Mission accomplished, he departed the chamber with handshakes and smiles. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown but, thanks to some canny speechwriting and a book of quotations, the king had hopefully made his point without triggering a fiery tirade from the mad monarch on Truth Social. The Guardian .
Thank god we have a long history of kings, wars and nefarious ministers to fall back on for support.
And let us hope that the king and his queen gets back safely to England. That photo above, proper English tea, sandwiches and scones with cream and jam, did it make a difference? Did our slightly eccentric king make peace between our country and the US. We'll see.
Funnily enough I have just been reading a Newscientist article on how chimpanzees violent rupture hints at evolutionary roots of war. Well that explains something, not sure what though.
Bless him. Trump I'm talking about this time, trying so hard to be nice to a 'real' king, did Melanie pour the tea, we, after all, know that the hostess is in charge of the teapot. A rather unworthy thought did escape me though did they use Meghan Markle's jam on the scones that I saw advertised some time back, or was that a step too far, in reconciliation between a son and his father. But I bet Camilla asked the age old question we always think of when faced with a scone, cream or jam first!
I thought his speech was very good. The fact that trump stood there vacantly staring off in an uncomprehending way just underscored the dire situation we are in.
ReplyDeleteThe wordsmiths of Whitehall did good;) though I am sure King Charles got a few of his own words in Debby. Subtle hinting is probably the backbone of his speech. I was surprised at the enthusiasm of the audience, also probably a feeling of relief that the mood was very congenial, so much of what you read in the media is pretty volatile. Of course the great elephant in the room was not touched upon whatsoever but then that is manners!
DeleteOh he was though. Not by name of course. That is manners!
DeleteI didn't see all of it, but I was amused by the King's subtle adaptation of his accent. I wonder how many of his historical references passed without understanding from much of his audience.
ReplyDeleteThe king's speech was very good Janice and he delivered it with much aplomb. But what surprised me was the very full audience. They clapped and clapped and also rose up to acknowledge the finer points of the speech. Well, sadly, if you were to ask me about the presidents of the US I would reply very little knowledge, so whether the audience understood some of the references I suppose it must be so with them.
DeleteI didn't see it. I can't watch anything that has Trump in it. He's such a buffoon.
ReplyDeleteWell I didn't see him either Ellen, Vance and Johnson stood behind the king.
ReplyDeleteI'd want them to stand within my sight. I would not trust them being behind me.
DeleteEspecially Vance,
DeleteI have only watched excerpts, but I was impressed by the warm reception given to the king.
ReplyDeleteYes Tracy everyone was on best behaviour, like a room full of schoolboys in front of their headmaster.
DeleteLike which way the toilet paper should hang, I don't think there is a question to be asked about the order of jam and cream. There certainly is about milk first in tea, and for mine, milk is added after the tea is poured so the correct amount of milk can be added according the strength of the tea.
ReplyDeleteExactly. How can you measure a decent cup of hot tea otherwise? The fuddy-duddiness of English manners can sometimes get us over the most embarassing moment.
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