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47. Will UK have its own version of birthers? eom

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Fri Jun 14, 2013, 11:07 PM

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OMFG - Lady Di was not Anglo-Saxon -is this the end of the monarchy??? [View all] malaise Jun 2013 OP

Hard To say, Ma'am, Since The Current Royals Are German.... The Magistrate Jun 2013 #1

Exactly. The Queen isn't Anglo-Saxon either BainsBane Jun 2013 #2

But but but malaise Jun 2013 #6

Yeah, though they never liked Diana anyway. BainsBane Jun 2013 #7

Well looks are deceiving malaise Jun 2013 #9

Especially since there is no such thing as biological race BainsBane Jun 2013 #12

Since there is no such thing as biological race, how can there be such a thing pnwmom Jun 2013 #14

There isn't. idwiyo Jun 2013 #37

There isn't BainsBane Jun 2013 #67

He's probably Celtic flamingdem Jun 2013 #28

Could it be that the Saxons TexasProgresive Jun 2013 #34

Uh...those Angles and Saxons....German. aquart Jun 2013 #49

But my dear Sir the future Royals malaise Jun 2013 #4

Couldn't they work on the Dna and you know flamingdem Jun 2013 #29

Actually the German origins of the Brit Royals goes back to George I (Georg Ludwig of Hanover) leveymg Jun 2013 #31

Prince Albert in a can, Victoria's husband, wasn't British either.... MADem Jun 2013 #51

Yes, actually, George I was born in Hannover MNBrewer Jun 2013 #68

And Greek. And Danish. Mmmmmm.....Danish. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #73

Cherry or cheese? LiberalEsto Jun 2013 #83

Why not both?? CokeMachine Jun 2013 #94

Changed from Hanover to Windsor right? arely staircase Jun 2013 #84

A Bit More Elaborate, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2013 #85

ah, FROM Hannover arely staircase Jun 2013 #87

Thank you, Sir Hekate Jun 2013 #95

I was gonna say, aren't they all Hapsburgs in the house of Windsor? Taverner Jun 2013 #86

No, that's one line of European monarchy they're not connected with - they're Catholic muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #91

And the ones for several hundred years before that were Normans-i.e. Frenchified Vikings. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #89

Wait'll the EDL and BNP hear about this! magellan Jun 2013 #3

That's a freaking DUzy malaise Jun 2013 #5

Neither was William the Conqueror eShirl Jun 2013 #8

Convince the racists malaise Jun 2013 #10

No kidding-- this story is about a thousand years late. Marr Jun 2013 #20

Bloody 'ell flamingdem Jun 2013 #30

who cares, the people of the uk even are not anglo saxons but a mixture loli phabay Jun 2013 #11

Clearly you don't get the joke n/t malaise Jun 2013 #13

well if its a joke should it not be funny, as i said who cares what his dna is loli phabay Jun 2013 #15

But... RobinA Jun 2013 #16

Silk comes from India too malaise Jun 2013 #18

And Japan, can't forget about the Land of the Rising Sun. Always facing at the USA. Eek!!! freshwest Jun 2013 #21

Didn't they just come up with a new mass produced silk? malaise Jun 2013 #22

GMO silk, I believe! csziggy Jun 2013 #35

Thanks csziggy and freshwest malaise Jun 2013 #60

They did indeed, but always had mass production of cocoons to get silk. freshwest Jun 2013 #45

Meh. Somehow they will muddle through this terrible crisis. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #17

Hey, the Welsh want the bloody fucking Prince to give up the title, too. DevonRex Jun 2013 #19

Ha malaise Jun 2013 #23

Hey, speak English! This is Amurika! freshwest Jun 2013 #25

Hey, just wait until I learn to count at you DevonRex Jun 2013 #41

Good, gives the German monarchy a little class Warpy Jun 2013 #24

THAT explains why she was so pretty............ kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #26

Uh, guys...? derby378 Jun 2013 #27

I hear you malaise Jun 2013 #32

Nobody has ever been able to prove descent from the kings of Israel starroute Jun 2013 #44

