Lordy...British Royals again

[SoVeryTired]

Originally Posted by Tony Flow MMMM

Always trying to think of another view point..... There is only one prince and princess of England who will soon have the future queen/king... I think that's how it works. There not just some couple pregnant. That would by like saying, going see your favorite bassist play live is the same as seeing any old guy with a 4 string pluck away.

I never realized how messed up the king/queen deal was.

It's even less interesting than that. There are other princes, it's just that this one is in direct line to the throne. And this child, presuming there's still a monarchy by then, has three people ahead of them in the queue.

So really it's a story about someone who will be mostly irrelevant to the average person's life... at some point way in the future.

Exciting news, isn't it?

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by Tony Flow MMMM

Always trying to think of another view point..... There is only one prince and princess of England who will soon have the future queen/king... I think that's how it works. There not just some couple pregnant. That would by like saying, going see your favorite bassist play live is the same as seeing any old guy with a 4 string pluck away.

I never realized how messed up the king/queen deal was.

United Kingdom, not just England.

It's a great shame. Prince Charles (now in his 60s) is next in line to the throne, then Prince William. The newborn child will be third in line to the throne.

The great downside there is that it moves Prince Harry to 4th in line to the throne. I think he'd be an awesome king, he really seems to have taken after his grandad

I'll also say that the Royals don't really have an influence in how the country is run beyond the head calling for political elections.

[SoVeryTired]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

The great downside there is that it moves Prince Harry to 4th in line to the throne. I think he'd be an awesome king, he really seems to have taken after his grandad

Which grandad?

[Downunderwonder]

The big fuss is over the potential for twins with off the chart morning sickness and all the twins in the parents' families. Primogeniture rules are still legally in force. First out wins the prize.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by SoVeryTired

Which grandad?

Well, supposed grandad

[Tony Flow MMMM]

Crazy you have to be born into it, yet it's basically nothing but celebrity status.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Much like the children of some corporate giants, musical or acting "stars".

[darius8]

I think some americans just like the nostalgia and romance of the Victorian era when royalty was majestic and shiny bright.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by darius8

I think some americans just like the nostalgia and romance of the Victorian era when royalty was majestic and shiny bright.

Well, the propaganda was, I suspect they've always been the same

[darius8]

Australia, like the U.S., don't really have a long history or lineage. We are still in our infant stage as nations.

[machine gewehr]

Originally Posted by Tony Flow MMMM

There not just some couple pregnant. That would by like saying, going see your favorite bassist play live is the same as seeing any old guy with a 4 string pluck away.

I never realized how messed up the king/queen deal was.

To me they matter less than the pregnant lady I see in the grocery store. One is a person that I can interact with, the other is a person that is 4 hours of flight away from me.

Queen of the UK you say? Titles don't matter during the zombie apocalypse I say!

It is nothing like seeing Billy Sheehan live (which I have, twice) and giving my bass to my old neighbour and watch him play.


ps: I do pity the money spent on all these royal stuff all around the world. Think about the lives that could be saved with that money but nooooooooooo teh princess is pregnant!!!

[hover]

Couldn't give two pence.

Though I wouldn't mind "practicing" baby makin with her. Jus' sayin.

[Tituscrow]

Originally Posted by Downunderwonder

The big fuss is over the potential for twins with off the chart morning sickness and all the twins in the parents' families. Primogeniture rules are still legally in force. First out wins the prize.

If its a Caesarean Section twin birth, the obstetrician effectively gets to decide who comes out first, thus picking third in line to the throne.

Dammit, I posted. I was gonna post that I didn't care, but cared enough to post that I didn't care.

[Thick McRunfast]

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. ~ Dennis

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Well I didn't vote for him.

[AnchorHoy]

Originally Posted by fourstringdrums

I've seen a few Facebook posts by one of the news stations here about "What should they name their child?"

Something with a strong connection to the family history like Wolfgang or Helmut. Maybe Anastasios or Epimondas, if you consider grandpa "Phil" relevant in the slightest

The entire family is about as British as the current heir to the throne of Romania

[Thick McRunfast]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Well I didn't vote for him.

Any day I start off with a little Monty Python is bound to be a good one.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by AnchorHoy

Something with a strong connection to the family history like Wolfgang or Helmut. Maybe Anastasios or Epimondas, if you consider grandpa "Phil" relevant in the slightest

The entire family is about as British as the current heir to the throne of Romania

It's the nature of Royal families really, inbreding of the 'elite' from country to country, often for political reasons.

At least the last few generations have been British born, not that it makes a great difference in any of it anyway!

Originally Posted by Thick McRunfast

Any day I start off with a little Monty Python is bound to be a good one.

Its the best way to start any day!

I mean, if I went around sayin' I was an Empereror, just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

[i_got_a_mohawk]

[DwaynieAD]

Lordi?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU