# The reign of King Charles III of the United Kingdom **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 8, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232 "2022-09-08T18:05:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 92
**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:** [September 12, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1824 "2025-09-12T16:36:28Z")
Places to go, people to see: [Prince Harry Takes Surprise Trip to Ukraine, Says He Had to 'Check with My Wife’ Meghan Markle and U.K. Government](https://www.aol.com/prince-harry-takes-surprise-trip-085119409.html)) ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1825 "2025-09-16T15:03:50Z")
Now he has Trump staying under his roof. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1826 "2025-09-16T18:18:00Z")
Big place, Windsor. I doubt if they’ll find themselves queueing for the bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1827 "2025-09-16T19:23:08Z")
Wouldn’t the Tower of London be a more appropriate place to put DJT? ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1828 "2025-09-16T20:26:27Z")
Don’t give him any ideas. He’d drool over the Crown Jewels and demand a set for himself. But his set would be all fake jewels and gold spray paint. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1829 "2025-09-16T20:29:47Z")
I wasn’t expecting him to have any access outside of a small chamber. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1830 "2025-09-17T00:14:33Z")
Maybe the ravens would visit him. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1831 "2025-09-17T19:15:27Z")
This has got to stick in his caw, er, craw: > **[Rupert Murdoch attends Windsor Castle dinner thrown for Trump — as the...](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/trump-murdoch-dinner-royal-lawsuit-epstein)** > > When President Trump enters St. George’s Hall for the grand finale of his state visit at Windsor Castle Wednesday night, someone he is suing will be seated at the end of the dinner table: Rupert Murdoch. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1832 "2025-09-17T23:57:28Z")
Since Rupert Murdoch is one of the main reasons trump is in office, I doubt too many sparks will fly. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1833 "2025-09-18T18:42:00Z")
There have been no reports of them throwing buns at each other or anything else untoward, just the usual anodyne speeches. (I don’t know if Trump even knew who else would be at the table). ---
**Author:** ![APB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@APB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1834 "2025-09-18T19:30:16Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > I don’t know if Trump even knew who else would be at the table There were about 130 guests at the dinner. I can’t imagine Trump reading a list that long or even having it read to him. [Court Circular | The Royal Family](https://www.royal.uk/media-centre/court-circulars) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1835 "2025-09-19T06:17:54Z")
This link has lots of interesting detail about the banquet (note the final paragraph!)L [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4l13gxy2lo](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4l13gxy2lo) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1836 "2025-09-19T08:00:29Z")
And I gather that at the final press conference T claimed to have stopped the war between Albania and Azerbaijan. No change there, then. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1837 "2025-09-22T19:57:51Z")
At least they met and, apparently, nothing was thrown: > **[Prince Harry Won't Have 'Half-In, Half-Out' Royal Role Despite Reunion with...](https://www.aol.com/prince-harry-wont-half-half-131811326.html)** > > Although Prince Harry and King Charles had a positive meeting, there won't be any change to the Duke of Sussex's role within the royal family. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1838 "2025-09-22T23:06:51Z")
Nothing against Harry or Meghan, but they laid their bets and have to live with the outcome. I personally suspect that he (Harry) will come to regret it, but he’s a grown-ass man. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1839 "2025-09-23T17:17:13Z")
I think Megan’s just biding her time until she can become the next Kris Jenner. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1840 "2025-09-23T23:04:53Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Nothing against Harry or Meghan, but they laid their bets and have to live with the outcome. I personally suspect that he (Harry) will come to regret it, but he’s a grown-ass man. Why? It’s a dead-end job, being a working royal outside the line of succession; his uncles could tell him that. Harry was smart to get out. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1841 "2025-09-23T23:20:01Z")
IMO if Harry can parlay his fading celebrity into riches he’ll be ok. If not he’ll probably miss what would have been a nice life of very well paid, albeit boring, luxury. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1842 "2025-09-23T23:20:38Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Why? It’s a dead-end job, being a working royal outside the line of succession; his uncles could tell him that. Harry was smart to get out. I agree. When he was born, he was 3rd in the line of succession; now he’s 5th. Once William got married, there was never any real likelihood that he would be king. Once George, Charlotte and Louis have kids, he’ll be steadily pushed down. So I’m not sure what “bets they laid”. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1843 "2025-09-24T01:12:58Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Why? It’s a dead-end job, being a working royal outside the line of succession; his uncles could tell him that. Harry was smart to get out. Harry and William were, at one time, incredibly close. And it certainly appeared that Harry and Kate had a great relationship. The longer this goes on, the more those bridges are well and truly burnt. I think he’ll miss his family (which already seems to be happening). > [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > So I’m not sure what “bets they laid”. I think Meghan thought they could separate from The Firm and she would still get to be a princess and live the life but in America (by most accounts she hated the royal life in the UK and living under that microscope - and, to be fair, she reportedly wasn’t treated particularly well by the family or the media). I think Harry thought this would be temporary and that he could make Meghan happy, but that eventually he’d be welcomed back when he was ready. The second part could still come true, but seems less likely as time passes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=93)