Pedestrian
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The longest running sitcom in the UK.
At almost 63 years of age it feels very strange to have a King as head of stateI think they're all Queen Consort I think it just means married to the King, her Mum was Queen Consort but it just gets shortened to Queen. Still seems strange to have a Queen and it not be Liz.
Oligarch linked to bribery paid Andrew £15m for mansion
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Andrew was paid millions by oligarch with funds from firm linked to bribery scheme
Firm which part-funded Sunninghill Park purchase received "allegedly corrupt" payments, court documents say.www.bbc.com

You're easily pleased if God Saves The King gives you a rise.God Save The King (All rise).
And imagine being an alien and landing in London and finding out that there's this particular family that is given loads of massive stately houses and castles with thousands of acres of private prime land to themselves, servants to do everything for them, cars, transport all for free.I think 'royal status' is extremely damaging to those who receive it.
It encourages you to be a narcissistic prick like Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Imagine being deferred to and called 'Your Royal Highness' almost from the day you stop shitting your nappies. You would have to have the character of a major saint not to be corrupted by it. Add to that unimaginable wealth, and being given absolute priority over others when travelling and, indeed, on all occasions. No wonder their heads get screwed up. They are inevitably out of touch with reality.
I think if they were rational beings there would be many other things that would perplex them far more, like the state of the mad old **** with command of the biggest military force on the planet, and the fact that people actually chose to put him there.And imagine being an alien and landing in London and finding out that there's this particular family that is given loads of massive stately houses and castles with thousands of acres of private prime land to themselves, servants to do everything for them, cars, transport all for free.
Paid for by taxpayers even though they have nothing to do with running the country except turning up for certain occasions.
Oh and people have to bow when introduced to them.
Bonkers.
But more than that, I expect what we’re are doing to our own planet would perplex and trouble them far more than the system of monarchy in the UK. If they were rational beings. Which humans are not.I think if they were rational beings there would be many other things that would perplex them far more, like the state of the mad old **** with command of the biggest military force on the planet, and the fact that people actually chose to put him there.
The main reason they have swerved us for all this time is because they visited once, seen how fucking bonkers the human race is and decided, nah, let's leave them to it.But more than that, I expect what we’re are doing to our own planet would perplex and trouble them far more than the system of monarchy in the UK. If they were rational beings. Which humans are not.
Not really.
I think the only difference is the Norwegian one is being held to account and the British one isn’t. Plenty of skeletons in the British royal family’s closet that haven’t seen the light of day. Andrew is a prime example. He’d probably be in jail if they had any sort of scrutiny from our shitty media.If you think our Royal Family is fucked up it's nothing compared to what's happening with The Norwegian Royal Family at the minute....
BBC News - Rape trial begins for son of Norway's crown princess in tense moment for royal family
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Son of Norway's crown princess hears details of rape charges in tense trial for royal family
Marius Borg Høiby is accused of 38 charges including four counts of rape in one of the biggest cases in Norway for years.www.bbc.co.uk
She did pay £12m to someone her son had never met tbf. She’s no better.Should have been wound up on the death of Her Majesty. Its run its course and everything that goes on now just sullies her memory.