tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post6928888791258742379..comments2024-03-18T07:51:50.975+00:00Comments on MRS TREFUSIS TAKES A TAXI: TREFUSIS MINOR ON MONARCHY, REPUBLICANISM AND THE ROYAL WEDDINGHelen Brocklebankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04572008161376510229noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-72454310199111839772011-05-10T15:08:51.681+01:002011-05-10T15:08:51.681+01:00I can't get exited about the royals but, my su...I can't get exited about the royals but, my superpower of choice would be invisability. I'd love to know what happens everywhere when the doors and curtains close each night!Helen@Knitted baby bootieshttp://www.thebabyshoecompany.co.uk/white-baby-booties-266-p.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-91503030346103325802011-05-06T18:31:45.226+01:002011-05-06T18:31:45.226+01:00Mrs T. I have just discovered you blog through a F...Mrs T. I have just discovered you blog through a Facebook post on the site of Sir Martin of Bartle. Your writing is just fantastic. As far as the royals go, I love them (re: previous post ... Tory boy...!) An old school friend was Equerry to the Queen, but even before that I was always a fan of our royal family. I was in Las Vegas & Norway (home) for the Wedding build up, it almost seemed like they loved it more than us Brits, sad in a way?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294884750351146943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-38523505626186338642011-05-03T19:00:00.743+01:002011-05-03T19:00:00.743+01:00I heart Trefusis Minor. He's plainly brillian...I heart Trefusis Minor. He's plainly brilliant. xxxMiss Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-26137204919143672992011-05-02T18:47:55.235+01:002011-05-02T18:47:55.235+01:00You are so to the point: we'd all love a repub...You are so to the point: we'd all love a republic but hate change.<br /><br />I'm not even British and I had Royal Wedding Fever for weeks before the event. And there was only one cure - wall to wall RW. And I loved it all; the dress, the trees in the Abbey, the kiss, the frowning bridesmaid (she reminded me of angry Little My in the Moomin's), the awful hats. Best TV for ages...(apart from The Killing of course, and the Wire..oh dear, must stop there.) xx<br /><br />Helena xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-31349017340123207662011-04-30T09:03:16.256+01:002011-04-30T09:03:16.256+01:00The royal family interested me as a child in a way...The royal family interested me as a child in a way politicians never could. We've come expect less from the royal family. Vulgarity, divorce, alcoholism, fraud and all manor of illicit acts can be forgiven. When politicians behave in this way, we're outraged, it's unacceptable. We're a funny bunch. If we had an elected head of state, someone like the Duke of Cambridge would do, probably.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-43316652315586683932011-04-29T09:07:08.644+01:002011-04-29T09:07:08.644+01:00I am no royalist but I agree with Trefusis Minor: ...I am no royalist but I agree with Trefusis Minor: I doubt an elected head of state would be any improvement -and I do like a bit of pomp and circumstance occasionally. I just wish we had less of the royals, both numerically and being constantly shoved down our throats by the press.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-19665440162023126402011-04-29T07:27:53.331+01:002011-04-29T07:27:53.331+01:00Loving T Minor's excellent command of history....Loving T Minor's excellent command of history. I was given a withering look by my 5 year old last week as I started explaining Christopher Columbus. <br />'Mummy I know who Christopher Columbus was.' And he did.<br /> Steerforth according to Wikipedia she is patrilineally descended from Conrad of Meissen...jongleusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754014776263314905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-29481261096423568542011-04-29T00:51:41.087+01:002011-04-29T00:51:41.087+01:00Like religion, monarchy is an act of faith which d...Like religion, monarchy is an act of faith which defies rational thought.<br /><br />I love the fact that our head of state can trace her ancestry back to an English king from 1,300 years ago (I can't remember his name, but it probably started with Eg). I also think the institution of the monarchy provides a vital ceiling on the power of politicians (look at how George Bush installed his cronies as soon as he was elected). I value an indpendent monarch, judiciary and civil service.<br /><br />Also, I've noticed that many of the most advanced social democracies - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Holland and Belgium - have monarchies (you can also include Australia, New Zealand and Canada), which rather refutes the belief that the institution is bad for democracy.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.com