This Brit sounds pissy for being irrelevant…
Sorry that British sensibilities were offended. Really.
I can’t believe you two read the same article I just read. I thought it was very funny.
The author was absolutely relishing the fact that we’re ignoring the royals. He wasn’t pissy or offeneded. He was heartened.
Take a look at my post, above.
I thought the ole chap was spot on, too! Some people just don't know how to have a good chuckle these days!
Same here.
The Prince and the Duchess have proceeded ceremoniously from one event to the next like harlequins at a convention for the colour-blind.
... dozed through a dinner of celery broth and medallions of buffalo.
It wasn't anti-USA - if it was he would not have mentioned the reality of the Libby affair.. and would have spun it like a Dem wet dream.
Scooter Libby, a hitherto anonymous assistant to Vice-President Dick Cheney, now in trouble for apparently lying to a grand jury about a crime that never was;
From the British perspective the London Times is pretty hostile to the British royal family and monarchy as the institution. Noe a surprising thing sice it is owned by Rupert Murdoch - a republican (small r).
The piece is the British way of expressing things "See Charles, even the Americans are ignoring you! Why should we let you become the head of state one day?"