I heard KC3 speaking German earlier, does he speak good German? (For the German speakers to answer).
Isn’t this what pretty much every diplomat or Head of State mention when they travel to another country on a State Visit ?
Whether it’s the Bundespräsident or the British Monarch, people really do seem to underestimate the power “figureheads” of this sort can wield. Certainly, in parliamentary systems the Heads of State mostly lack what you might call “hard power”, and it has even been argued that the office mostly exists to keep the seldom used but potentially devastating powers it does tend to have away from the more politically charged Head of Government.
But at the end of the day, it is that distance to the day-to-day politicking that allows them to influence the state at every level, carefully nudging every political actor more directly involved, or taking a more direct approach – Precisely because the role is often administrative in nature, and it is generally seen as good behavior to not engage in day-to-day politics too much, if a Head of State in a parliamentary system does take a firm, public stance on something, that is *noticed*.
The fact that these Heads of State at times have a very special sort of legitimacy (the British Monarch by blood and old law, which has perhaps the closest thing to constitutional status in the UK, and the Bundespräsident by being the only office holder whose election is simultaneously legitimised from the federal and state level) probably helps as well.
Well they are family. Good family bonds are good.
As somebody who moved to the UK as an adult, and has worked across Europe in my 20’s, early 30’s, can anybody explain to me why Germans and Brits are incapable of accepting how similar they are?
I feel like I’m missing some key context, they are both far more culturally similar (especially humour) than they will ever, ever, ever admit.
Edward was his idol, so… german ties come easy for him I guess.
King Charles got back to the home of his ancestors.
Disgusting, if you Brits want better relations with us germans, get you elected PM over here and not a King of a democracy, what a joke.
Yeah because broken Little Britain has so much to offer.
And how anyone can take seriously a man who was a very close friend and supporter of people like Jimmy Saville and the Bishop Peter Ball is frankly beyond me.
I’m commenting here to express how I’m unreasonably angry about something or other
will he reclaim his title of the crown prince of Hannover?
How archaic and stupid that those social media and tabloid celebrities (celebrities by blood line) are representing a country as head of state..
Royal families being taken seriously in 21st century is so hilarious for me. They are just celebrities with extra steps, they can be dumb af, but are praised only because of their origin.
He can say what he likes. But #NotMyKing Charles won’t have any say in it.
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Isn’t he supposed to have no political power?
This sounds like the political equivalent of:
Friend 1: We should do this more often!
Friend 2: Totally!
(another 6/12 months of not seeing one another)
A figurehead can’t do diddly.
I heard KC3 speaking German earlier, does he speak good German? (For the German speakers to answer).
Isn’t this what pretty much every diplomat or Head of State mention when they travel to another country on a State Visit ?
Whether it’s the Bundespräsident or the British Monarch, people really do seem to underestimate the power “figureheads” of this sort can wield. Certainly, in parliamentary systems the Heads of State mostly lack what you might call “hard power”, and it has even been argued that the office mostly exists to keep the seldom used but potentially devastating powers it does tend to have away from the more politically charged Head of Government.
But at the end of the day, it is that distance to the day-to-day politicking that allows them to influence the state at every level, carefully nudging every political actor more directly involved, or taking a more direct approach – Precisely because the role is often administrative in nature, and it is generally seen as good behavior to not engage in day-to-day politics too much, if a Head of State in a parliamentary system does take a firm, public stance on something, that is *noticed*.
The fact that these Heads of State at times have a very special sort of legitimacy (the British Monarch by blood and old law, which has perhaps the closest thing to constitutional status in the UK, and the Bundespräsident by being the only office holder whose election is simultaneously legitimised from the federal and state level) probably helps as well.
Well they are family. Good family bonds are good.
As somebody who moved to the UK as an adult, and has worked across Europe in my 20’s, early 30’s, can anybody explain to me why Germans and Brits are incapable of accepting how similar they are?
I feel like I’m missing some key context, they are both far more culturally similar (especially humour) than they will ever, ever, ever admit.
Edward was his idol, so… german ties come easy for him I guess.
King Charles got back to the home of his ancestors.
Disgusting, if you Brits want better relations with us germans, get you elected PM over here and not a King of a democracy, what a joke.
Yeah because broken Little Britain has so much to offer.
And how anyone can take seriously a man who was a very close friend and supporter of people like Jimmy Saville and the Bishop Peter Ball is frankly beyond me.
I’m commenting here to express how I’m unreasonably angry about something or other
will he reclaim his title of the crown prince of Hannover?
How archaic and stupid that those social media and tabloid celebrities (celebrities by blood line) are representing a country as head of state..
Royal families being taken seriously in 21st century is so hilarious for me. They are just celebrities with extra steps, they can be dumb af, but are praised only because of their origin.
He can say what he likes. But #NotMyKing Charles won’t have any say in it.