I read the news today, oh boy!

[Ruby]

I must confess to finding it all quite fascinating myself. There may well be strong anti-monarchy sentiments in several quarters in the UK, but it certainly appears as though the British people, for the most part, feel a certain ownership of the royals and that there’s some sense of security in witnessing all the pomp and ceremony. A certainty that wouldn’t be there if they had to get used to a different clown every couple of years as the only leadership on which to hang their collective hat. Is it enslavement? I don’t know – I think people like something they can be sure of, even with occasional missteps, bad marriages, and other peccadilloes, and despite the gazillions of GBP going into all the pageantry. Or maybe it’s because it’s my heritage too – who knows!? I did wonder to myself why they couldn't just send an email instead of the whole proclamation malarky, LOL! But then that would have been a damp squib of note and relegated things entirely to the practical which doesn't have much sensory appeal! Anyway – watching the balances of power shift and affections transfer is so interesting to me – there’s so much going on from a world point of view as well … so very many facets – the whole thing is going to be analysed in the minutest detail by various parties with equally varied opinions. Whatever they say – it’s history in the making.

Saw a segment with Joan Armatrading who has been involved with The Prince’s Trust for many years and speaks with high regard, of Charles, who interestingly seems not at all like the cold fish he purportedly was at one point. A good deal of deliberation has gone into all of this too - well rehearsed. The furore will wane in due course, no doubt.