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Jesus Malverde

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31. King George I

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 11:58 AM

Jul 2013

Circumcision for members of the royal family in England dates back to King George I, who introduced the custom. Queen Victoria traced the British royal family’s tree back to ancient Israel’s King David, and insisted that her sons be circumcised along the lines of Jewish tradition, which calls for foreskin to be snipped on the eighth day after birth.

Edward VII, the Duke of Windsor and Prince Charles all had their foreskins removed, the latter by Jacob Snowman GP, at Buckingham Palace in 1948. Charles’ brothers Andrew and Edward were also snipped.

According to Anthony Holden’s biography of Prince Charles, cited by the Evening Standard, Jacob Snowman was summoned to the palace five days after Charles’s christening. Snowman was a mohel, a religious circumcision specialist, from London’s Jewish community, and he was chosen over the royal physician to perform the ritual.

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/07/24/britain-wonders-if-baby-prince-will-be-circumcised-prince-charles-snipped-by-royal-mohel/

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'Circumcision is one of the oddities of the Royal Family' [View all] Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 OP

Batten down the hatches, DU, it's a Royal Family Circumcision thread! FSogol Jul 2013 #1

Do you suppose that they do it while at Olive Garden nursing their pit bull & smoking fried chicken? greatauntoftriplets Jul 2013 #3

Let the pitbull mascot for Olive Garden (and resident guardian of nursing Moms) do it... hlthe2b Jul 2013 #7

.... HappyMe Jul 2013 #4

Thats the "cutting edge" of modern media reporting. Historic NY Jul 2013 #19

Optimism: cutting off an inch before you know how big it will get. liberal N proud Jul 2013 #2

! LeftofObama Jul 2013 #5

This should end well Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #6

My husband asked, after the royal birth, when's the bris? CTyankee Jul 2013 #8

My doctor did for my son in his office when my son was only 2 weeks old. RebelOne Jul 2013 #18

Everywhere you look, weiners keep rearing their ugly heads Blue Owl Jul 2013 #9

The mohel things change, the mohel they remain the same. nt pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #13

It's not so ugly uncircumcised. Agschmid Jul 2013 #14

Who are you trying to fool? TroglodyteScholar Jul 2013 #25

Nope, then it is just fugly. Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #28

This thread is causing me great pain. Hoyt Jul 2013 #10

Im glad you only posted a snip of that article DJ13 Jul 2013 #11

I declare you the wiener! Agschmid Jul 2013 #15

The job of Mohel doesn't pay well. Bonobo Jul 2013 #12

... LittleBlue Jul 2013 #16

Our local mohel is a jeweler on his day job. Mr. David Jul 2013 #21

That reminds me of this SNL "ad" dflprincess Jul 2013 #26

At least... Ron Obvious Jul 2013 #17

I heard that Prince William said take a little off the top. Historic NY Jul 2013 #20

And try not to take anything off the bottom. nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #22

I'm so glad I'm around for this thread. flvegan Jul 2013 #23

a snip off the old block ... zbdent Jul 2013 #24

"Understandably, Clarence House will not comment on such a private and delicate matter." customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #27

if the royals circumcize but the commoners don't, what is the origin of this distinction? HiPointDem Jul 2013 #29

There isn't a particular distinction muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #30

King George I Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #31