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under this dispensation which I am sure you will agree is inherently unfair and

plain silly. It probably started a few wars too.

Luckily this is unknown in progressive countries who know that tradition is also

subjected to a constitution based on fairness and may I say it, human rights.
The very idea of bowing to "royals" is laughable to the rest of the world but

anyway. What do I know? Each to his own!

My English clients take their royals very seriously and tradition is certainly a

great thing. The value thereof cannot be denied. I say the British Army is still

the best in the world because of the Regimental tradition they follow. That I saw
for myself and if you want to argue this point let us start by asking when last

they lost a war. Nothing in recent times which I know off and I mean a war, not
the odd battle. Probably the American Revolution for they won the one of 1812

when they burned the White House.

* "Scandalous and plain wrong Honey" says my American Patriot. "They were

kicked out unceremoniously afterwards and never came back either except to
beg for assistance now and then! The Yanks (she is a Southern Lady) made a

strategic withdrawal in regard to the White House burning incident and Tony
Blair apologised for it to President Bush 43!" As you know she is known far and

wide as Mrs Always Right so res ipsa loquitur and pass the coffee dear.

It is wrong to say royals cannot be romantic and all their marriages were
arranged. You will remember in recent history that King Edward the Eight had to

abdicate to marry an American woman in the 1930's and she claimed no estates
from him as far as I know. There was of course no children born from that

marriage and a lot of questions asked about his alleged sympathy's towards Nazi
Germany which is said were because of her influence. Somehow I don't believe

that and personally I believe he was treated appallingly. It was the greatest love
story of the century or should be.

* Which proves beyond doubt one American woman is worth an Empire says I

much to my American Patriots pleasure. We can learn a lot from history.

So what happens if husband and wife sue each other and costs are

awarded against the loser?

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