Disgraceful security lapse

Didn't you post this as well on the Netherlands forum???

So you admire our new Queen ?

The last time I was in Holland, the queen was a lot older.

The '80s dresses looked the same, thouhg.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

The last time I was in Holland, the queen was a lot older.

She's even older now, Hailey; but she abdicated the other week, and this is her Argentinian daughter-in-law: the "Queen Consort", actually.

Gosh, I'd follow here everywhere for free too Gordon!

Great story, a real Queen for the people, another Diana. Just goes to show you when the people love and respect their leaders, heads of state, monarchs there's no need for mountains of security.

  Cheers, 
  William James Woodward – Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

wjwoodward wrote:

Just goes to show you when the people love and respect their leaders, heads of state, monarchs there's no need for mountains of security.

There was a photo the other day of some tourist girl rushing up to the two British princes and asking if she could take their photo. Again, no security. I'm not sure it's even a matter of respect, James: more a matter of "what are the chances?"  Also, to be fair, I guess, the princes and little Miss Queen are merely provincial celebrities, not The Emperor of the Western World.

Could be Gordon, just could be. Somehow seems that people tend to like monarchs much better than presidents at any rate.

Regarding the Emperor, and his new clothes... Snowden just told him that the tailor has duped him into believing they were made with magic thread and that he's really been walking around naked all this time. Let's see how that all plays out!!!

  Cheers, 
  William James Woodward – Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

I haven't seen any queens since I went to Bangkok.

wjwoodward wrote:

Could be Gordon, just could be. Somehow seems that people tend to like monarchs much better than presidents at any rate.

I think most people don't mind hereditary royalty as long as its members don't have any power. Etymologically, "monarch" means "sole ruler"; but there aren't too many of those around, these days. By that reckoning, the last monarch of England was probably Oliver Cromwell!

The most interesting thing about King Charles I is that he was 5 foot 6 inches tall at the start of his reign, but only 4 foot 8 inches tall at the end of it.