Richard, Charles and Andrew
posted by Brit
Good news - Dick Madeley's back in action. Don't forget to pop over and say hello.
Meanwhile BBC 1 showed a lot of the Prince of Wales last night. Like most, I used to pour a fair bit of scorn on Charles and his unstoppable flow of opinions and Trusts, but over the years the scorn has waned and been replaced by a good deal of admiration. A remarkable man in a remarkable situation, who inspired this masterpiece of maudlin melancholia not written, needless to say, by Andrew Motion. Poet Laureate? Pull the other one...
Good news - Dick Madeley's back in action. Don't forget to pop over and say hello.
Meanwhile BBC 1 showed a lot of the Prince of Wales last night. Like most, I used to pour a fair bit of scorn on Charles and his unstoppable flow of opinions and Trusts, but over the years the scorn has waned and been replaced by a good deal of admiration. A remarkable man in a remarkable situation, who inspired this masterpiece of maudlin melancholia not written, needless to say, by Andrew Motion. Poet Laureate? Pull the other one...
# posted by Brit : 7:25 AM
12 Comments:
At November 13, 2008 9:09 AM,
Paddy said…
Well I watched the Prince of Wales too and was irritated, bemused and charmed by turns. Charmed by his inability to to find the right Wagner music on his CD, bemused by his jackdaw attention span when speaking to various worthies and irritated by the undeveloped exposition of his theories on life, the universe and everything. Liked his gardens though. Only then I realised I'd missed Spurs beating the Scousers 4-2 and kicked myself.
At November 13, 2008 10:46 AM,
Nige said…
Dangerous combination of arrogance (stoked by endless deference), massive insecurity and half-baked thought. God save the Queen, I say!
At November 13, 2008 11:21 AM,
Peter Burnet said…
and his unstoppable flow of opinions and Trusts,
That's a keeper, Brit. I recall reading that when he announced to his parents he was a vegetarian, HM screwed up her face and said: "Oh, do grow up."
At November 13, 2008 12:22 PM,
malty said…
Send him to the shire, there he would find true happiness, and be out of our hair.
President Boris anyone?
At November 13, 2008 3:42 PM,
Anonymous said…
Could someone help me out here..What is the point of Prince Charles and the Monarchy?
At November 13, 2008 3:58 PM,
Brit said…
Those are two very different questions, Anonymous.
The point of the Monarchy is that otherwise we'd be America or possibly even France.
The ultimate point of Prince Charles is to be the Monarch, but what his point is in the meantime is a problem that haunts his every waking moment.
At November 13, 2008 5:07 PM,
Paddy said…
What is the enduring 'appeal' of the monarchy? That it endures. Nothing, not Parliament, clearly not political philosophy, not even the predominant religion (which only secured its place with the conversion of King Ethelbert in 597) predates our monarchy. The monarchy incarnates the past, present and future of Britain. It is a beautiful part of a shifting world. That is why it remains popular.
At November 14, 2008 12:00 AM,
Vernon Howell said…
What is the point of republicanism (with a small 'r')? Slovenia is a republic. Slovakia is a republic. Serbia is a republic. Mexico is a republic. Venezuela is a republic. Turkmenistan is a republic. Whoop-de-doo.
At November 14, 2008 12:13 AM,
Susan B. said…
Banana is a republic. And they have great sales at the end of every season, too.
At November 14, 2008 3:11 AM,
Peter Burnet said…
The case for monarchy is the same as Churchill's case for democracy. Awful, but so much better than the alternatives. Long may she reign and confound her enemies!
At November 14, 2008 3:05 PM,
Anonymous said…
I think Charles is permanently stoned.
At November 14, 2008 3:58 PM,
Paddy said…
Who was it who said that in the future there would only be five kings - the King of England, and the Kings of Diamonds, Clubs, Spades and Hearts?
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