tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post6017805636385675893..comments2024-03-28T13:09:58.564+00:00Comments on Apples and Roses: Just like ten years agoMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-5061757660068382332022-09-17T10:05:47.555+00:002022-09-17T10:05:47.555+00:00Well, it wasn't difficult to fit in because my...Well, it wasn't difficult to fit in because my mother's grandparents were all bon in Britain, and I'm Canadian anyway. Many Canadians of British ancestry (probably still the majority of the English-speakers) feel "British" (and all Canadians were legally British until 1947), so I have almost always felt at home here. Mrs McLeanhttp://www.overapplesandroses.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-60304380935813362162022-09-17T09:59:18.549+00:002022-09-17T09:59:18.549+00:00Well, most people in the United Kingdom still beli...Well, most people in the United Kingdom still believe in constitutional monarchy, even if they're not believing Christians. It works, and one of the ways it works is that it is a connection with the past and provides a uniting leader--meant to be apolitical--who doesn't change even as governments change. And the family--more or less--is directly descended from George I of Hanover, which is a link to 1660. (Of course, his was a very messy and historical generation, and naturally the Jacobites believed James III/VIII should have been crowned, not this German chap.) And as they are descended from this German chap, it is a reminder that, as far as any actual power is concerned, Parliament is in charge. Mrs McLeanhttp://www.overapplesandroses.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-184423943349523742022-09-15T19:36:30.046+00:002022-09-15T19:36:30.046+00:00You are a fervent briton even though you are there...You are a fervent briton even though you are there no more than 15 years.<br />Goo for you!Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472626919139594520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-21817422787722326542022-09-14T22:02:48.875+00:002022-09-14T22:02:48.875+00:00It is so wonderful that the traditions of the Brit...It is so wonderful that the traditions of the British Monarchy continue unabated even today when so few believe. Seems like a contradition. Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472626919139594520noreply@blogger.com