> OK, I will respect Prince Charles the German Usurper (bring back the Stuarts!). I will NEVER genuflect to the “memory” of Princess Di, however.
(grin!) I quite enjoyed Princess Diana’s time in the Royal Family. She was the most English of the lot: related by blood to Sir Winston L S Churchill (his “S” initial was for “Spencer”, her maiden name).
It is true that the Royal Family are an unusual bunch, and it is understandable that they live dysfunctional lives: given their circumstances, who wouldn’t? There’s absolutely zero prospect of living a normal life under those circumstances.
It’s nice to see that Diana’s two boys William and Harry both have the warrior gene: that is how it should be with kings and princes. Harry’s already a war veteran and apparently ferocious. But even then, they can’t be “normal” because they’d never allow William to go in Harm’s Way as an heir to the throne, even if he wanted to (he probably does).
Yes, and Churchhill’s mom Jennie Jerome’s family once had a race course and estate in the Bronx, hence Jerome Avenue in said borough.