>You Americans got rid of your king (George III) and now you all want to be one! :-) What you don't understand is, in a constitutional monarchy, you're virtually powerless anyway, and have to go "crown in hand" to the "people" to get anything. :-)
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>By the way, considering the longevity of Elizabeth II, trying to outdo Victoria for her reign, it looks as if Charles WILL only be king for a day, before he snuffs it and William takes over.

There are nicer ways to say that...

"He will have one year lifelong term"

"He will be recalled within the term of warranty"

It's been tried before... Remeber Chernenko, or the previous pope?