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...stage of Sanders Theatre in a throne-like chair big enough to hold two of her, she looked delicate, almost fragile...
...camera as it surges forth to meet him. All the pride and glory of the English kings is captured by the sweep of the camera as it passes along the dark eyes of conniving Archbishops, corrupt nobles and toady servants, all fixed upon the image of Henry on the throne...
This is a perverse linkage of the value of an institution and its temporary usage. Certainly, it is unfortunate when the heir to the throne has aspirations of being reincarnated as a feminine hygiene product (His Royal Highness was recorded in a conversation with Camilla Parker-Bowles expressing fear that he would be "chucked down the lavatory and go on forever, swirling round the top, never going down."). But since so many Britons support the idea of a monarchy--75 percent in a recent survey--why let two people destroy...
...second is to recognize that the monarchy is a good institution, but that the current occupants are somewhat substandard. Instead of a complete abolition, why not legislate a successionist battle for England's throne? We haven't had one of those for a long time. It would force Liz and Phil to get their children in line, lest they lose the crown jewels to some morally superior family. Prince Phillip has stated that his support of monarchical rule is not "a desperate attempt by a family to hold on to some sort of situation. Because that isn't the point...
Meanwhile, royal hell nearly broke loose in England, where heir-to-the-throne Charles revealed yesterday in an authorized biography that he was prodded into a loveless marriage by his emotionally distant dad, Prince Philip. The Queen's hubby -- also in Russia -- reportedly castigated Charles today for going public. The skinny on the newest scandal: this may be the final sign that Bonnie Prince Charlie carries too much baggage to be King...