel like this is a "take what we can get" situation TBH AZJonnie 22 hrs ago #10
I agree, they sat on the Virginia evidence for self-serving reasons. It is a shame she couldn't see him in the metal artemisia1 22 hrs ago #11
I'm not entirely sure who sat on it, or even if it was consciously sat on AZJonnie 21 hrs ago #21
Palace security security at the Royal Lodge initially didn't allow process servers to hand him the lawsuit directly, UK artemisia1 20 hrs ago #25
Law of the Mafia. When someone is out of line ... usonian 21 hrs ago #13
Not really. My opinion - the people that are stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #14
I think they scheduled out these events so Andrew Ilsa 21 hrs ago #15
Definitely nt Raine 21 hrs ago #18
No, not at all. Emrys 21 hrs ago #19
There were calls for Charles to resign Blue Full Moon 20 hrs ago #24
I gather it's a very small minority Kaleva 17 hrs ago #31
They are making a big show of taking him to task for money stuff to distract from RockRaven 20 hrs ago #26
The monarchy is taking a big hit. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #27
This. You stated it better than I did. artemisia1 19 hrs ago #28
AKA, No Sussexes And No Yorks (Mountbatten-Windsors?). ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #29
Yep. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #41
Is there any evidence that suggests the Monarchy is in danger? Kaleva 17 hrs ago #32
Note that the arresting force canetoad 16 hrs ago #34
I thought Thames Valley was a bit... róisín_dubh 16 hrs ago #35
Don't know the ins and outs canetoad 16 hrs ago #36
Oh no, my weakness! róisín_dubh 11 hrs ago #44
Charles, other royals and Thatcher were friends of the "admired" Jimmy Savile PufPuf23 16 hrs ago #37
Yes, good point, and those who think the Monarchy is in no danger forget how much disrepute the Savile connection artemisia1 16 hrs ago #38
Or those that disagree with you... BooScout 11 hrs ago #43
I bet Harry is relieved that he bailed out of this situation. edbermac 15 hrs ago #39
I agree. Despite his flaws he was perceptive enough to see the toxicity and parasitic nature within the Royal Family. /n artemisia1 11 hrs ago #40
I don't think they had a choice Buckeyeblue 10 hrs ago #45
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Does anyone share my view...»Reply #27