"WE'RE ALL RELATED TO EACH OTHER AND WE'RE ALL RELATED TO ROYALTY"

Saturday is the date for King Charles III's coronation which already looks like it's going to be a damp squib. It will in no way have the spectacle and following that his mother's coronation had or indeed his own wedding in 1981 or his wife Diana's funeral had in 1997. There will be some diehards who will have little parties in his honour and there will be some second-rate news coverage but basically the whole thing is just that  - second rate.

There are new rumblings of getting rid of the monarchy as head of state as seen in the Royal Visit in the Caribbean last year and recent Australian announcements. Our own new Prime Minister has been quoted as saying, prior to his trip to the UK to visit old Chuck "there are no plans to form a republic in New Zealand". To anyone who understands politi-speak this means "yes, we've had enough. It's time for them to go - in fact it's 'FAREWELL TO THE MONARCHY""

I watched this on YouTube tonight. It's Frankie Boyle (Scottish comedian) at his most irreverent and cynical best.
It's not for the faint hearted and definitely don't watch it if you are a confirmed monarchist but, if you are open-minded and have a sense of humour this is a brilliantly crafted dig at the Royal Family or, as Boyle describes them, "Britain's most boring crime syndicate".

 

FRANKIE BOYLE'S FAREWELL TO THE MONARCHY

This is a great watch and has some wonderful acerbic asides in it like this one on Prince Andrew:

'You'd think that Prince Andrew would apologise for his behaviour (having non-consensual sex with a minor). I apologise even after having consensual sex."

- Frankie Boyle.