Thursday, November 13, 2008

Is your mother nicer than Prince Charles' mother?

I'm not a fan of the English monarchy, but I sympathize with Prince Charles just as I do with any child of a cold mother.

Prince Charles Turns 60
By GREGORY KATZ, AP
Nov. 13, 2008

...By the time he turns 60 Friday, Prince Charles will have spent a lifetime in line to become king. That's put him in quite a bind. The longest-waiting heir in British history only ascends to the throne when his beloved mother dies or decides to step down...

The queen has indicated informally that she plans to keep the job for life and some people think the 82-year-old monarch intends to live forever, or at least as long as her mother, who died at 101...

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