Royal Boon
Read in the comments to an article (Sorry I forget where) discussing the recently disclosed pending blessed event in England, specifically involving Princess Kate's rumored carrying of twins and whether, in the case boy-girl twins the doctor could manipulate things to insure that one gender or another would wear the crown, something to the effect of
I don't care as long as they are healthy but don't name them Apple and Cinnamon.Well if you are going to make demands on royalty, I suppose it is wise to make ones that are easily accommodated.
[ My reply comment "And why the hell not!?" for some reason was not accepted for posting- so you get to enjoy it here.]
posted by New England Guy @ 10:49 AM
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I'd like to see them pick a good old-fashioned name like Ethelred or Eadwig.
Isn't it AEthelred?
I will stick with my suggestions for Princess Di's blessed event back in the 80s- Scooter or Dusty
or for a girl, a fun funky name like BritNi
That's a good argument for keeping the current law, which puts males ahead of their female siblings, but in all other ways treats them equally for the succession.
Not that it matters. I think figurehead monarchs are silly. But I wouldn't mind having a real monarch, as long as it was a cool guy like Otto von Habsburg or Juan Carlos. (The Spanish system, which gives the king small but still significant powers, makes sense to me.)
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