I was going to do a #DayOfHat thread ridiculing the pagentry of the State Opening of Parliament, but honestly I can simply no longer deign to bother with authoritarian elites pretending that their Magic Blood(TM) gives them the right to rule.

#NotMyKing

General reminder:

Hereditary power and privilege is anathema to democracy.

#DayOfHat

For those who don't know me from the other place, #DayOfHat started as my attempt to mock the State Opening of Parliament (The Queen's C̶r̶o̶w̶n̶ Hat got its own car to the event).

Think of anything to do with royal pomp and ceremony as if it's actually a D&D dungeon crawl.

!!Fun Facts!!: It contains the soul of every King that Elizabeth personally slew.

Once drawn, it may not be sheathed without tasting tea.

Its blade is so straight that it is used as a Standard Measure. Thus the phrase "Rule Britannia".

Reply with your own !!facts!!

#DayOfHat #Coronation #ScottishPolitics

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23633524.king-charles-mini-coronation-elizabeth-sword