Really it could be the first catalyst in the abolishment of the monarchy, the Queen is the figure head, without her we have no real monarchy any more. I doubt they will be all out removed from their position, but I imagine most of their duties will go and probably their powers.

Noone really likes Charles, he is a bit of a weirdo and could you imagine having him as our head of state.

And have what, an elected head of state instead? Great so we get corrupt Chirac or Gormless George.

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God save the queen, is it a new song or just simply god save the king?

its just god save the king.

With the word king swapped out for Queen.

As to what happens, someone is supposed to announce the Queen is dead long live the King, there will be a massive burrial with peeps crying everywhere, a huge celebration for the corronation, and the heads on coins will change.

Thats it basically, the question is whether it will be Charles who takes over or if he will stand assice for someone else.

But it its not, as said commonwealth countries can then adopt to be republics upon her death, songs change, other countries coins change, here in NZ the queens birthday is Monday and we have the day off here so that will change....

There seems to be more and more small and then some big changes that will and have to occur as you look into it, from something seemingly nothing of nothing there is a lot to it in this day and age.

Found some info

Upon a "demise in the Crown" (the death of a sovereign) his or her heir immediately and automatically succeeds, without any need for confirmation or further ceremony (hence the phrase "The King is dead. Long live the King!"). Nevertheless, it is customary for the accession of the sovereign to be publicly proclaimed by an Accession Council that meets at St. Jamess Palace.[12] After an appropriate period of mourning has passed, the monarch is crowned in Westminster Abbey, normally by the Archbishop of Canterbury. A coronation is not necessary for a sovereign to reign; for example, Edward VIII was never crowned because he abdicated before the ceremony.

After an individual ascends the throne, he or she reigns until death. There is no provision for a monarch to abdicate; the only monarch to do so, Edward VIII (1936), was authorised by a special Act of Parliament, His Majestys Declaration of Abdication Act 1936. Numerous reigns have ended due to irregular or extralegal procedures; several monarchs have been killed, deposed, or forced to abdicate, chiefly during the 14th and 15th centuries. The last monarch involuntarily removed from power was James VII and II, who fled the realm in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution; the English Parliament deemed him to have abdicated,[13] while the Scottish Parliament declared him to have forfeited the throne.

The current Government has announced that it intends to bring forward legislation to change the law of succession to give equal rights to males and females, and to remove the exclusion of those marrying Roman Catholics.


Under the Regency Act, 1937, and Regency Act 1953, the powers of a monarch who has not reached the age of 18 or who is physically or mentally incapacitated must be exercised by a regent. A physical or mental incapacity must be certified by at least three of the following persons: the sovereigns spouse, the Lord Chancellor, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and the Master of the Rolls. The declaration of three of the same people is necessary to terminate the regency and to allow the monarch to resume power.[15]

When a regency is necessary, the next qualified individual in the line of succession automatically becomes regent. The regent must be at least 21-years old (18 years for the heir apparent or heir presumptive), be a British subject and be domiciled in the United Kingdom. Special provisions were made for Queen Elizabeth II by the Regency Act, 1953, which states that the Duke of Edinburgh (the Queens husband) may act as regent in certain circumstances.[15] The only individual to have acted as regent was the future George IV, who took over while his father, George III, was considered insane (1811–1820).[16]

During a temporary physical infirmity or an absence from the kingdom, the sovereign may temporarily delegate his or her functions to Counsellors of State, the monarchs spouse and the first four qualified people in the line of succession. The qualifications for Counsellors of State are the same as those for regents. The present Counsellors of State are: The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, Prince William of Wales, Prince Henry of Wales and The Duke of York.

Interesting read, still cant find out all the things that actually happen though and lots of variations on things over the web.