I don't actually know how the law works but, presumably, it could extend to all members of the royal family, not just the sitting monarch.
Was it me, or did it sound very much like John said "Clown" every time he was actually saying "Crown"??
The #gogetthosegeckos seemed almost like a deliberate dig at the editorials claiming John's success is his "call to action" style reporting -- that he chose to "mobilize" over something so stupid (and possibly already resolved?) seems a little odd.