HRH at Greenville Games

[Peter C.]

Peter,

I dispute nothing you say. I agree with it entirely. When I spoke of hereditary power and privilege I was speaking of royalty and aristocracy in general. There are places in the world where power is inherited along with privilege. Even in England there are those in government who have inherited there positions - many in the House of Lords, for example. Of course, if Labour has their way even this will change eventually.

As far as how hard the British royals work at their job I also agree with you there. I am particularly impressed at the schedule the Queen keeps. Most octogenarians would find her official calendar a grueling ordeal. Not only does she stick to it year in and year out, but it seems to me that she quite enjoys it. Long live the Queen!

Regards,

Brian

You are absolutely right Brian. So many people criticize the British Royals that I find myself defending them with out thinking. Lesson learned. Sorry.

Peter

[McClef]

I am sure that both MOR and I agree that it's good to educate forum members who may not be aware of the niceties of protocol etc in countries outside of the US. Rejection should not be an excuse for isolation or lack of knowledge and it remains a fact that many Americans are fascinated by a system that they themselves no longer have.

I am aware that the letters patent were designed to have the effect of "deprincing" all the German relatives but it was also to restrict the proliferaton of royal titles ad infinitum to British ones also. George V's only daughter, Princess Mary, the Princess Royal was not able to pass on royal titles to her children whereas all her brothers were (apart from the childless Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor and the unfortunate Prince John who died young).

A lot of the royal males we have been discussing are kilt wearers though (some more than others)!