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The Coronation of the Usurper, Charles the III, Not Dead... Yet

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By Gerard DiLeoPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
The Coronation of the Usurper, Charles the III, Not Dead... Yet
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Remembered Charles III, usurpateur du jour

"She always said, 'Over my dead body,' and what's more

She was so bloody right

So I assumed my birthright

Long live me, I guess, till — I, too — am done for

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Gerard DiLeo

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    Written by Gerard DiLeo