Ken WhiteEveryone talking about obscure medical conditions that may make King Charles' fingers look like that but nobody's talking about how the entire royal family's tree looks like a fuckin broomstick
I mean frankly that's why all the rumored affairs are a good thing so you don't wind up with kids who bleed to death every time they bump into a doorway with their enormous hubcap jaws
Malc@Popehat The clever snideness of this remark rather falls apart when you look at the next generations (William etc): a member of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha lineage hooked up with a Spencer, which is basically attached to the Howard family, who, to be fair, was close to the monarchy, but not since the 16th Century (Liz 1, if you're following along...)
Karen Bethany@malc @Popehat But isn’t that precisely WHY they forced Charles to breed with Diana? It’s not like it was a love match — and it was well after the science was *very public* on the impact of multigenerational inbreeding. Isn’t it possible they were specifically looking to infuse a new(ish) bloodline that was still “royal”/ historically significant to Britain after it became very clear that not only should they be concerned but that post WWII, most Brits *knew* it was concerning.
PhotoSniperFox@malc @Popehat The clever snideness of this reply falls apart when you realize that Charles is an excellent example of why the Romans got rid of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus: The inevitable result of hereditary #monarchy is an unparented brat on the throne.
And so is Andrew, except Charles actually made it to the throne.
And so is Andrew, except Charles actually made it to the throne.
@PhotoSniperFox @Popehat pretty sure that pretending that Charles murdered hi mother in order to get the job is a bit of a stretch! Still, at least the USA avoids whatever risk you associate with "parentless"... Oh, wait...
@PhotoSniperFox @Popehat well, except for that whole Lucius Tarquinius Superbus you brought up (who did the murder thing on his father-in-law to become king, which does seem kinda relevant when talking about someone becoming king).
Whatever point you may have had seems to have evaporated. Yup, Chas and Andy are sons of third cousins, but in terms of consanguinity that's not terribly close, while Wills and Harry's parents are more distant than seventh cousins!
If you want to go roleplay like it's the middle ages, then I guess good sense can't stop you.
(In re:Tarquin, I was referring to the actions of his unparented beast of a child whose lack of parental guidance caused his father's downfall.)
(In re:Tarquin, I was referring to the actions of his unparented beast of a child whose lack of parental guidance caused his father's downfall.)