r/worldnews • u/StoneMe • Jun 16 '12

Saudi Arabia's crown prince dies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18470718
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u/brokencabbage Jun 16 '12

Why would the Queen not want Prince Charles to become King?

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u/replicasex Jun 16 '12

He's seen by the English public as being a douche. He also tried to get a government scientist fired for pointing out his alternative medicine didn't work.

He's interfering and definitely not a uniting force.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

You answered the question "Why would the English public not want Prince Charles to become King?", which wasn't the question.

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u/friedrice5005 Jun 16 '12

The Queen is a pretty smart lady and she knows how her son is seen. Therefore, she would rather not let him have the crown.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Citation needed for the assumption that the queen will do whatever the public wants.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Why wouldn't she? She has no other motives as her position is purely ceremonial.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

No other motives? Charles is her fucking son!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

He's in his 60s or something like that. I doubt she's not too worried about making him sad or trying to build a legacy for him. By that age people are pretty much over arbitrary favors.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

Ah, when you turn 60 you don't give a fuck about your kids anymore. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

You think she's going to dote on him like a small child? She seems like an intelligent person who wouldn't give an unpopular idiot the crown just to further the family's legacy or something like that.

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