End of the Monarchy? One can always hope. MattBaggins Jun 2013 #33

The Monarchy enjoys overwhelming public support in the UK (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #36

So fucking what? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #39

Eloquent, and persuasive. (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #40

As eloquent and persuasive MattBaggins Jun 2013 #43

if your not a british subject then you dont really get a say. so why care if the brits have a loli phabay Jun 2013 #58

Because this is an American political MattBaggins Jun 2013 #63

probuably because american policies effect othwr countries, whereas the monarchy does not loli phabay Jun 2013 #65

Britain is a mighty powerful nation as well MattBaggins Jun 2013 #66

the queen has some power but parliament is the power, house of lords is part of the check loli phabay Jun 2013 #69

And America gets to choose regardless of what you think MattBaggins Jun 2013 #75

Hmmmmmmmmmmm that should be malaise Jun 2013 #77

ah the autocorrect police are on scene loli phabay Jun 2013 #81

That should leave a mark malaise Jun 2013 #76

Don't really want to "leave a mark" MattBaggins Jun 2013 #78

I'm anti-royal everywhere n/t malaise Jun 2013 #80

Nah, they are good for tourism and provide us with countless hours of entertainment. idwiyo Jun 2013 #48

Exactly LittleBlue Jun 2013 #53

Not to mention those one billion plus Indians malaise Jun 2013 #56

That's my hope for the planet malaise Jun 2013 #61

Explains why she was the only good looking one in entire royal family. idwiyo Jun 2013 #38

Ba-zamm!!! Iggo Jun 2013 #46

erm, you ever seen pics of the queen when she was younger, wow loli phabay Jun 2013 #59

For that matter, Philip was reckoned good looking when he still had his hair muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #62

yup, people forget the prince is in his nineties now. loli phabay Jun 2013 #64

Oh, I dunno... pipi_k Jun 2013 #100

I thought that William the Conqueror put an end to Anglo Saxon royalty FarCenter Jun 2013 #42

Will UK have its own version of birthers? eom Bad Thoughts Jun 2013 #47

So many peoples have lived in England, sometimes conquered it, that not an eyebrow will be raised Hekate Jun 2013 #50

Very nice post malaise Jun 2013 #54

What's also hilarious is that some Americans these days seem to think "white" = "Anglo Saxon"... Hekate Jun 2013 #92

My knowledge of the Carnarvons is all related to cricket malaise Jun 2013 #93

Lady Almina's Earl was an early and enthusiastic scholar/archaeologist of ancient Egypt Hekate Jun 2013 #98

This... pipi_k Jun 2013 #101

The world is a mutt.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #52

My butthole dog did that yesterday. a la izquierda Jun 2013 #97

Wouldn't be so bad if they didn't grin at you because it was so much fun. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #99

Queen Victoria and her 9 children really mixed up European royalty: Are_grits_groceries Jun 2013 #55

That is some history there malaise Jun 2013 #103

Lady Di might well have had 3% neanderthal genes. Oh, no! Enthusiast Jun 2013 #57

Let's have a look at Kate's ancestry too! treestar Jun 2013 #70

Let's not. I find the Middletons to be loathsome social climbers, and I do not exclude Catherine. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #74

Do you really mean that? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #79

Well, I kind of do about mere et pere. And Kate is a wee too WAG in her fashion sense for me. But I WinkyDink Jun 2013 #106

That's hardly NOT being "Anglo-Saxon" in the main. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #71

Imagine if DNA-testing had always been available to Royals.. SoCalDem Jun 2013 #72

Guess that one's going to the grave malaise Jun 2013 #104

More than coincidence? tularetom Jun 2013 #82

0.78125% Motown_Johnny Jun 2013 #88

Don't forget the Jewish roots. cloudbase Jun 2013 #90

What's the point of having an empire if you can't have sex the people that you're colonizing? MrScorpio Jun 2013 #96

And African ancestry, (because we all do) intaglio Jun 2013 #102

When has being anglo-saxon been a requirement?? eom yawnmaster Jun 2013 #105

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #107