Hey, Stowe (XOXOXOXOXO) ~
Perhaps Jon or Dan or others may have something to say about this, but. . . I think that, if Her Majesty has managed to stay married to Prince Philip for lo, these 67 years, she
deserves to be the temporal head of the Church of England - because: she's a SAINT - LOL!!!
Prince Philip is a PARADOX. By all accounts he's rude, crude, and frequently makes insufferable racist and sexist comments, when he's out and about. (And he wasn't very damned nice to his own children, either, in a lot of ways, treating them in a tough and quasi-military fashion, and sending poor "Chairlie" to Gordonstoun, which in Scotland (to my eternal shame) is called a "school" - whereas in most civilized nations it would have been called (at least in that day and age) an "internment camp.")
Just for your amusement, here are some of The Duke of Edinburgh's most incandescently rude and awful comments ;-) *And these are
deliciously AWFUL;-)*
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-philip-quotes-relive-90-133848
At the same time - despite his rough and unvarnished nature, it is reported that (unlike his sons) Prince Philip is thoughtful and kind to the people who work for him. And they think rather highly of him. In 2011, in a break with Royal Protocol (apparently - though why it should be a "break" is imponderable to ME, who is both a Scot AND a colonial) he attended his chauffeur's funeral personally, rather than sending a representative. (Jon is going to kill me for quoting the "Mail" here, but I swear, I've read this elsewhere: and it is excerpted from another publication - I just lack the time to go hunting sources, all night.):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...ok-reveals-intriguing-secrets-royal-life.html
Indeed, Prince Philip is a very quirky and ill-behaved and SOMETIMES lovable old character. Her Majesty (if sometimes a little cool, for North American tastes) supplies the dignity, grace, and stoicism; Philip supplies the
COMEDY.
God bless them both, upon the occasion of their anniversary. I prefer them, even as a mismatched and rather eccentric team, to having Richard Nixon, or George W. Bush, as my head of state ;-)))
"A" ;-))))
P.S. Monarchy is such fun. No impeachments, ever - we just behead a Stuart, once in awhile
Or marry one off to an American, so he can abdicate ;-)
