How Could He Not Comment

[emmie]

besides which his mother is in fine fettle, so not going to be King just yet.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46133114

[douglas9401]

Aye Oz, it must have been a struggle right enough, 70 years of not a lot to do and what there is can be done by lackeys.

[Jackdaw33]

The late Queen Mother, when asked to what she attributed her long life, replied, "200 servants".

[emmie]

The Queen Mother liked her Gin so i believe, maybe that is why she was so long lived.

[Jackdaw33]

She was once at a reception at the palace when she was asked whether she would like a gin and tonic or a glass of champagne. She replied, "I'll have one of each".

[1ozzy]

My heart bleeds Doug.

If only I put my brain into gear and found a way to be useful.

[emmie]

i think that her health has been passed down to the Queen, it doesn;t hurt to have loads of people doing your bidding.

[1ozzy]

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Nothing worse than feeling redundant.

[Jackdaw33]

She was extremely witty.

[maggiebee]

Slightly off topic but still interesting.

SCOTLAND had its very own Nostradamus in the form of the Brahan Seer. The pair are thought to have lived around the same time, but while the French futurist had the ear of Renaissance King Henry II the Seer worked as a labourer on the Brahan estate. Details about the Seer are just as sketchy as his predictions, but stories involving this simple man carry a special fascination to this day. The Seer was thought to be born one Coinneach Odhar in Uig on the Isle of Lewis in about 1650. He lived at Loch Ussie near to Dingwall in Ross-shire and worked as a labourer on the Brahan estate, seat of the Seaforth chieftains, from somewhere around 1675. Odhar was said to carry a black and blue stone with a small hole in it, into which he peered to make his predictions. And predict he did.

One of his predictions was apparently that no Charles would ever again reign over Scotland. Nonsense some may say considering there is no evidence that the man even existed. Will Charles pop his clogs before his ma or will Scotland gain independence? Makes for interesting reading.

[emmie]

maybe Scotland will gain it's Independence i sincerely hope it doesn't as i feel we are much stronger together.

[Jackdaw33]

It has been suggested, not least by Charles himself, that on his accession he might choose to reign under his last name as George VII rather than Charles III.

[1ozzy]

If he ever gets there Jack.

Bit like changing a user name on AB?

[emmie]

they don't usually reign under their given first name, or so i am led to believe. So if he is George V11 then so be it. Everyone knows him as Charles but when you become King all that changes.