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2005-02-27 Britain

Queen thinks Charles puts personal life before duty: report

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Posted by Steve White 2005-02-27 12:15:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What's with the odd cap? Is he a mooselimb? The ...whatever he wears looks vaguely druidic.

I would offer a guess that he ie one marble short of the full set.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-02-27 3:23:12 AM|| 2005-02-27 3:23:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Many, many years ago Charles couldn't marry Camilla because she was, Ethel bring my salts, a Catholic. So he was pressured into marring that greedy bitch Diana. Result has been scandal, cheating, divorce and a severe blow to Maonarchy's prestige. So the best the Queen could do is shut up.

Posted by JFM 2005-02-27 6:35:23 AM|| 2005-02-27 6:35:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Charlie is a gone coon. The best thing Prince Harry could do is to start cultivating a large flock of SAS as his personal entourage. Only by "militarizing" the crown can he save it, protecting both it and Britain from the Eurocrats and enemies of Britain who seek the downfall of both. Privately, he should create his own (offshore) army, paid for by the royal estate, which is perhaps in the dozens or more billion dollars (the tight-fisted dear old Queenie's money), then if Britain is disarmed, they can rise to Britain's defense if attacked, as they most certainly WILL be. It would be the British version of the Foreign Legion. The final result would be about three regiments, led by loyal SAS officers. And while the fools in the "EU Army" and the UN are futzing about, his regiments can appear instantly and start murdering the enemy before London is in flames.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-02-27 10:40:24 AM|| 2005-02-27 10:40:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Cleanup in aisle 3!

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-02-27 11:25:05 AM|| [http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com/] 2005-02-27 11:25:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Queen thinks Charles puts personal life before duty: report"

Tell me again what these inbred elitest loosers "duty" is? Do they go to work in the morning? If so, at what? Would that work that they do perform better go undone? Moreover, what sort of an example do they set, whether morally, ethically, politically, economically, socially, systemically, or any other way? But they are a great tourist attraction? Weak.

State monarchy is so last millennium. Evict 'em. Lucky for them we're so enlightened; these sorts of things used to be settled differently.

Posted by Mark E. 2005-02-27 11:32:44 AM|| 2005-02-27 11:32:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wait DB! Sounds like the start of a damn fine screen play or perhaps a novel! I like it!

Posted by Shipman 2005-02-27 12:46:46 PM|| 2005-02-27 12:46:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 and THE FINAL RESULT would be a good title.

Posted by Shipman 2005-02-27 12:47:24 PM|| 2005-02-27 12:47:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Re: Camilla being a Catholic in the old days - what happened with that?

Did she convert out or something? I know they haven't changed the law.

And even if she was, and did convert, once Charles becomes (God help the Brits) King, what's to prevent her converting back?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-02-27 1:43:52 PM|| 2005-02-27 1:43:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 IIRC Camilla was married to some other mook - didn't know she was Catholic though....so the divorce thing would cause some tongue-wagging as well

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-27 2:08:22 PM|| 2005-02-27 2:08:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Why would the divorce thing cause some tongue-wagging? Didn't this family (or an earlier version thereof) split off the English church from Rome simply so Old Henry could more easily divorce his wives? (Not to mention that he usually subsequently executed some of them...)

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-02-27 2:57:48 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-02-27 2:57:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 wagging about her, not him so much

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-27 3:05:32 PM|| 2005-02-27 3:05:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 If the same behavior that is acceptable for him (and for Henry VIII) is unacceptable for her then the British have a massive double-standard going on for men and women.

(And I don't see the point! Are they concerned about whether or not the issue of their relationship will be perceived of as legitimate or not? Everyone but the dog breeders already know enough molecular genetics to realize that that's bunk... and besides, both Charles and Camilla are in their sixties anyway, so there isn't going to be any issue to begin with.)

Bah, this whole topic is just more Stupid Europe Tricks.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-02-27 3:31:01 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-02-27 3:31:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 It's another papist plot! To the barricades!

Posted by Shipman 2005-02-27 4:37:45 PM|| 2005-02-27 4:37:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Hey , Chuck ! Let your eldest son be King someday ! You're feeling the, The British Public , has shown ", No Compassion For You" , too ! Then step aside , Sir ! You can enjoy the life with your lady being married to you ! Congratulations ! On you getting married to Camilla !

Posted by Google Bee Axforde 2005-02-27 6:19:21 PM|| 2005-02-27 6:19:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Don't worry, the preceding wanking was free.

Posted by .com 2005-02-27 6:30:45 PM|| 2005-02-27 6:30:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 # 8 Barbara Skolaut~ Canon law is complicated.
I thought being a Catholic and divorced- you could NOT marry again in a Catholic Church.
Do you know of the arrangment's? I don't understand why Charles is get married to Camilla?

If it isn't broke DON'T fix it seems to apply
Or why buy the cow when you get the milk for free? (Barbara, I'm glad you are back).

Andrea Jackson

Posted by Andrea Jackson 2005-02-27 8:53:55 PM|| 2005-02-27 8:53:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 I don't understand why Charles is get married to Camilla?

He's wanted to be her tampon for 40 years. Seems like a pretty good reason to me. If you're a tampon.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-27 8:56:52 PM|| 2005-02-27 8:56:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 that cap must be flushable?

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-27 9:05:29 PM|| 2005-02-27 9:05:29 PM|| Front Page Top

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