Allegiance

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Queen Camilla......Part Two

"I had the then Duchess to thank for helping to salvage my first, unscheduled, meeting with the King. On a visit to Morocco the royal couple popped into a tiny gift shop where Camilla wanted to pick up some souvenirs for her grandchildren, and as the designated royal rota reporter for that part of their day I went in with them, encouraged by their staff. Inevitably, in a space that only had room for about six people at a pinch, I found myself face to face with Charles, who sized me up for a moment and then asked, with a hint of suspicion, who I was. To my relief the Duchess vouched for me, saying: “Darling, haven’t you met Gordon? He works for The Telegraph.” The then Prince of Wales softened, and shook my hand.

Much is made of the fact that the Queen Consort only became a member of the Royal family at the age of 57, meaning she can relate to members of the public in a way that no one who is born royal can match. And while that is entirely true, it is not a given. There are plenty of upper crust or wealthy people who are far less “normal” than she is, and plenty of husbands and wives who have turned their back on their past when they make a leap up the social ladder.

“I’m not going to call it the common touch,” says a friend, “because that would be patronising, it’s more that she has an ability to connect with people across the whole of society – the intelligentsia, the literati, the countryside people, everyone.” Part of the reason people take to her is that she refuses to take herself too seriously, and that is one of the keys to understanding who she really is."

Let me say Oh! F*ck me and pass me a sick bag.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

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Not by my. She didn't deserve to die but she was far from being a saint.

The last time me and the wife were in London we walked through Hyde Park and wove our way towards Kensington Palace and people were still laying flowers in her memory and that was in 2023 k_c. It amazes me it really does.

[sinkov]

Let me say Oh! F*ck me and pass me a sick bag.

The more I find out about her and the more I'm liking her, let's say if I had to choose someone to take as a pillion passenger on a motorbike tour of Germany, I think I'd prefer Camilla to the thick as mince, anti-Semitic Abbopotamus.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

The Royal Bike on a Bike Tour sounds spot on mon ami.

[kritichris]

Would that make her a Camillion?

[sinkov]

The Royal Bike on a Bike Tour sounds spot on mon ami.

Back in the day I wouldn't have minded riding the Tour de France with Camilla, but sadly, like me, I think she's a bit worse for wear now.

[Swissclaret]

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Not by my. She didn't deserve to die but she was far from being a saint.

That makes two of us, K-c. She had an agenda and worked it for all she was worth. That doesn’t make her a bad person, but I don’t think that she was the innocent, «*English Rose*» that people made her out to be.

I will never be convinced that the red-headed twerp, Harry, was sired by King Charles.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

That makes two of us, K-c. She had an agenda and worked it for all she was worth. That doesn’t make her a bad person, but I don’t think that she was the innocent, «*English Rose*» that people made her out to be.

I will never be convinced that the red-headed twerp, Harry, was sired by King Charles.

In all probability he wasn't k-c...

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[The Bedlington Terrier]

My main interest will be to see and hear Sub's erstwhile colleagues, I love the military bands on occasions such as these. Sheer perfection, they never let us down.

I don't know why Jimmy's lad is even bothering to turn up. Might he be seeing his dad?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...fc377f5c&ei=11

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[sinkov]

I don't know why Jimmy's lad is even bothering to turn up. Might he be seeing his dad?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...fc377f5c&ei=11

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No idea mon ami, not interested in the guest list, it's the ceremony, the pageantry that I like, I couldn't give a FF who's attending, or why.