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Sogo

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5. I find British royalty to be a total enigma.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 8, 2021, 01:07 AM

Mar 2021

Except for their elaborately orchestrated life and surroundings, they are a completely unremarkable lot. It’s really rather perplexing how it continues on, except that it has spawned a huge tourist industry.

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The valuable lesson of the Meghan Markle interview [View all] RandySF Mar 2021 OP

And misogyny Walleye Mar 2021 #1

Good point. Popcorn 51 Mar 2021 #2

It's so obviously racism. The firm has screwed this up so badly... brush Mar 2021 #3

I would agree except that Kate Middleton hasn't been savaged by the press. RandySF Mar 2021 #6

A lot of racism in enhanced by some misogyny. Also that she's not British Walleye Mar 2021 #13

Another lesson, that royalism is an anachronism and a racket? UTUSN Mar 2021 #4

I find British royalty to be a total enigma. Sogo Mar 2021 #5

The best explanation I've heard so far... caraher Mar 2021 #7

That's good insight. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #8

Fortunately, England has never had that kind of problem with a king. Beartracks Mar 2021 #9

Not recently, anyway. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #10

The queen has no powers to govern, so he would have had less power than he had here. Pongo Mar 2021 #14

No, but he would still have had the power Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #20

Once Charles is in charge they'll be even more unremarkable. dem4decades Mar 2021 #12

I think the same. Not a particularly talented bunch. Buckeyeblue Mar 2021 #15

Just cannot fathom why they want Deminpenn Mar 2021 #11

Attention. tavernier Mar 2021 #17

I have to wonder along with you. They put the one book out to tell their side supposedly, so I Pongo Mar 2021 #18

Think your assessment is probably correct Deminpenn Mar 2021 #19

The world has been speaking for and speculating about them since day 1 Lucinda Mar 2021 #23

There was a book telling their side, correct? Deminpenn Mar 2021 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author maryellen99 Mar 2021 #16

Well, kind of it does. They had the $$$ to pick up and buy a $14M mansion in the US aikoaiko Mar 2021 #21

Appears to be true treestar Mar 2021 #22