Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader is an Anglophile. And in his heart his is also something of a Monarchist. This is not to say his is an Absolutist. That is surely not the case. But his sorta likes the whole constitutional monarchy idea.
In that vein, allow your Maximum Leader to opine on the recent big news from Britain. The Prince of Wales will marry his true love, Camilla Parker-Bowles on April 8.
Your Maximum Leader, for one, is happy. Charles will finally marry the woman he obviously loves, and who obviously loves him. He will one day be King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She will one day be Princess Consort and Wearer of Funny Hats.
In your Maximu Leader’s mind, the late Princess Diana was a self-centered little bitch who didn’t understand her fundamental role in the grand scheme of monarchy. She wanted the trappings of monarchy and the freedom to do as she pleased as well. She was all liberty and no responsibility. (A common problem in both the US and Britain.) She died tragically. And your Maximum Leader is genuinely saddened by the affects of her death on her children and friends.
That said, your Maximum Leader has always been rather keen on Charles. He is a (more or less) organic farmer. His farms in Cornwall and Norfolk are models for profitable large scale organic agriculture. We share many views on architecture and historic preservation. And your Maximum Leader respects Charles’ sense of duty. A characteristic which is becoming more scarse in the world.
Excursus - And your Maximum Leader, who is generally modest about his own looks, does think that he is better looking than Charles. So that makes him feel good. Heh. Your Maximum Leader just thought of that wonderful Winston Churchill quotation about Clement Atlee, “He is a modest man, having much to be modest about.” That would apply to your Maximum Leader in the looks department.
Anyway. Congratulations Charles and Camilla. Your Maximum Leader hopes that this marriage lasts for both of you. And he hopes that you both are happy.
Carry on.
