Pretty much my take on it, Mrs B.



I'm not a royalist but probably less of a republican than I was in my late teens or twenties. I certainly felt quite proud to be British yesterday.

I rather like Charles. I like his organic gardening and his appreciation of proper old buildings.



I too love our history and feel it does no harm to display it and remind everyone else of it from time to time. I'm also fascinated by the aristocracy and their culture and how it's shaped our country today. Don't like many of them, though, and think that as individuals they're probably a set of selfish ar$es. And I'm convinced Philip did away with Diana. Didn't like her either, though.



But I'd be happy with Charles in Charge, if only to protect our old buildings and stop the scientists poisoning us. As long as his remit stays within those sorts of boundaries, he's useful.

Hmm, think he should have known better at 32 than to have married Diana (20) whilst still in a "relationship" with Camilla. However, the story goes that he was coerced by Phil the Greek into doing so. I agree entirely about Phil's subsequent "work" to finish that story. Best not mention this to Mr B. Over the last 10 years we've spent days winding each other up about the conspiracy theory. Or should I say truth.

Completely agree about his low morals in marrying the girl in the first place, but then monarchs and their offspring have been doing this for millennia, it's part of the aforementioned British history. I reckon she made up for it afterwards, and I also reckon Charles' stiff upper lip has never had to be more resolute now he's faced with James every time he looks at his youngest.



I do blame Philip, though. He appears worse than Cockayne with his apparent tendencies to violence and xenophobia.



(Rovers have now gone three games without a single question towards their internal investigation being asked, by the way

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Todays caption competition?

"For Queen and Country"

Only about the 500th time I've seen that picture this weekend.

Wow.



You must really like it?

First time was quite amusing.

Why bother responding to it then?

Sounds like you would have been a big advocate of president blair then? Far worse than any monarch we could have IMO

No offence, but you are a fine one to talk.