Well, it looks like Matilda Jones, aged 7, is the new ruler of Britain, sorry I don't make the rules.

@cmconseils

She has my vote.

@Phosphorous @cmconseils You don't vote for queens! The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from...

actually wait, nevermind.

@Phosphorous @cmconseils that is not how it works with kings and queens.
Abolish the monarchy!

@Phosphorous @cmconseils Voting is the way to go! Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!

#MontyPython

@cmconseils If her march on Buck House takes her past here I'll join in. The house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Windsor Branch) has had its day.
@eaterofsnacks @cmconseils Queen Matilda’s fame will eclipse even the late lamented Boudicca of blessed memory.

@cmconseils

This is the most adorable news I've received this week. 😂

@cmconseils Little girls finding swords in ponds is no basis for a system of government.
@kolya @McRocker @cmconseils Dunno… appears might be more reliable than the current system.
@kolya @cmconseils I bet that girl would do a better job than Liz Truss

@kolya @cmconseils

The story doesn't say if the aquatic ceremony was farcical or not.

@kolya @cmconseils

This is Britain. We tried other methods, this is the best one. I'll wait 😉

@kolya @cmconseils Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!
@kaffeeringe @kolya @cmconseils
You're not seriously suggesting that the people have something against little girls who find swords in ponds?
@MuffelKanuffel @kolya @cmconseils You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

@kaffeeringe @kolya @cmconseils

Depends on the lawyer. And perhaps on the lobby of the metalworking companies. I've heard that the arms industry is pretty well positioned in this respect.

@MuffelKanuffel @kolya @cmconseils I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
@kolya @cmconseils Real little girls finding swords in pondsism has never been tried before.

@bezekium

Kannst du bitte den #alttext fixen?

Fehlerhaften Alttext zu haben ist schlimmer für die Barrierefreiheit als gar keinen Alttext zu haben.

@bezekium You picked the wrong gif, that’s Charles, looking overjoyed. 😉 @cmconseils
@cmconseils We're coming up on 900 years since the last time a Matilda became Lady of the English. She was never crowned Queen, though, possibly because she didn't go paddling in the right pools.

@cmconseils

A prophecy fulfilled…

The knight of the sleepy rabbit!

@cmconseils Did she get help from Merlin?
@cmconseils could have saved you 14 years of tories
@cmconseils honestly, it's about time the Brits had a Queen Matilda.

@doctorLURK @cmconseils last time England had a Matilda as monarch, things got very messy...

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

The Anarchy - Wikipedia

i would love to see them succed charles after he was barely a year in the throne :> also imagine bank notes are getting printed with the kids face on it :D aahh
'The King Arthur sword is not Excalibur it's mine'

A seven-year-old girl made headlines around the world after finding the 'magical' sword

Cornwall Live

@cmconseils

Thank fuck. Finally a viable and legitimate leader for a change.

*Takes the knee*

@cmconseils I'm sure she'll be a lot more popular than the last guy

@cmconseils

I used to say, "Keep the monarchy, but put the corgis in charge."

Well screw that, Matilda is my Queen. All hail Matilda.

@cmconseils That was a weird, but pretty rad, movie.
@cmconseils I’m sure she’s more capable than the last administration
Schoolgirl finds sword in Cornish lake where Arthur left Excalibur

Matilda Jones, aged seven, was paddling waist-deep in Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor when she came across the blade

Cornwall Live

@cmconseils

Will Her Majesty please consider taking control of America? We need her Grace.

@cmconseils Thats not even a real sword. Also that post is at least a few years old.

@cmconseils

Looks more qualified than any politician or royal I've seen bouncing around lately.

Also probably less corrupt, and more educated.

@cmconseils #altText4you screenshot of a news article:
Schoolgirl finds sword in Cornish lake where Arthur left Excalibur
Mathilda Jones, aged seven, was paddling waist-deep in Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor when she came across the blade
(Photo of Matilda Jones on grass holding a sword that's a bit taller than she is)
Source Of Mysterious "Excalibur" Sword Found In Lake Revealed

The mystery behind the sword found by a young girl in a legendary pool has been solved and it involves an offering to the Gods.

All That's Interesting
@cmconseils can you please mention the source of that information?

@cmconseils https://allthatsinteresting.com/truth-behind-excalibur

She'd be 14 now. I wonder what she's doing with her life?

Source Of Mysterious "Excalibur" Sword Found In Lake Revealed

The mystery behind the sword found by a young girl in a legendary pool has been solved and it involves an offering to the Gods.

All That's Interesting