“The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.”
Black Sabbath
I’ve always been fascinated by the monarchy, even since I
was a boy. Making cardboard crowns with plastic gemstones for jubilees. Looking
at pictures of the crown jewels (now available in augmented reality from your
smartphone).
It is hard not to be impressed by them. Well, not that hard,
but you know how vulgar and crude those of us who are disillusioned by it can
be.
Blame Spitting Image and every caricature in history (for
which there really is a place). And university, where I made the mistake of
listening while they taught me about the portrayals, symbols, pomp… and façade of
the royals.
I won't recognise Prince Charles as a king until he is crowned.
Put the crown on his head, anoint him with the most special oil (which has not
been spat into) and that's when you become a king. Becoming king or queen
happens when they put the crown on your head in public. That’s not much of a
window for a one-man revolution. But, for a few more days we are leaderless as
far as I’m concerned.
Surely nothing can go wrong? No-one is going to ‘bring down
the whole edifice on their unworthy heads’ (to quote from ‘The Medusa Touch’)
are they? And who is going to even plan treacherous acts against the new king
in their head? Anyway, it’s illegal to think that way – look it up. (Although,
it can make a pleasant meditation if you do not obsess over it. Try it. Just
don’t follow up on it because that is called regicide… (Why not? Because
regicide is like killing just one head of a hydra and you need to get to the
power behind the hydra – which may not be Loki or Cthulhu (to mix my mythology)).
Have you committed thought-crime too? In a couple of days’
time, I may be so ground down that I will probably be on my knees, howling my
allegiance to Charles III.
In reality I will be at my brother’s grave on coronation day.
I guess I will have to watch the coronation on catchup. Unless I can listen to
a little of it on the radio on the journey there.
I’ve read the coronation text. I can assure you that it is a
spellbinding nightmare. Superbly written, if a bit archaic (funny how the word
‘archaic’ also sounds old-fashioned these days). The Prime Minister is going to
have to read about how all of his Government’s power comes from ‘you know who’.
The PM likely won’t be humbled, or see any irony in the way his actions do not
match up with his words. Well, I can talk, but at least I have some
self-awareness.
We may as well try to enjoy it.
And then there are going to be all those beautiful sparkly
crowns, orbs, sceptres and swords. I’m mostly talking about the main crown, St
Edward’s crown – the one which is symbolised on all those passports and
post-boxes and the… oh so helpful…. GOV.UK website. A desirable item. Charles
will also be given a special ring to symbolise how he is marrying the country…
before the ‘consummation’ (because we have a great history of leaders making
love to the soul of Britain don’t we?).
Dieu et mon droit. It means ‘might is right’. Only
joking, it means ‘God and my right’… Meaning the right of the new king.
It’s a bit of a shame that so much of the church is now
lumped in with the establishment. Blame Constantine or something. Some of us
don’t like the optics. It looks bad.
I will recognise Prince Charles as a king after the
coronation.
But very, very sadly, I will probably not be praying for our
new establishment for a while, if at all.
I did manage to dig up a helpful quote from David Icke, the
famous monarchy critic. He comments on his website: “Oh, do f*ck off: Coronation will include invite to public to swear
allegiance out loud to King Charles – swear allegiance to a moronic bloke
living off the people who wants to destroy freedom through the WEF??”
“The world is full of kings and queens who blind your
eyes and steal your dreams.”
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