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Megan Robertson’s magnificent Medals of the World is now listed on the blog on the right hand side under “Sources”. Her website is full of wonderful information on just about every medal on earth. Megan also provides a lot of helpful links to other sites who have information on medals and honors around the world.

Megan’s site is found at www.medals.org.uk and has been a part of my links list on Mandy’s British Royalty for several years now. Enjoy!

Amanda Platell of the Daily Mail has given Prince William some useful career advice: “Get a proper job”.

Ms. Platell, if you remember, was the columnist who roundly criticized Princess Beatrice’s 18th birthday party. She was in a snit about the Princess and her guests dressing up as Victorian belles and gentlemen, declaring their outfits a “disaster”.

Complaining about someone’s themed birthday party doesn’t strike me as a “proper job” itself, but I do think Amanda Platell’s opinion is actually valid in this case. She has simply added yet another voice to the masses of people - monarchists included - who decry princely playboy behavior. William’s stints in the Army are not viewed as serious or earnest enough, and this is exactly what I had hoped to avoid. Instead, he should have returned to university.

I wrote a letter to Charles’ advisors, saying that Prince William should be seen furthering his education and taking his future role more seriously. Being a part of the military is admirable, but since William is the direct heir to the throne, he won’t see much action. It does help the prince gain an understanding of what goes on in military life and he gets to meet all kinds of people, but it is political science and international relations that are crucial right now. At least in my opinion.

There is so much turmoil in the government and fuss surrounding the monarchy that William needs to learn how to survive it all. The Queen can teach him quite a bit, but he also needs an official diplomatic education to deal with the cut-throat tactics out there.

My response from the advisors? Barely a paragraph. Clarence House treated me as if I was a sixteen year old girl who had written a gushy fan letter about William instead.

Slightly insulted, I realized that I would just have to sit back and watch the Prince’s official life roll out before the media for better or for worse. Not like I really expected them to take my ideas on board or invite me over for tea and a brainstorm, but I thought their letter would be a bit more… responsive. Instead, I got the old brush-off. Queen Noor’s people were a lot more friendly!!

Oh well… at least I’m not going to be on the royal blacklist for an article entitled “Wills must get a job or he’ll end up like Charles”. You mean the same Charles who has the Prince’s Trust, Duchy Originals, etc. etc.? Yeah, please don’t end up successful, William!

Thanks to The Monarchist
The Daily Mail Article in full

During the state visit to Turkey, the Queen wore several lovely outfits. Two of my favorites were the pink and the black and cream ensembles. Observe:

Elizabeth always looks exceptionally lovely in bright colors, because they brighten her skin. When she wears white or cream, it enhances her silver hair and she looks very stately. Wonderful choices!

Right after my broadcast on the oath of allegiance controversy, I found this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the creator for finally putting it point blank in the republicans’ faces. How much clearer can we be?

Listen here.

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The Queen’s visit to Turkey with Prince Philip
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People over at OurKingdom are debating about the fate of the UK. Some are suggesting an Anglo-Celtic bloc within the European Union (should the UK join), and refer to this possibility as a “decentralised Albion, with a Council of the Isles”.

Others are speaking up saying, “For England, a “confederated” United Kingdom would be nothing but gain. The obsession among Westminster politicians with keeping the union is archaic … An autonomous Scotland, a country as big as Denmark, should liberate the English parliament to enjoy a politics freed of the alien encumbrance of Scottish seats … It should also liberate England to consider its localism, its neglected Anglo-Saxon history and culture, without having to “take into account” the Scottish (or Irish or Welsh) ingredients of that curious vacuity, Britishness.”

Take a look around OurKingdom or start a debate in the British American Group

Here’s the latest attempt to make bland the British nation. Your own government, like here in the US, is going to stab you in the back.

[Ed. - Just to let you know - before I’m sent thousands of flaming emails of hatred - that yes, I know that there are people who don’t want the monarchy for one reason or another, and they would be more than happy that the Labour Government is pushing for such a move. The reason I say “stabbed in the back” is because not only are monarchists being betrayed, the head of state betrayed, but in the end, those of you who are republicans will be betrayed too. The politicians are doing it even now. These people want to be rid of a distinct British icon, at times viewed as specifically English, and they will play on republican feelings for their own end.]

This may shock you, but our eloquent and ebullient president has a penchant for street slang. When’s the best time to use it? During official functions with other world leaders! The occasion was the first day of the Group of Eight summit in Japan. What better place?

A televised clip of the event showed President George W. Bush casually wrapping an arm around Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua and calling for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attention.

“Yo, Harper,” Bush called. “The president of Nigeria!”

Two years ago, Bush famously offered the same greeting to the former British prime minister, Tony Blair, at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Opposition members in the Canadian Parliament suggested this particular friendly greeting to Harper was indicative of close ties between the Bush administration and the Harper government. I think it’s more along the lines of an idiot who can’t grow up and take anything seriously for even five minutes. With all the supposed wealth and breeding in that family, could they not find time to dump junior in an etiquette class?

Only a few more months… only a few more months….

[Globe and Mail]

Britain should get rid of the monarchy, says the United Nations. The UN Human Rights Council said the UK must “consider holding a referendum on the desirability or otherwise of a written constitution, preferably republican”. [Telegraph]

Apparently, it was the Sri Lankan envoy who raised concerns over the British monarchy. Sri Lanka is part of the Human Rights Council along with Saudi Arabia and Cuba.

Saudi Arabia and Cuba. Since when did either of them have the right to ignore their own human rights records and jump on the backs of the British, telling them what to do? Not only that, but the UN itself was involved with the oil for food scandal.

This is just another example of outside forces trying to dictate what the British do in their own country. If it isn’t the European Union, it’s the UN. No one will be satisfied until Britain is destroyed, turned into a republic where nothing is remotely recognizable. Enjoy your jolly nice tea and Queen now, they sneer. That’ll all soon be a part of history.

Well, I for one am NOT going to stand for that. Leave your comments here.

The Economist.com has conducted a poll in both Britain and America to see how our views are similar - and different.

The Economist’s article “Anglo-Saxon Attitudes” asks if our two countries are really that similar in viewpoint, and whether Britain may be more similar to a country like France, for example.

For the full poll data, click here:
http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/FullPollData.pdf