I get that. But at some age you have to be able to transcend that. Was Elizabeth a victim of her upbringing? Do we then excuse the mistake she made as a parent? I don't know what the magic age is, but I'd like to think that at least by age 30 you would have the maturity to understand the ramifications of what you're doing. Certainly much more so than a 19 year old.
I could not agree more. I especially would think one could expect somebody who is going to eventually (we assume) going to be named king to be a bit more mature once he was 30 plus. I can‘t feel too sorry for him, he sowed his wild oats right up until his marriage with Diana and continued afterwards with at least Camilla, and who knows who else.
The Queen spent time with him less than 48 hours before his positive test. And they have not said how she has tested since then.
Well Said!!
I am absolutely far from perfect. But I've never used and cheated on anyone in the way Charles did with Diana. And I get it, she cheated too. But she didn't enter the marriage with a permanent affair already in place.
She should be fine, but in recent photos she looked more frail than usual, and appeared to have lost a lot of weight.
Probably because we have absolutely zero culture here. It's a romanticized view we have for certain. It's not that we want a Monarchy, but we are well aware that she has no power, but it's just nice to see SOME form of what things were like. It's a link to where we all come from, and actual visual proof of what things were like, once upon a time. So all of this talk of the Monarchy needing to move on with the times is a big fat NO from me. The steadfastness and protocol are what make it so interesting to see. Change isn't always a good thing as we surely see, as we sit here in 2022 griping that Disney is now for the rich.... Or at least I HOPE people are realizing that it's not always good. It's like our last living link to the past or something. At least that's how I see it, and why I'm taken with them. I guess I wonder the same when I see English celebrities chiming in on American presidential candidates.
A normal 95 year old, yes. Being a queen never stops, one of the perks of the job ;-) It's not as much about being an example. More that the job doesn't stop. Taking a day off means getting behind on information to take in to prepare for meetings etc.
Seriously! I’m only in my 50’s and I can’t imagine still working in my 90’s. And these last few years? Way more than enough heartache behind the scenes to keep her busy sorting out let alone her public duties (which I do think she has “cut back” on).
I've heard that Charles wants to downsize things a little when he takes over. They've already announced plans for a toned down coronation. Honestly though, as much as I'm not a big Charles fan, I personally think they downsize the pomp and fluff to their own detriment. That's a big part of what people want from them.
Not many of us are destined to be as fortunate as Betty White. My own DMother lived to be 99 and that was 4 years too long. She was lovely and lucid and robust at 95 but then declined rapidly. Her last years were extremely difficult for everyone, most of all her and I certainly wish a more comfortable and dignified end for QEII.
And for me progressiveness is what I value highly. There's a reason tone-deafness gets put out there. Why would it be a bad thing for a female to be considered in line for the throne? Oh her birth order (which sounds silly in modern times) is wrong..tsk tsk. Divorce used to be such a big no no from the standpoint of both going ahead with it and marrying someone who was but that has adjusted over the years to being less so taboo. Still though there is a viewpoint on being royal and marrying (or wanting to marry) someone who had been divorced.
True but you'd think with the fact that the Queen is positive with a virus that hits elderly so hard, there might be a tad more allowance. I don't think I need to say in words what would be more important when looking bigger than staying up to date on information in lieu of a day or two of full rest.
