European Monarchies

https://www.quora.com/If-Germany-was-still-a-monarchy-today-who-would-be-the-King  Quoting Randy McDonald:

Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, born in 1976, is heir to the royal Prussian branch of the House of Hohenzollern
and is the direct inheritor of Wilhelm II, the last reigning King of Prussia and Kaiser of Germany. If there was a ruling German monarchy now, in 2020, he would be in an obvious position to be monarch. The problem with assuming that someone alive now could be a constitutional monarch in Germany is that monarchy is simply not an option on the political scene. One 2016 poll suggests that only one-sixth of Germans would support a constitutional monarchy.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Friedrich,_Prince_of_Prussia  Quoting:

Georg Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (born 10th June 1976 in Bremen, West Germany) is a German businessman who is the current head of the Prussian branch of the princely House of Hohenzollern, the former ruling dynasty of the German Empire and of the Kingdom of Prussia. He is the great-great-grandson and historic heir of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, who abdicated and went into exile upon Germany's defeat in World War I in 1918. Thus he is a great-great-great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria and a distant cousin of many European monarchs . . .


On 21st January 2011, Georg Friedrich announced his engagement to Princess Sophie of Isenburg (born 7th March 1978). The civil wedding took place in Potsdam on 25th August 2011, and the ecumenical religious wedding took place at the Church of Peace in Potsdam on 27th August 2011, in commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the founding of the House of Hohenzollern. The religious wedding was also broadcast live by local public television. The dinner, which many members of German and European royal families attended, was held in the Orangery Palace at Sanssouci Park.

As a Protestant descendant of Queen Victoria, Georg Friedrich was in the line of succession to the British throne from his birth until his marriage in 2011. As he married a Roman Catholic, according to the Act of Settlement 1701, he was thus debarred from the British line of succession until the implementation in 2015 of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, which restored any succession rights to British dynasts who had earlier forfeited them to marry Roman Catholics.

On 20th January 2013, Georg Friedrich's wife, Sophie, gave birth to twin sons in Bremen, Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander and Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht. Carl Friedrich, the elder of the two, is his father's heir apparent. Their third child, Emma Marie Charlotte Sofia, was born on 2nd April 2015. On 17th November 2016, Sophie gave birth to Heinrich Albert Johann Georg, their fourth child.

Data from https://election.unherd.com/home/

Leaving out the neutrals, overall support (green areas) for the monarchy in Britain is at about two-thirds:

Queen Elizabeth II is now the second longest reigning monarch in history and only behind the longest, Louis XIV, by just under two years:

Long live the Queen!
Queen Elizabeth is such a remarkable woman, it’s hard to imagine that Charles will ever be as popular and loved by the British people as she is.

After the very sad departure of Queen Elizabeth the Second from this world, the titles of the major members of the Royal Family have changed:



The extended line of succession:



There are more details in this article, with some good photos:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11196353/The-Queens-death-Royal-Familys-titles-change.html

I thought it was good that the brother princes William and Harry and their wives Katherine and Meghan made a united public appearance. Some things are more important than past enmities.

This was touching: https://twitter.com/RoyalCentral/status/1571183862327164928

It was very touching watching the Queen’s grandchildren standing together in solidarity and honoring her with such a beautiful ritual. It surely could not have been an easy thing for them to do, especially for the younger ones.
Grandmothers have a special bond with their grandchildren, it is a different kind of love than a parent feels for a child and there is some scientific evidence to help explain the difference.
https://neurosciencenews.com/grandmother-emotional-empathy-19668/

It will be interesting to see whether or not Harry and Meghan will attend the coronation of King Charles III. You would think that they would try to keep a peaceful relationship with both sides of the family. If for nothing else, so their own children can grow up with a sense of belonging and family.

From the Coronation on Saturday:-

https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/fashion/penny-mordaunt-coronation-outfit-sword-role-king-charles-ceremony-b1079319.html  Quoting:

Penny Mordaunt’s Coronation outfit, the sword and her role in the crowning of King Charles

"Thanks to her role at the top of the Privy Council [Lord President], Mordaunt played a central role in the Coronation of King Charles III, which began as she walked the 17th-century Sword of State down Westminster Abbey’s aisle at the opening of the ceremony. It marks the first time a woman has held the sword, which is also used for the State Opening of Parliament. The towering, silver-gilt sword boasts the moulds of a lion and unicorn and features a crimson red velvet covering. During the service, it was blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury before Mordaunt presented it to the King. Afterward, the sword was placed on the altar before being redeemed by the MP, who drew it before continuing to hold it for the duration."

Congratulations on your new king. I know I'm not a fan of the monarchy or any monarchs in general, but I like history and tradition. And watching snippets of the coronation was very interesting. The sword was given to him while there was Eastern Orthodox chanting in the background. It gave the ritual a very sacred atmosphere.