On 2021-03-24 12:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>
>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>
>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>> title on to his eldest son.
>>
>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>
> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
> Germans
>
The satirical magazine "Private Eye" once had a cover photo of the Queen
on a state visit to Germany. She was inspecting a guard of honour and
the caption read:
"Hello, Cousin Fritz, Hello, Uncle Hermann, Hello Cousin Wlilhelm........"