Interesting Point

[bcholmes]

So, I was reading Wikipedia, and came across an interesting point: if Thursday's budget vote had gone the other way, an election would have been called. All Canadians know that part. Here's the interesting part: usually when an election is required, the Prime Minister asks the Governor General to dissolve parliament. But our monarch is in the country, and she outranks the Governor General, so she could have been the one to dissolve parliament.

Comments

[lovecraftienne.livejournal.com]

It's a good question. I pondered for a bit whether I could come up with any other names he might choose, but it really does seem best to stick to the two there. Not going to choose Charles; Henry IX would remind us too readily of Henry VIII; John's right out.

I think we're left with, as you suggest, George VII and Edward IX, and I can't imagine him taking the name his brother's been using for so many years, so yes, I'm thinking George VII is the likely winner.

However...if I were inclined to lay a fiver on it, I'd also put one on James - is it II or III?(I can't remember and my pocket guide to the monarchy is in my bedside table)