I have to disagree here, Ascot is very much a social event. Many who attend, especially those with an invite to the Royal enclosure, are not there primarily for the racing.
To be honest, it is unlikely that you will get to meet/speak to HM, but most of the other Royals wander about the enclosure and have been known to talk to the visitors. You are able, of course to go into the winners enclosure and there, in the excitement of the win, all things are possible.
He instead should be The Prince Consort or The First Gentleman of Britain and not The First Lady of Britain. Cherie Blair's statement is very unprofessional.
Prince Philipp just is and has been since his marriage. He has defied definition in an age before political correctness and "everyone in a box and a box for everyone"! 
No, really, I don't think anyone has their knickers in a knot. It's just that old familiar feeling "what's she done this time?" Definitely worthy of a few posts.
Sweet and dulcet chimes as she moves in for the kill!Elise27 said:
Are Americans that thick? I very much doubt it, but then Cherie has never been one to let a chance go by. Her personal animus toward the Queen is well documented as is her intense loathing for the DofE.Elise said:
Unfortunately you would be one of the few!Elise said:
What, exactly, has she achieved "in her own right"? From the moment Tony Blair was made Prime Minister she went out of her way to be rude, ill mannered and just plain ignorant when dealing with the Queen and the DofE. Her put-downs and just plain sniping are legend, and all under the guise of being a "Republican"! In a way it is very sad because the only thing she will really be remebered for is that. It eclipsed every other aspect of her life during that time and needless to say, the media made sure the world was aware of every slight, real or imagined.Elise said:
That's what get's people going, her pride in her arrogance. Not nice, not kind, and not what one would expect from the wife of the PM, I mean even WAGS have more discretion.
I really hope that you are being sarcastic because I am american and live in America and havent met any such americans. That is ridiculous. I am tired of this image that many europeans have of americans being stupid. Yes there are many stupid americans but there are also many well-educated ones. Anyone who thinks that americans are stupid should come and visit some of our universities, which are some of the best in the world. Yes we have problems with our education system but that doesnt mean americans are stupid or would think that WWII has not ended. WWII history is taught as part of the curriculum in american schools and I very much doubt that any american in their right mind would not know that WWII has ended or not know that germany exists or that other countries have the things you listed! Do you not have stupid people in your country?Some are. Whenever my husband is in the US, he meets people who either think the US is still at war with Germany due to the many "docus" about WWII or who haven't heard at all that a country named Germany exists or that we, too, have cars and planes and hotels and supermarkets - and showers...
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It may be a widely held view, but as an American who works in the education system, I can tell you that it's an untrue and oversimplified one, and one that unfairly paints an entire country of incredibly diverse people as uninterested and uninformed.
No kidding. The monarchy is such a huge tourist draw for the UK -- they need to keep up these palaces if they want them to continue to be destination places for people who want to experience living history.
That's about as enlightening (and insulting) if I said all British are stuck up snobs with their lord-this-lady-that-stuff and emotional cripple with their stiff-upper-lip. 
LOL! don't give me ideas.Also, it'd be a huge shame if HM and The Duke had to start carrying one of those plastic see-through umbrellas indoors at all times!
