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He's just a pretender to the throne. His claim to an extinct house is barely better than mine.

Maybe it will surprise you to learn that monarchies (and their supporting monarchists) are a weird bunch, and will fight for generations over a throne that hasn't existed for generations. They will even have generations of supporters with no claim to power. It really seems hardwired into our nature.

I wouldn't be surprised if he sets up Linux Limited then started claiming he (the "Linux board") owns the kernel

No it isn't. It would be surprising if Elizabeth II bothered to personally write kernel code, but it's hardly unbelievable.

Unless you're being absurdly pedantic about England-the-kingdom technically not existing because it's actually part of Great Britain/the UK now, but if so, you should probably say that.

oh my god, it's just a joke.

>Unless you're being absurdly pedantic

lol

He's also not really the crown prince. It's been disputed, as the previous crown prince was disputed as well.

more like Franz of Bavaria, who claims to be rightful King of England of the line of Stuart but is in fact just a guy with a bunch of inherited wealth, just like Andrew Lee.