Prince Charles has turned 60. When, or if, he becomes King he wants to be known as Defender of Faith — as opposed to Defender of THE Faith, according to The London Daily Telegraph. Multiculturalism and all that. Allah-dammit! Why can he not defend one faith? Siddhartha H. Gautama! There are some legal obstacles. The Church of England has in large part failed to defend THE faith, why shouldn’t it’s titular head do the same?
The move would mean the monarch, as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, would no longer be known as Defender of the Faith for the first time since the reign of Henry VIII.
The Prince caused controversy within the Anglican church when he floated the idea several years ago of becoming Defender of the Faiths in an attempt to embrace the other religions in Britain.
In a compromise he has now opted for Defender of Faith which he hopes will unite the different strands of society, and their beliefs, at his Coronation.
However, there would be huge obstacles to overcome before the Prince can fulfil his wish which he has discussed with some of his closest advisers. It would require Parliament to agree to amend the 1953 Royal Titles Act which came into law after changes were made for the Queen’s Coronation in the same year. A senior source told The Daily Telegraph: “There have been lots of discussions. He would like to be known as the Defender of Faith which is a subtle but hugely symbolic shift.”
The Monarch has been known by the title Defender of the Faith ever since the title was bestowed on Henry VIII by the Pope in 1521 for his early support for Roman Catholicism
A Clarence House spokesman said: “There has been work done on the accession planning as you would expect however there has been no planning of the Coronation or its contents.” The Prince has been advised on the accession by Sir Stephen Lamport, his former Private Secretary, who was a senior civil servant.
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Thank Allah this guy’s mom seems to fully understand what a clown he is and is determined to see that the crown never rests on his addled skull. That bloodline needs some better DNA.
May the Pendragon rise from Avalon to smack this cab door-eared twit silly.
I expect that the C of E would be far better off if it were finally separated from the British state and had to survive on its own. Having the state run a religion is about as moronically stupid as have the state run a television and radio network.
They may be our mother country, but right now, they’re acting like a bunch of spoiled brats. Think they need some quality time at the wood-shed.
With so much inbreeding going on, over there, guess we’re fortunate the royal family doesn’t haul out their favorite stringed instruments and start playing “dueling banjos.”
I’m picturing Dueling Banjos for pipe organ and harpsichord.
Might actually not be so bad. Certainly not as bad as imagining Camilla and Charles naked doing the nasty.
(Right, that’ll be enough of THAT!)
“I’m picturing Dueling Banjos for pipe organ and harpsichord.”
Now THAT, I’d like to hear!
Okay, so what if she hangs on and Charles — well, uh, dies, then what? Goes to the sons, right? William and Harry?
William is correct; an heir and a spare.
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Oy vey!
Just skip Chuck and crown William or Harold or both.