tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post9092886556131332261..comments2023-06-01T11:44:46.556+01:00Comments on The House of Beauty and Culture: FYIHOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-18896443243279848152009-04-28T15:08:00.000+01:002009-04-28T15:08:00.000+01:00Tabloids are such idiots. Or, at least, their writ...Tabloids are such idiots. Or, at least, their writers often are. Surely the fool and his/her editors should have checked, re protocol.An Aesthete's Lamenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-76728736456100950432009-04-28T16:29:00.000+01:002009-04-28T16:29:00.000+01:00AL - Anything in the name of cheap sentiment.AL - Anything in the name of cheap sentiment.HOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-42268293509826514112009-04-28T16:32:00.000+01:002009-04-28T16:32:00.000+01:00Did you see the photograph on the Guardian on-line...Did you see the photograph on the Guardian on-line where it looked like Camilla was about to leap up from the table where she was sitting with the Pope? It was very funny.Pigtown-Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-20156156470320062202009-04-28T18:49:00.000+01:002009-04-28T18:49:00.000+01:00PD - do you mean the one where HH said mistakenly ...PD - do you mean the one where HH said mistakenly to Camilla," Diana, time has not been kind" ?HOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-31883758246408435712009-04-28T23:34:00.000+01:002009-04-28T23:34:00.000+01:00Almost spit my tea on the computer screen with tha...Almost spit my tea on the computer screen with that one, m'dear!<br><br>Here's the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2009/apr/27/prince-charles-monarchy?picture=346533541" rel="nofollow">one</a>.Pigtown-Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-52220064573776877112009-04-29T06:03:00.000+01:002009-04-29T06:03:00.000+01:00Yup, that's the one.Yup, that's the one.HOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-39396019047742573362009-04-30T07:06:00.000+01:002009-04-30T07:06:00.000+01:00I only wish Camilla had worn a tiara like the Quee...I only wish Camilla had worn a tiara like the Queen in her first two visits:<br><br>http://members3.boardhost.com/Oranjes/msg/1240640703.html<br><br>although she dispensed with one on her third visit. Perhaps accusations of "being too grand" were taken into consideration. But it seems the dress code has gone down a notch for the gentleman too.columnisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-43802950778098520632009-04-30T18:13:00.000+01:002009-04-30T18:13:00.000+01:00C - Thanks for the link. Fab. How on earth can the...C - Thanks for the link. Fab. <br>How on earth can the Queen be accused of being too grand? And who could possibly be in a position to make such an accusation?HOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-75917293690172583032009-05-02T07:25:00.000+01:002009-05-02T07:25:00.000+01:00I meant accusations of Camilla being accused of be...I meant accusations of Camilla being accused of being too grand; she does tend to wear huge pieces, albeit of those lent to her by the Queen:<br><br>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-496260/Rebranded-How-dazzling-Camilla-dumped-dowdy-image.html<br><br>No, I don't think our dear Queen could ever be considered "too grand"; indeed her endearing trait is that she is the opposite. The status and function accorded her takes care of that. Camilla is equally undemanding in that respect.columnisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-61607322172805572702009-05-02T17:00:00.000+01:002009-05-02T17:00:00.000+01:00C - got it.C - got it.HOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-2240022061078256972009-05-02T17:05:00.000+01:002009-05-02T17:05:00.000+01:00C-perhaps when Camilla is Consort, it will be more...C-perhaps when Camilla is Consort, it will be more suitable then. For time to time I do feel sorry for her unenviable position.HOBAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-32183060205200918582009-05-03T06:50:00.000+01:002009-05-03T06:50:00.000+01:00Yes, she does seem to get an unnecessary backlash ...Yes, she does seem to get an unnecessary backlash from the Diana-for-canonisation contingent.columnisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391381303418509265.post-52077667681805238772009-05-05T23:18:00.000+01:002009-05-05T23:18:00.000+01:00A fool and his editor are often parted.Leave it to...A fool and his editor are often parted.<br><br>Leave it to you HOBAC to enlighten. Keep fighting the good fight.Easy and Elegant Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.com