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1. philis+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-09-08 18:08:10
The phrase the King is dead long live the King exists to make sense of the whole concept.

A throne is never empty. The second Elizabeth died, Charles became king.

replies(2): >>mechan+U2 >>frereu+e4
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2. mechan+U2[view] [source] 2022-09-08 18:19:01
>>philis+(OP)
But coronation will not occur for about a year.
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3. frereu+e4[view] [source] 2022-09-08 18:23:01
>>philis+(OP)
This threw me back to studying Ionesco at school - "Le roi se meurt! Vive le roi!"
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4. Andrew+4n[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-09-08 19:35:39
>>mechan+U2
Coronation is just a ceremony.
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