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7th May 2023, 06:55 AM
Sovereign, noun. One who experiences someone grabbing his right hand with both of theirs while reciting an oath:
"I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God,"
In the Roman law, there is no conception of legal age for the majority: the young people stay under the authority of the pater familias (father of the family) until the death of the father. If the father is dead: the boy becomes a pupil and has a specific juridical status until his 25 years.
Charles is still alive (in all appearances) so William would seem to be still under the control of Father.
Meanwhile William, son of King Charles III, was made Prince of Wales on 9 September 2022. There are no plans for a formal investiture, with an emphasis instead on "deepening the trust and respect of the people of Wales."
The old Chicken or Egg magic trick. Charles had to be sovereign to make William Prince of Wales. William (as Prince of Wales) was necessary to make Charles sovereign. William (as son) lacks the independence to articulate a meaningful oath.
But it was a nice show anyway.
"I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God,"
In the Roman law, there is no conception of legal age for the majority: the young people stay under the authority of the pater familias (father of the family) until the death of the father. If the father is dead: the boy becomes a pupil and has a specific juridical status until his 25 years.
Charles is still alive (in all appearances) so William would seem to be still under the control of Father.
Meanwhile William, son of King Charles III, was made Prince of Wales on 9 September 2022. There are no plans for a formal investiture, with an emphasis instead on "deepening the trust and respect of the people of Wales."
The old Chicken or Egg magic trick. Charles had to be sovereign to make William Prince of Wales. William (as Prince of Wales) was necessary to make Charles sovereign. William (as son) lacks the independence to articulate a meaningful oath.
But it was a nice show anyway.