Dark murmurings about plummeting respect and support for the Monarchy with continuing contamination from the Epstein scandal are reinforced by King Charles’ refusal to banish Andrew from public view. Piling on the damage will be the new Norman Baker book on royal finances: Royal Mint, National Debt: More Things the Royals Don’t Want You to Know published next month.
With a country sagging under welfare debt and rising taxation, the obfuscations around the Monarchy’s money matters won’t wash for much longer. No inheritance tax is paid. The duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster do not pay corporation tax or capital gains tax. According to Norman Baker Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is no better than a ‘medieval slush fund’, which gives him an income of £24m a year.
There are three astrological ways of viewing the UK monarchy – the first is the UK 1801 chart itself with its 10th house Cancer Moon, generally regarded as a pointer to the Royal Family.
The second is the House of Windsor chart, 17 July 1917, the name change from ‘Saxe-Coburg and Gotha’ due to anti-German sentiment during the First World War.
The third is the start of the Hanoverian monarchy with Geroge ! crowned 1 August 1714. For some odd reason it appears to have ceased when Victoria’s son, Edward VII succeeded in 1901 as head of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. But the original chart will hold good.
What is intriguing is that 2031 is highlighted on all three charts as a moment of change under pressure. The UK chart has the Solar Arc Pluto square the 10th house Moon then as well as tr Pluto in Aquarius square the 8th house UK Mars.
The House of Windsor has the Solar Arc Pluto square its Cancerian Sun in 2031 as well.
The Hanoverian monarchy looks seriously stressed from 2029 right through to the mid 2030s with the Solar Arc Saturn conjunct the Mars in final decan Cancer in 2029, with the SA Saturn/Pluto exerting extreme pressure around 2031 moving on to a dead halt SA Pluto conjunct Mars in 2035; plus tr Pluto opposition the Leo Sun in 2035/36.
The House of Windsor and Hanover charts point to disruption and upheavals before then. Windsor has tr Pluto opposition the Saturn Neptune in early Leo and tr Neptune Saturn square the Pluto (Moon) over coming years; with the SA Neptune Saturn square the Uranus in 2028/29. Hanover has an insecure, rattled SA Uranus conjunct Mars now. The UK’s Solar Arc Moon will catch the tr Uranus square before the end of this decade.
Prince William who evidently has plans for a slimmed down, modernised monarchy, is looking undermined till early 2028 with tr Neptune (Saturn) square his New Moon in Cancer. With tr Neptune opposition his Mars in 2029/30 and then opposition his Saturn in 2031 – which will be an extended phase of high uncertainty.
There was a theory that since Prince William was born on a Solar Eclipse whose Saros series ends in 2036 that he would be the last monarch. I’m not sure whether that holds good. Previous Eclipses in this series which fell in 2000 and 2018 coincided with his gap year before university; and Prince Louis being born. So not exactly startling.
By 2036 tr Uranus in mid Cancer is approaching a conjunction the the UK 10th house Moon and a square to Prince William’s Saturn in Libra. William’s 2037 Solar Return looks fairly grim with Pluto Midheaven opposition Saturn in his 4th – but that could be external pressures from the war-or-hardship-associated Saturn Pluto. Though tr Pluto moving through his 2nd house of money opposition Saturn in his 8th does suggest a downturn in his finances.
I would be more than sorry to see the monarchy go though they are their own worst enemy especially where their wealth is concerned. William is less money-minded than Charles, his grandmother Queen Elizabeth or indeed his great grandmother, the famously profligate ‘Queen Mother.’ So he presumably would be willing to scale back and downsize.
Norman Baker, 26 July 1957, has his disruptive Sun Uranus in Leo conjunction sitting on King Charles’ Ascendant and his controlling/influential Pluto sitting in Charles’ 2nd house of finances so he will have the urge and ability to cause considerable upset both to Charles’ image and his finances.
Baker’s Sun, Uranus, Mars, Mercury, Pluto all sit in William’s 8th with Baker’s Neptune on his Midheaven – so as above though in a different way. His relationship chart with Williams is not wonderful but is less hostile and damaging than with Charles.
One thing that strikes me about the Hanovarian kings is how dislike and animosity towards their sons runs through the generations of that family like lettering through a stick of rock. I wonder if the astrology can tell us more about the reasons for that.
Just to clarify – Norman Baker is on the left wing of the LibDem Party and an avowed Republican. So not that surprising about his hostility to the monarchy!
He was also a Minister in the coalition government with David Cameron, so he knows where the bodies are buried.
Looking at the star alignment on the days Norman Baker was born, as the Royals are well known. The chart has transiting Pluto opposing the Sun’s position next year too. Then the Sun/Uranus midpoint and then Uranus. The Pluto is sextile Neptune in Libra perhaps a crusade on balance of power and money? The Mars/Pluto midpoint is near Mercury. Anger/ fired up about other people’s money and a need to forcefully voice it. With the North Node in Scorpio, politics and other people’s money, then not surprising that Sun/Uranus conjunction may wish to shake up power or Royalty by either group participation or lone power – is it? My feeling is that there will be a group of activist as the country is going through troubled times. Many groups a vying for power at the moment. As Pluto is bringing out the furies and the country nearing bankruptcy? This set up is definitely on a mission. Almost a deep need? To rile against authority? Furthermore, this planetary placement may not get all its own way, as Pluto in Aquarius, ruler of Aquarius, therefore making Uranus the stronger power. Many surprises? It is opposite the Sun and will activate the layout own Uranus mission , maybe illuminating its own reasons and activity? It depends on the houses and angles. Yet it will be interesting to see how this Pluto/Uranus plays out in this planetary arrangement, as it doesn’t look all plain sailing to me. The U.K. 2036 Chart has Sun/Moon conjunction in Leo in 11th house, surely this indicates a good rapport between the people (Moon) and Sun its ruler? As isn’t the Royal Star Regulus is there too? Pluto in opposition in the fifth house in Aquarius conjunct the south node, may indicate a past power group money arrangement being introduced, by sharing Royal power/money, with children, as the fifth house is Leo natural home in a chart. Son and Father? Uranus will play a part, as it is in Cancer ruled by moon, is conjunct the Sun and Regulus not in opposition or square. The U.K’s North Node is in Leo as well- indicating a Royal Status being retained? Perhaps in a more modern fitting for the Aquarian Age?
Does Norman Baker have an astrologically link to Charles which would, in part, explain his antipathy? Having read his first book, I was surprised more fuss wasn’t made then but then Liz was still around.
If nothing else, imo the country should get the revenue from the wind farms, sea bed combination.
His book has been delayed at least once….I wonder if things are happening behind the scenes??