On Jun 4, 4:05*pm, Clive wrote:
In message , Bruce
writesI sincerely hope that, when you reach the age of 86 (like Her Majesty
the Queen) or even a week short of your 91st birthday (like the Duke
of Edinburgh),

Do you have the same medical care and pampering you are every bit as able as they were yesterday to
stand for many hours in the rain,

What rain, she had a brolly held over her head. eat and drink precisely nothing,
retain your composure and still manage a smile here and there.

99% of the time she looked sour as if she were eating a lemonI am 33 years younger than the Duke of Edinburgh and I could not have
managed what he did. *It was nice to be able to stay at home and watch
the spectacle on an HD TV from a warm and dry 'vantage point' with
ample supplies of hot drinks and food. *;-)

They cost each person the price of a loaf a bread a day, I'm sure a lot
of pensioners and people suffering under the credit crunch could have
done with that loaf, rather than give it to someone who has ample of
everything already.

Take a good look at the Heads of State of the various nations. None
compare with Her Majesty, none come even close to comparing with her.
She is irreplaceable at any price.
..

Take a good look at the Heads of State of the various nations. *None
compare with Her Majesty, none come even close to comparing with her.
She is irreplaceable at any price.
.

The argument for replacing the monarchy kind of falls apart when you
mention a possible alternative of say President Tony Blair.

allantracy wrote:


Take a good look at the Heads of State of the various nations. *None
compare with Her Majesty, none come even close to comparing with her.
She is irreplaceable at any price.
.

The argument for replacing the monarchy kind of falls apart when you
mention a possible alternative of say President Tony Blair.


I agree, the thought of a President Bliar or Cameron is chilling, as
history shows they can be bought. But other countries have made a
great success of having only apolitical Presidents.

On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:20:19 +0100, Bruce
wrote:

allantracy wrote:


Take a good look at the Heads of State of the various nations. *None
compare with Her Majesty, none come even close to comparing with her.
She is irreplaceable at any price.
.

The argument for replacing the monarchy kind of falls apart when you
mention a possible alternative of say President Tony Blair.


I agree, the thought of a President Bliar or Cameron is chilling, as
history shows they can be bought.

Even worse if you wind back a few years to Old Iron Knickers who had
she been president would probably have tried her damnedest to
out-supreme any past royals of any country.

But other countries have made a
great success of having only apolitical Presidents.

On 05/06/2012 02:06, Charles Ellson wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:20:19 +0100,
wrote:

wrote:


Take a good look at the Heads of State of the various nations. None
compare with Her Majesty, none come even close to comparing with her.
She is irreplaceable at any price.
.

The argument for replacing the monarchy kind of falls apart when you
mention a possible alternative of say President Tony Blair.


I agree, the thought of a President Bliar or Cameron is chilling, as
history shows they can be bought.

Even worse if you wind back a few years to Old Iron Knickers who had
she been president would probably have tried her damnedest to
out-supreme any past royals of any country.


What do you mean "would have", she did! We are a grandmother!

Like Charlie my disagreement with the continuation of the monarchy is on
humanitarian grounds.

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.
Railway Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail

"allantracy" wrote in message
...

Take a good look at the Heads of State of the various nations. None
compare with Her Majesty, none come even close to comparing with her.
She is irreplaceable at any price.
.

: The argument for replacing the monarchy kind of falls apart when you
mention a possible alternative of say President Tony Blair.

But then, no-one does.

It's Charles and the ghastly Camilla who are the real potential threat to
the British monarchy.

Meanwhile, back on the subject of transport...

:-)

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:23:55 +0100
"Brian Watson" wrote:
It's Charles and the ghastly Camilla who are the real potential threat to
the British monarchy.

Whats ghastly about her? She seems pretty normal to me - far more so than
that headcase clothes horse Diana. She had her fair share of lose screws.
Oh, I forgot, she was pretty (in a kind of sloany way) so thats alright then.
Peoples Princess? Pass the sick bucket...

B2003

On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:20:04 +0000 (UTC), d
wrote:

On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:23:55 +0100
"Brian Watson" wrote:
It's Charles and the ghastly Camilla who are the real potential threat to
the British monarchy.

Whats ghastly about her? She seems pretty normal to me - far more so than
that headcase clothes horse Diana. She had her fair share of lose screws.
Oh, I forgot, she was pretty (in a kind of sloany way) so thats alright then.
Peoples Princess? Pass the sick bucket...

Yup, I agree -- Camilla seems a much nicer, more normal person than
Diana, who wouldn't be nearly so glamorous by now, had she remembered
to wear her seat belt 15 years ago. And Camilla was also quite pretty
when young.

On Jun 6, 11:20*am, wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:23:55 +0100

"Brian Watson" wrote:
It's Charles and the ghastly Camilla who are the real potential threat to
the British monarchy.

Whats ghastly about her? She seems pretty normal to me - far more so than
that headcase clothes horse Diana. She had her fair share of lose screws.
Oh, I forgot, she was pretty (in a kind of sloany way) so thats alright then.
Peoples Princess? Pass the sick bucket...

Agreed. Charles appears a more contented man now.

In message
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e27002 writes
Take a good look at the Heads of State of the various nations. None
compare with Her Majesty, none come even close to comparing with her.
She is irreplaceable at any price.
I don't mind, if that is what you want, all I want is that you pay for
it.
--
Clive