Charles could have anyone after DI Died. Why Camilla?
Posted on 03/22/2010 7:02:40 AM PDT by C19fan
Among the bordellos of Victorian Paris, Le Chabanais was the most exquisite, and the most lavish. Over the years this ‘maison de tolerance’ — the word ‘brothel’ was considered too tawdry — saw visitors as illustrious as Humphrey Bogart, Mae West and Cary Grant.
But in the 1880s, one of its principal clients was the future King Edward VII, then known to everyone as ‘Bertie’, the playboy Prince of Wales.
Each of the establishment’s 30 rooms had its own theme, such as Moorish, Louis XIV and ancient Roman — but Bertie’s favourite was the Hindu room.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Camilla used the connection as a pick up line with Charles.
Not a heck of a lot of insight here. The fact that Edward VII was a pleasure-seeker is not news. What we have here is an article serving as an advertisement for a TV show.
Charles could have anyone after DI Died. Why Camilla?
Well...God save the King!
Call me unimaginative, but I can’t figure the thing out, and neither can the readers of the Daily Mail.
I think the picture of the chair shows how it was used, at least in one respect. Those are a set of stirrups aren't they?
It's good to be King
Bump for later FReeper comments on how this thing was used.
You can buy modern day versions of that chair on the internet.
Or, so I’m told.
Imagine a gyn table, and an elevated platform on the floor with thingies to anchor the heels of someone facing the table.
Ingenious, these Victorians.
um ... after a careful review of the potential geometry ...
Party A reclines on bench with feet in stirrups, knees tightly bent.
Party B stands upright with feet resting in footrests.
Tab B goes into slot A?
Yes, and foot braces on the bottom for good ole Bertie.
um ... after a careful review of the potential geometry ...
Party A reclines on bench with feet in stirrups, knees tightly bent.
Party B stands upright with feet resting in footrests.
Tab B goes into slot A?
What about Party C?
From the article
Known romantically as a ‘siege d’amour’, or love-seat, this chair allowed the distinctly unathletic Bertie to have his way with two women simultaneously, all with the minimum of effort.
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