Bravo, Maxine! Bravo Jack the Sailor!

Mrs Duck, where and when was the title Queen Mother used before? This drunkeb bitch got to be queen only because her brother-in-law fell for the shopaholic Mrs Wallace. She ceased to be queen when her hubby died. Or did according to all precedent. Hence her invention of that title.

With King George VI, WW2 and QE2, the monarchy enjoyed a brief interlude from its usually dissolute state. And it invented a role for itself as role-model family. Sadley, three and a half divorces, and another on the way, put paid to that.

But rest assured, the nonarchy will not survive Prince Charles. This weirdo, who sets himself against innovation in architecture, talks to vegetables, and who adopted the repulsive Lauren van der Post as his mentor (as a replacement for the naval-ratings shagger "Lord" Mountbatten (ie Battenburg, before a discreet name change), will be about 80 when he assumes the crown - and as hopelessly out of touch with his subjects as it's possible to get.

If the monarchy is so marvellous, why not one for the USA? And imagine introducing one for Ireland!

Cllr, I ignored your constitution drivel because it came from a jumped up nerd who thinks that being a "cllr" is some big deal, when in fact it means fuck all. (I am myself a "cllr" for what it's worth.) I bet you got in unopposed! If you want to be an authority on the constitution, you'll have to do like I did and work at it (not easy, because in the UK there isn't one).