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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 214 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Sick speedrun strat

[–] venji10@feddit.de 62 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Who cares about this random man having cancer?

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 118 points 7 months ago (2 children)

When he dies the UK will spend around $300 milion on his funeral and a party for his kid.

[–] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 78 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fuck the monarchy. Fucking parasites.

[–] frshmt@lemmy.zip 26 points 7 months ago

Unelected sponges, as Bill Bailey once put it

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[–] peter@feddit.uk 19 points 7 months ago (4 children)

So brave and controversial of you to pretend he's just a random man

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 59 points 7 months ago (16 children)

It will be so funny if he takrs a sharp turn downhill and dies. Dude was famous for never getting a chance to be king and then to go out so quickly would be * chef's kiss *

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[–] computerscientistI@lemm.ee 55 points 7 months ago (7 children)

The royal family, including Charles are big proponents of homeopathy. Let's see how much homeopathy is going to help him now. I'm sure at least as much as those alternative methods Steve Jobs chose helped him, back then...

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[–] Bobmighty@lemmy.world 51 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I love the people in here standing up for him lol. An absolute fuckton of people die every day. Basically every moment has human death in it. No one defending him cares a single wit about them, but they'll get wound up over this old man dying of something many many people die of daily.

Considering everything that's come out about the royal family, I can't find a single care in me for him. I feel more for the countless faceless strangers dying worse deaths. This old pampered fuck will die well in comparison. He doesn't need any sympathy from me.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

you don't have to be a royalist to feel empathy for someone with cancer....

[–] Bobmighty@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'll save my empathy for cancer patients who don't have his history.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Saved for the people who's losing the NHS while the royal family have doctors 24/7, paid by tge taxpayers, ready for them.

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[–] crazyCat@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

Damn straight. Eat the rich and royalty.

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[–] kusukasaka281@lemmy.id 45 points 7 months ago

Oh no... anyway...

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 44 points 7 months ago

Oh man, he only just got his dream job.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Would be weird for the longest serving monarch to be replaced by the shortest serving one.

Which raises a good question... who was the shortest serving British monarch?

Oh, of COURSE there's a Wiki for that...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_monarchy_records

"The shortest-reigning monarch was Lady Jane Grey who ruled for 9 days from 6 July until 15 July 1553 (although she was only proclaimed queen by the Lords of the council on 10 July). Her husband Lord Guildford Dudley was her consort for the entire reign, making this the shortest tenure of the male consort of a female monarch. Note: Jane's reign is disputed.

The king with the shortest definitively known reign was Edgar the Ætheling who ruled for 2 months, 12 days in 1066 before submitting to William the Conqueror. Some records indicate that Sweyn Forkbeard reigned for only 40 days in 1013–4.[7]"

Queen Elizabeth II died 9/8/2022, so Charles has already been in 514 days. He's good...

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So is it the pedo next in line?

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 44 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, he's completely out of the running unless all of King Charles children and grandchildren mysteriously die

[–] souma@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

Don't give the pedo any ideas

[–] octobob@lemmy.ml 31 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Becomes king

Fucking dies

Lmaooo

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

English taxpayers paying for another coronation ceremony be like: 🥶*

* can't pay to heat their house.

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[–] Shepstr@feddit.uk 29 points 7 months ago (13 children)

Jesus, lemmy is full of hate

[–] ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol 46 points 7 months ago (8 children)

I have 0 sympathy for monarchial families living off the backs of UK taxpayers for... Centuries :|

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yea, I don't wish death upon the guy but come on, get a job now

[–] ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol 22 points 7 months ago (24 children)

As an American, if I got cancer like this dude has, having a job there is a very high chance I'd be destitute IF I lived. World class medical treatment off the backs of his subjects.. yeahno my dude, worlds smallest violen playing.jpeg

He can wipe his cancer tears up with whatever the largest denomination of pounds you guys use is xD

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[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you want a list of the atrocities committed by the English monarchy?

Hate for this family is deserved

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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

I dislike the royals, but ultimately any person suffering with cancer is deserving of sympathy.

[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Please for the love of anything you love stop crying for monarchists and bring back the guillotine. For FUCKS SAKE YOU'RE LITERALLY THINKING LIKE A MIDDLE AGES SERF. GOD EMPEROR SHIT RIGHT HERE

If any of you fucking liberals ever say ANYTHING about communist countries having cults of personality I'm going to haul ass and personally take shits inside your house that will leave you confused for years to come

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[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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[–] PeckerBrown@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

...zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 17 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I just got my first Chucky Buck this weekend, we can’t switch to a new currency this quickly! Our economy is in shambles!

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[–] Chef@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Has anyone wished good luck to the cancer yet?

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[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago

Oh no. A rich person with access to the best medical care in the world is sick. What ever will we do.

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's a bummer that his reign may not last long enough for the British to decide that maybe a king is a bad idea.

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[–] urfavlaura@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago (12 children)

oh no anyway

but in all seriousness I hope he dies that guy is a piece of shit

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[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Our royalty are really just diplomats with better PR and a lot less privacy. Poor guy just lost his mum, now he's got cancer - I hope he recovers.

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 18 points 7 months ago (3 children)

He will receive better healthcare than 99% of the population after living a life drenched in privilege.

My sympathies lie elsewhere

[–] Tagger@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You know sympathy isn't rationed, right?

Yes, he's lined in unbelievable privilege. Yes, he'll get the best care available. Yes, it is reasonable to believe and campaign for the monarchy to be abolished.

But this is still a man who has been diagnosed with cancer. For anyone, that is a scary and upsetting diagnosis and, upon hearing about it, it is only reasonable to feel sympathy for that person.

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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Could this new development mean that it is possible that his reign may not be a bit shorter than his mother's?

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, which king William will William be?

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The one from Epstein Island

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[–] Johandea@feddit.nu 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Never mind the cancer. That old building speaks?!

[–] Aggravationstation@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

If that building could talk it would say some incredibly disturbing things.

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