Did you know Princess Michael's father not only was a Nazi, but in the SS?

[Irish_Dem]

45. I am watching The Windsors on Netflix.

It is a documentary. Apparently Bertie was not very bright, very poorly educated
and given to fits of anger. He also was quite nervous.

His wife, Elizabeth's mother, held him together and he relied
on her a great deal. However they both understood the country needed
them given the abdication and the war, so Bertie rose to the occasion and did
an excellent job with the help of his wife.

But yes it could be argued the severe stress of the job took a toll on Bertie.
And contributed to an early death.

Certainly however as a second son, he knew he was the spare to the heir.
And the only reason they are kept in the lap of luxury and privilege is to
set up to the plate if needed. So their anger about doing the job of a spare
seems unwarranted to me. There is no free lunch.