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    Confession: I once upon a time had a soft spot for the Queen Mum.But also admired abdicator Ed VIII Archived Message

    Posted by Jim_Carlucci on September 15, 2022, 10:02 pm, in reply to "The Funeral Commentary "

    Pint-sized like my mother - but outshone everyone else in the room or in the photo/film frame.

    To be totally pragmatic: For about 25 years after WWII she and some of her offspring probably served to help heal the nation and provided an amusing right-royal soap opera for the media/tabloids.

    Innocent days.

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