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Why Princess Anne is the best king we never had
Daily Mail ^ | August 13, 2010 | Geoffrey Levy

Posted on 04/21/2017 8:01:50 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff

Sometimes a woman's deepest thoughts are best left unsaid, but the Princess Royal has never regretted once describing herself as 'not everyone's idea of a fairytale princess'. It was a deliberate message and the moment she laid the ground rules for her life as a professional royal. But everyone knew what she was getting at all those years ago.

In a celebrity-besotted world inhabited by pretty people endlessly proclaiming the message that physical beauty brings instant happiness, Anne was having to deal with being a real princess who is not blessed with chocolate-box prettiness.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; princess; princessanne; royals; uk
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To: Jumper

You mean “serfs”, not “surfs” unless you mean “smurfs”!

We’re probably conditioned to be that too!
Small, blue & annoying!


21 posted on 04/22/2017 7:39:05 AM PDT by Reily
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To: ops33

RAF Alconbury ‘73 to ‘75. I loved it!! Had some good times in Scotland.


22 posted on 04/22/2017 8:30:53 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: DesertRhino
Wasn’t she a total Ho?

Not at all. That was either her aunt Margaret, the Queen's sister, or her ex-sister-in-law Sarah Ferguson, wife of her and Charles' brother Andrew.

23 posted on 04/22/2017 5:59:32 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Thanks for the link. Too bad their marriage didn’t last, always a sad thing after such wonderful vows to each other.

I watched “The Crown” on Netflix and really enjoyed it. A great production of cast, script, etc., just excellent in every way.


24 posted on 04/23/2017 10:00:19 AM PDT by Cedar
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To: Cedar

True. It was rarely mentioned in the U.S. in 1973 because the media was obsessed with Nixon/Watergate.


25 posted on 04/23/2017 10:07:12 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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