The Queen

Fergie has done it again and this time there won’t be any more agains – ever.

And I'll throw in the the Queen for a case of beer. Pic: News Of The World

The royal family and the British public have had a gutful of the red headed bombshell they never really came to terms with in the first place, which is surprising considering her family’s royal and aristocratic background.

Sarah, Duchess of York is a direct descendant of King Charles II and she has known the Queen and the royal family since she was small child. Her Father, Major Ronnie Ferguson, was Prince Philip’s polo manager and the two men were great mates.

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  • Julie Coker-Godson says:

    11:48pm | 25/05/10

    @Wallaby:  I understood the question perfectly and without having to insult anyone to say so.  It never ceases to amaze me how republicans resort to name calling (“your the one thats thick”) when they don’t get the result they want and their views are not supported by others.  You didn’t… Read more »

  • Captain Col says:

    08:11pm | 25/05/10

    The stupidity of Fergie is not a reason for dredging up an Australian republic, Barry Everingham.  If it is such a good idea, why won’t any political party propose it?  That’s right.  It’s political poison and dead as a doornail. Read more »

 

The next time the London Philharmonic Orchestra tours Australia, will somebody please tell the conductor that the playing of God Save the Queen is just not on and certainly not before the National Anthem of Australia is played.

Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend from The Young Victoria

There’s some mad theory around that the British anthem was played because the Duke of Kent was in the audience.

The Duke of who? There wouldn’t be many Australians who have ever heard of him and to put those who haven’t out of their collective miseries here’s who he is:  he’s Prince Edward , a cousin of the Queen’s and is in the first 20 in line to the English throne.

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  • Alex Fishburn says:

    03:21pm | 16/10/09

    @Lyn P. Look at the votes for the model. The convention’s proceedings were recorded in Hansard so this is easy to do. A whole bunch of models were put to the vote and the loser in each round was knocked out. The Turnbull model was in the lead the whole… Read more »

  • Lyn P says:

    08:48pm | 15/10/09

    Well Dave C you either don’t know your history or you are spinning a monarchist line, because those that were involved, know that it was an ‘engineered’ convention designed to push the issue off the agenda. The nasty games played ensured that a humungus wedge was inserted between the direct… Read more »

 

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