# Abolition of the British Monarchy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 24, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479 "2012-01-24T05:23:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479/101 "2012-01-31T18:51:22Z")

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William and Harry discuss their grandmum: [http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222\_20565768,00.html](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_20565768,00.html)

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**Author:** ![tazmin98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@tazmin98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tazmin98)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479/102 "2012-01-31T19:14:20Z")

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I think it will pass over to Will.

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479/103 "2012-01-31T19:28:38Z")

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> [@tazmin98](#):
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> I think it will pass over to Will.

Not if Charles is still alive and of sound mind.

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolition-of-the-british-monarchy/610479/104 "2012-01-31T19:50:25Z")

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> [@tazmin98](#):
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> I think it will pass over to Will.

I hear this all the time, but it seems to me to be like proclaiming that you think Sarah Palin will be the Republican candidate in November: it’s not actually impossible, but it would require something remarkable to occur (the most likely of which is that Charles will die before his mother).

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