Tag Archives: Monarchy

Long To Reign Over…?

Posted on January 18, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

Perhaps the biggest news of 2022 was the death of Elizabeth Windsor, Queen of England. A sad event for her family and of course many English people. Her father George (“George VI”) died in February 1952, a few months before … Continue reading →

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Harry, Meaghan, Oprah and…Me!

Posted on March 9, 2021 by fitzjameshorse

For those of us who live in a Republic (for example France, United States of America, Germany and Ireland) our Head of State is elected by the People. There is of course a distinction between Presidents who have real political … Continue reading →

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The Grand Old Duke of York?

Posted on November 21, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

It is a bit tangled isn’t it. I am not addressing the Epstein case (will do it later in the week when I buy some vitriol in the computer shop). But if you attack the Monarchy, its defenders say “ah … Continue reading →

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GAWD Bless You Mrs Windsor

Posted on September 9, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It would be churlish not to mention that “Queen Elizabeth of England” is now the longest reigning monarch in English History. I doff my cap in admiration. Some might say she is a “welfare scrounger” but she seems harmless enough … Continue reading →

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The “Queen”…Nazi?

Posted on July 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Buchanan Street Bus Station on Saturday. I bought the “Scottish Sun”. Seven full pages …exclusive. A video exists of Mrs Windsor performing a Nazi salute. Well, it would be a constitutional crisis if “The Queen” performed a Nazi Salute in … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Woman Has Baby!

Posted on May 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Thank GOD I am a Republican. So a baby girl is born …a princess…no less. Just in time for so-called journalists to fill the Sunday papers with complete and utter shite. I think I will stay in bed all day … Continue reading →

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“A Tweet, A Tweet….My Kingdom For A Tweet”

Posted on March 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So it turns out that “King Richard III” last seen alive in 1485 is ….dead. This qualifies as News. I am a Republican and I dont understand Monarchy. Clearly, the body found buried in a car park in the city … Continue reading →

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Randy Andy?

Posted on January 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Whats all this about “Prince” Andrew of the British Royal Family being mentioned in New York Law Courts. Something about him and an “underage sex slave”. It sounds like the kinda thing we read about on Slugger O’Toole. Those guys … Continue reading →

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Not The Nine O’Clock News: Woman Has Baby!

Posted on July 23, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So congratulations to the happy couple. I think as a republican I can actually say that without doffing my cap and tugging my forelock. It is ridiculous of course that the British Head of State is decided this way. That … Continue reading →

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The British “New Years Honours” Explained

Posted on December 30, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Those dull days between Christmas and New Year can be brightened by idle speculation on the New Years Honours List. Twice a year…….on her “official” birthday and New Year the “Queen” awards honours to her subjects. Of course these “honours” … Continue reading →

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