Why is it called the United Kingdom?

[C0ckney]

the king or queen of england and scotland has been the same person since james I, who was james IV of scotland.

[Laertes]

Originally posted by C0ckney
the king or queen of england and scotland has been the same person since james I, who was james IV of scotland.

James VI of Scotland not IV

[Bereta_Eder]

oh ok i see

and the heir to the throne of england is ALWAYS called pricne of wales?

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by paiktis22
yeah i know they hate you (hmm they dont REALLY hate you, they just think you're w@nkers, i think) but is this how it goes?

Tommy: Doesn't it make you proud to be Scottish?
Renton: It's ****E being Scottish! We're the lowest of the low. The scum of the ****ing Earth! The most wretched miserable servile pathetic trash that was ever shat on civilization. Some people hate the English. I don't. They're just ****ers. We, on the other hand, are colonized by ****ers. Can't even find a decent culture to get colonized by. We're ruled by effete *******s. It's a ****e state of affairs to be in, Tommy, and all the fresh air in the world won't make any ****ing difference!

[Bereta_Eder]

i got that line from a scottish girl, but I also saw trainspoting

[C0ckney]

Originally posted by paiktis22
oh ok i see

and the heir to the throne of england is ALWAYS called pricne of wales?

fh:

yes, the heir is always called the prince of wales. so when charles becomes charles III, prince william will become price of wales.

[Bereta_Eder]

ok, im not really sure who that prince william is (is this the one with the drugs?) and charles must be the one with camila but anyway now it is all clear thanks

[C0ckney]

prince william is prince charles son (and second in line for the throne). prince harry (third in line) is the one who was caught smoking the wacky baccy.

glad i could help

[Bereta_Eder]

ah yes that is henry, william seems a bit more mature and more at ease with that kingdom thingy being forced up his arse.


but when ius this charles going to become king of england?


i remember him being a price since forever really.

you cant be prince at your 50 years old.

you cant be a n old fart prince.

princes must be handsome strong and young.

kings OTOH can afford to be old farts.


the way he handled that affair with henry was very nice and sweet/paternal IMHO.


but when the hell is he gonna become king? who has to die?

[C0ckney]

the queen has to die or abdicate, something which seems pretty unlikely in the near future.

[Bereta_Eder]

and who is this queen?

elizabeth?

how many years old is she?

[C0ckney]

Elizabeth II is the current queen.

i think she's 78 now, but i'll have to check.

[Bereta_Eder]

nah that's ok

all things cleared up thanks

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by C0ckney
so when charles becomes charles III, prince william will become price of wales.

Actually, I think that when Charles becomes King he's said that he's going to be called George VI instead of Charles III - I think he just likes confusing Paiktis, to be honest.

Oh, and if Harry ever becomes King he'll be Henry IX.

Confused yet?

[Bereta_Eder]

No

its cystal clear