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Badger

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  1. I'm already imagining Penny some time in the future telling Bella, "YOU'RE NOT TOO BIG TO GO OVER MY KNEE, LITTLE GIRL!!!!" Regarding spoilers, I think the rule is if you comment on the show when it airs in the UK, you can't comment when it airs in the US. I haven't seen any news or gossip about Emerald Fennell leaving the show so I'm thinking she may have gotten time off to do another show or something.
  2. BBC2 just started a new "Back In Time For Dinner" series. This one is called "Further Back In Time For Dinner" and begins in1900. The family is now supposed to an "aspirational" middle class family, so there's a maid of all work who does the cooking. In real life, she's a caterer.
  3. I loved "Victoria and Albert." They used to run it on BBCAmerica all the time.
  4. Theo Aronson's books are also good if you're interested in finding out more about Victoria and her royal descendants. I recommend "Grandmama of Europe." Regarding Cousin George (later The Duke of Cambridge), he married an actress named Louisa Fairbrother without permission so she was never recognized. She changed her name to FitzGeorge and their three children also used that name.
  5. An early acting role for Peter Firth (The Duke of Cumberland) This show also ran in the USA.
  6. She also played Lady Churchill in "The Crown."
  7. Another interesting thing about Victoria's daughters is that they all knew how to cook. Albert insisted on it, and they also had a garden they had to tend to themselves.
  8. There's a story that the Johnsons used to leave White House parties early so that those who wanted to, could go home. Then they'd go back and dance the night away with their remaining guests.
  9. You might want to check out "Bertie and Elizabeth" which was a British TV movie made by ITV. It's available on ACORN , and Youtube has it although it's broken up into a bunch of different segments.
  10. Edward VIII's first name actually was Edward, but he was always called David.
  11. Mel is also co hosting the new BBC live talent show "Let It Shine" along with Graham Norton. It's about finding 5 boys to be in a new musical featuring the songs of Take That. Amber Riley is one of the judges, but just for the early auditions.
  12. The current Earl's two eldest children, Benjamin and Emily were born before their parents got married, so the title will go to the Earl's second son Alexander who is currently Viscount Lascelles. Lord Lascelles has at least one son but is not married to the child's mother.
  13. Pretty much every book about Edward VIII and/or his parents is about how his upbringing affected him. No one has any doubt that George V and Queen Mary loved their children, but they had a very difficult time showing it. King George was a Navy man and he had what they call a quarterdeck manner, meaning lots and lots of very loud yelling especially when he disapproved of something. And as he once said, "I was afraid of my father, my father was afraid of his mother, and I'm going to make damn sure my children are afraid of me!" (Paraphrasing somewhat, but you get the point.) As for Queen Mary, she was brought up to revere royalty as something almost sacred. And as she once said, "I have always to remember that my children's father is also their King."
  14. I think she may have done something like that in private. I don't know that she would have done it publicly or in a situation where she was representing the Queen. The thing with Margaret is that she was very conscious of her status as a member of The Royal Family, and she could be very mercurial. One minute she could be very informal and the next she'd be pulling rank.
  15. I bought the audiobook for my Kindle when it first came out. I'm actually listening to it now.
  16. When her aunt The Duchess of Cambridge died, Queen Victoria remarked that she was the last person who could call her "Victoria."
  17. FWIW, Emperor Showa (Hirohito) also died without ever knowing he had cancer. This was around 1989 or 1990. I don't think there's any hard and fast rule about royalty and serious illness.
  18. No, his father is Cynthia's late husband. I watched the show when it aired in the UK, and I cheered and clapped when Alice locked the doors.
  19. Yes, he was still alive. He didn't die until 1974
  20. Claire Foy was also in the recent reboot of "Upstairs Downstairs." Eileen Atkins was in it.
  21. Today (November 16) is the anniversary of the plane crash that killed Princess Cecilie and her husband and children. November 16 is a very tragic date for the Hesses. It was on this date in 1878 when Princess Marie died in the diptheria epidemic aged only 4. Her mother died a month later of the same epidemic. Also, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, the only child of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and his first wife Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh died on November 16 in 1903 of meningitis. She was 8 years old.
  22. Actually, no, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie will not be undertaking royal duties much to the consternation of their father, The Duke of York. They have their patronages and charities and both have had jobs, although Beatrice is not working right now. She broke up with her long time boyfriend not too long ago. Eugenie is expected to be engaged to her boyfriend in the not too distant future.
  23. Regarding Edward, the plan is after both The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have passed on, Charles is supposed to re-create the title of Duke of Edinburgh for Edward.
  24. Another interesting thing about Porchy is that the woman he eventually married, Jean Wallop, was American. In fact, her brother Malcolm was a United States Senator representing the state of Wyoming; he was a Republican. The Wallops themselves are descended from the Earls of Portsmouth.
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