Talk:Christian X of Denmark

Mental resistance, huh? Well that'll show 'em. The King of Norway had the better part, methinks.

In Scandinavia they're very proud of the fact that their monarchs are all down to earth men with the common touch. They have some expression for it that translates to "bicycle kings." I always thought that was a playing card company.

Speaking of kings who live in the real world, I saw on the cover of a supermarket tabloid (Hey, come on, stop laughing, let me finish) that Prince William and What's-Her-Name plan to start cohabitating. It occurred to me that it's far from inconceivable (no pun intended) that they'd have a baby before they finally get around to making it legal. If they conceive, I doubt they'd rush into a shotgun wedding; it would be sleazy and undignified. So would the scandal arising over a child born out of wedlock, but rushed wedding preparations would just give the tabloids even more to talk about. And anyway, I'm sure they want to have a Wedding of the Century to rival his parents' (which wasn't in this century anyway, I suppose).

Anyway, if the child is born out of wedlock he'll be constitutionally disqualified from ascending to the throne even if William and What's-Her-Name marry at a later date. But the sensibilities of the modern British (as well as the Canadians and Aussies and all the rest) would, I expect, have little if any problem being reigned over by The Prince That Came Early. In fact, I expect there'd be a far greater public outcry if the hypothetical illegitimate issue were passed over for a younger sibling or for Harry or Harry's kids. One assumes the press will have fawned over the son of the popular Prince William just as it has always fawned over the sons of the popular Princess Diana, and I think people might be legitimately (again, no pun intended) upset if that happened.

Should be interesting to watch the fur fly, if all these things come to pass as I've suggested. By the time William's children are in position to inherit it will have been well over a century since Edward VIII's abdication, and it will be the first succession crisis in living memory. You might see things like different Parliaments in different Commonwealth realms recognizing different sovereigns, or you might even see republicans take advantage of the chaos to chuck monarchy altogether, as de Valera tried to do when Edward VIII abdicated.

Umm. . . I think it would be safe to call the above an example of topic drift. Turtle Fan 06:12, July 30, 2010 (UTC)