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Well, during the pandemic he was pictured packing relief supplies and the public outcry (read: DM outrage) was such that he had to stop, as if somehow the food parcels were contaminated by his very touch. At the moment, there is literally nothing the man can do that won't cause the DM to lose...

We don't know if "Andrew insisted" on the girls having security - that assertion came from the Daily Mail and was then picked up by other outlets (the same as "they call him 'Air Miles Andy'" - there was no 'they' about it as that nickname was created by the Mail itself and then used over and...

The real bad-mouthing started when the girls finished their initial education. Before that, it was mostly just their clothing choices (and Beatrice's weight, poor girl), which were blamed on their mother. Then it really got bad. Things like: they only got into university because of who they...

The Easter timeline was from before her diagnosis and so is no longer relevant. She will be back to public life when she is medically cleared and feeling up to it.

Childbirth was the only "job" that Queens and Princesses really had. Their "success" was judged by the number of children, preferably sons, that they produced. It really wasn't until the 19th century that the modern concept of public service developed; it was George V and Queen Mary that...

Well, after all, he IS a very British Gentleman: his mother is English, he was born, raised, and educated in England, and he is a British citizen. He has never lived anywhere else.

Depression (I am assuming here) is a horrible, horrible disease and is often completely invisible to others. Many of those with depression can put on an "I'm just fine and dandy" face while the demon is destroying them from within, and their closest family and friends never suspect a thing. I...

Beatrice was pretty blonde herself as a toddler, as was Eugenie. Her hair darkened and got redder as she grew older while Eugenie's turned brunette.

I stand corrected, then. I remembered it differently, but I'm obviously wrong. Mea culpa.

They will see our "lovely" weather this week. And that is sarcasm. It's blustery, windy, and rainy.

We need to remember that prior to the mid-2000s, gifts to the royal family, even "official" gifts, were considered personal property of that royal. It was only after Charles and Camilla married that the tabloid press made a big hullabaloo over the Middle Eastern gifts that Camilla received on...

In the back of my mind, I can see The King leaving through the front door while Catherine heads out the back and away from the press.

IIRC, her sister still lives in Australia; she is said to be fairly close with her former stepmother (her dad's widow.)

This is not good. Melanoma is one of the deadliest types of cancer once it spreads. I hope they caught it early. All good wishes for a complete recovery.

He spent a great deal of his personal capital over the years refurbishing the property, possibly several million pounds, in the expectation that he and his family would be living there for the duration of the lease. He paid for a 75-year lease. He IS thinking with his wallet to some extent as he...

I read somewhere that she recently got braces on her teeth and may still be self-conscious about them.

No, because she was a "Queen" who was the mother of the monarch, who just happened to be a Queen Regnant. Queen Alexandra was also called "Queen Mother" occasionally, as was Queen Mary. The only difference is that QEQM used it as her official title.

According to the excerpts in the DM, everyone thought she had a couple of days left, not hours. The end came much quicker than expected.

Newsflash! Daughter visits father! Film at eleven!

For many years now, Charles and Camilla have spent New Year's at Birkhall in Scotland. They leave Sandringham right after the Boxing Day shoot.

He doesn't. It always premiers Christmas Day.

Oops! My apologies!

That looks like the Collar of the Order of the Elephant. Not just another piece of jewelry. :flowers:

I believe that is the collar of an official order - is it The Elephant?

I think I mentioned up-thread that I had a Facebook "conversation" with a person on a royalty page who insisted that everything on "The Crown" was true because the show was "sanctioned by the Royal Family - it's their show." That's why I generally don't watch most of these types of productions -...