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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 2:42 am
Some woman I have never met and probably never will meet has had a kid. No big deal, it won't change my life!
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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 2:50 am
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Lilibet as a first name is perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned. Thankfully, she can always use an initial for the middle name. It's certainly a perfectly respectable name considering what some celebrities have stupidly called their kids.
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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 4:59 am
Even with the current family tensions, it's pretty unthinkable that the Duke and Duchess would use that name without Elizabeth's blessing. Given her well-known views on the importance of harmony in the royal family, it's likely she felt flattered and saw it as a way to heal the rift.
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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 7:48 am
My mind hears 'little bit'.
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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 8:34 am
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They could have also add "mac" in the name and call her Lilimacbet, so when she grows up she becomes Ladymacbet.
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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 10:51 am
Surname's all wrong for one, it should be von Saxe-Coburg und Gothe.
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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 11:47 am
(June 7, 2021 at 10:51 am)Nomad Wrote: Surname's all wrong for one, it should be von Saxe-Coburg und Gothe.
Reminds me of the QI episode where Stephen Fry asked the panel why the Royal Family open their presents on Christmas Eve rather than on Christmas Day. Jo Brand said, ‘Is it because they’re all fucking mad?’ to which Fry replied, ‘No, it’s because they’re all fucking Germans.’
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RE: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
June 7, 2021 at 12:23 pm
I am pro-monarchy.
Here's the problem -- for democracy to survive, there must be a head of state with the authority and public support to override an authoritarian.
The jury is still out on whether the Windsors will keep that public support. If it fails, they are done. But if it continues, there is less chance of Commonwealth countries descending into autocracy.
