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Is This the REAL THING THIS TIME? or is this just stringing people along?

Recently there was (yet another) post somewhere out in the world about how they will soon divorce.  And my first thought was: Haven't I heard this before?  which moved quickly to: how many times have I heard this (through the years)? There were a number of questions raised which ... I don't know.  I'm not a lawyer.  One of the points which has been raised is that KC would somehow be shelling out beaucoup money to get her to go "away".  That he has all this money stashed away and can pull it out at a moment's notice.  But does he? He inherited a lot of "stuff" from his mother but ... isn't it a lot of tangible stuff like properties? and with that staff to maintain it and insurance.  Inside said properties is art, antique furniture and other "old stuff" which may be valuable" but ... that kind of thing is subject to the whims and bank accounts of the rarified people who may be interested in it (which is not most of us in terms of bei...

Celebrating the Big Day!

At last, the coronation.   How are you celebrating?  food? drink?  dress up?  tiara?   Whilst we celebrate, take a look at a nice history of the all the earlier Kings and Queens.  It ends while Her Majesty was still alive.  And for all the UK citizens, please note that they do have a mistake or two but note the correction in the description.  For the rest of us, sometimes it is nice to see the origins of something as we don't always have a good overall vision of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evArztIZpYw Probably not mentioned by the talking heads is the history of the Abbey.  It began on what was then called Thorney Island (marsh area where the Thames and Tyburn met) as Benedictine monastery (960 something).   More likely they will be talking about how there will be females singing in the choir.  And, that there is a distinct attempt to connect with all the different groups of people who make up the kingdom of...