The first possible weakening of the power of the British Monarchy in recent times, was with the theft of the Stone Of Destiny by four Scottish Nationalist students on Christmas Day, 1950.
The Stone of Destiny [ Lia Fail ] is so important to the power elite, that it was moved for safety during the WW2 German bombing raids on London, instead of the crown jewels.
King George VI [ Father of the current Queen Elizabeth 2nd ] secretly feared the loss was a bad omen and a sign his reign was coming to an end. How right he was!
The students [ Ian Hamilton, Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson, and Alan Stuart ] took the Stone of Destiny back to Scotland and hid it safely, while they took a fake sandstone block that had been used to practice with, then wrapped it in the Scottish national flag before leaving it at the symbolic Arbroath Abbey in Scotland, where the English authorities found and retrieved it. This episode was enshrined in folklore as âThe Pinch.â
Though often perceived as a student prank, Ian Hamilton has always tried to make clear that he did it for political motivations. When the police believed the Stone would make his way back to Scotland, the border between Scotland and England was closed, for the first time in 400 years. The culprits were never charged, as the Crown Prosecution could never make the argument that the Crown actually owned the Stone.
The history of the Stone is said to go back to Jacobâs Pillow, the stone he layed his head on to receive visions. It passed through many hands and reached Scotland via Ireland.
Kings of Dalriada and later Scotland were crowned upon the stone, until Edward 1st of England [ Longshanks ] took it was a war trophy to Westminster Abbey in 1296, where it lay under the Coronation Chair of English and later British Monarchs, until 1950.
Thereâs much evidence to suggest the Stone of Destiny that the present Queen was crowned on is a fake.
Cambray in his âMonuments Celtiquesâ claims to have seen the stone when it bore the inscription:
âNi fallat fatum, Scoti quocumque locatum Invenient lapidiem, regnasse tenetur ibidem.â
âIf the Destiny proves true, then the Scots are known to have been Kings wherever men find this stone.â
There is no such inscription on the official Stone.
The original stoneâs weight was recorded as much heavier and its colour darker than the sandstone replica now on display in Edinburgh Castle, since itâs symbolic official return to Scotland again in 1996. Since then, Scotland has gained its own Parliament and almost voted for full independence in 2014. So maybe thereâs some truth in ancient inscriptions and predictions.
The stone is to be sent to Westminster Abbey once again, whenever a future British Monarch is to be crowned.
What does all this mean?
QE2 must have known the stone found at Arbroath Abbey wrapped in a Saltire in 1951 was a fake. Hence her insistence of no close-up tv camera shots of her Coronation in 1953.
If the stone is a fake it calls into question the whole of her coronation ceremony as a fake. Also, as there was never an Elizabeth the 1st of Scotland, she simply cannot be Elizabeth the 2nd of Scotland, only England & Wales.
The 1950âs âPillar Box Warsâ: When red pillar post boxes appeared in Scotland with the inscription EIIR on them, they were actually firebombed and the inscription had to be changed to simply the âCrown of Scotland.â
The oaths she made were to God, yet her Lords & Ladies, politicians, armed forces personnel, judges, policemen etc⌠all have to swear allegiance to her.
In Britain, we walk on âthe Queenâs Highwayâ and up until recently, we were her âsubjectsâ not citizens.
âThe concept of a subject remains in the law, and the terms the Queenâs subjects, Her Majestyâs subjects, etc., remain in use in British legal discourse.â [ Wiki ]
Queen Elizabeth II of England owns 1/6 of the planetâs surface. She is one of the wealthiest individuals on earth. Real wealth has always been vested in land ownership.
One example would be that all physical land in Canada [ 2.5 billion acres ] is the property of Elizabeth Windsor. There is no provision in the Canada Act or in the Constitution Act of 1982 which amends it.
All that Canadians may hold, in conformity with medieval and feudal law is an interestin an estate in land in fee simple. Freehold is tenure, not ownership. Freehold land is held, not owned.
Therefore, there is no doubt at all that she and her family are high up on the ladder of the power elites.
The UK system of government at present is known as a âConstitutional Monarchy.â The Queen is said to be a powerless figure-head, but the reality is much different.
Would-be heir-to-the-throne in waiting Prince Charles is well known for writing personal letters to elected politicians, hoping to change government policy to suit his own views on architecture, alternative medicines and farming. And thatâs just the issues we know aboutâŚ
As the Monarchy is exempt from the Freedom Of Information Act, we cannot view what heâs written, or even whom heâs written it to! In a recent court case, the verdict was that release of this information would undermine his neutrality as a future King. [ Iâll bet it would! ]
So the only conclusion to draw is that there is direct Royal intervention on government policy. Thatâs far removed from the usual line that the British Royal family are powerless figure-heads.
Prince Charles also earns himself ÂŁ19 million per year from his estates known as the âDuchy Of Cornwall.â Compared with other European so-called âpowerless royalsâ heâs in a superleague of his own!
How long the British public are prepared to put up with this system left-over from the Middle-Ages is anyoneâs guess. The vast majority of UK citizens have no idea of the true wealth & power of their Monarchy, most view them as âglamour celebs.â
The Queenâs intervention in the Scottish Referendum with an âoff-the-cuffâ remark outside a Church was the last straw for many Scots of the 45% who voted âYesâ to independence.
The last time the British public called the Monarchy into question was during the time of Princess Dianaâs death.
I think itâs time they questioned it again and itâs our job as Meritocrats to get as much of the truth about their true power out there as we can. We also need to provide information on an alternative to the current set-up that will appeal to the majority. Lifting the British publicâs rose-tinted glasses view of their Royals wonât be easy, but it has to be tried!
