The British royal family has been modernised - and completely without any help from Meghan! The backbone and it's present day success, is because of the "commoner" wives: Catherine, Sophie, and Camilla. And the Duchess of Gloucester (Danish!) has more than carried her fair share of the working load... Harry has never understood that it is NOT enough to be born royal: it requires work, duty and dedication. It is these women who have earned our respect.

Quite bizarre that our beloved Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne because an errant Prince married a divorced American and at the end of her reign history repeated itself. Luckily King George had Bertie and we have Charles, Camilla and eventually William and Catherine to continue her good work. Wishing them all well and a speedy recovery. And here’s hoping that they keep the Montedramacito duo at arms length.

I wanted to write a fuller and truer account of Prince John's life and his treatment, as I believe the Royal family has been painted as " hiding" him away and was ashamed of him, which is not the case. Prince John lived with the family in Sandringham Castle, and was part of the family and was often seen in public with them. In 1916, when his seizures became extremely severe, he was sent, with his governess, to an outlying farm. The entire staff were "his" and his care and comfort was their primary duty. It is believed that, though disabled, he had more a "learning disability" than an "intellectual disability." He had children from the area, chosen by Queen Mary, with whom to play and was often visited by his mother and his siblings when they were not at boarding school.. His grandmother, Queen Alexandra, kept a garden especially for him, which was one of his great pleasures. He spent Christmas 1918 with the family at Sandringham and died January 18,1919,in his sleep. He had had a very severe seizure that day. In other words, he was well a loved boy and his mother, upon his death, was grief-stricken, but was grateful that he died in his sleep, as his seizures were becoming both more common and more severe as time passed.

From what I have read, King George V was a tough military monarch who completely melted in the presence of his ‘Lilibet’, the late Queen. As someone who shared an extremely close bond with my own grandfather, I can imagine what special memories the Queen must’ve had of her ‘Grandpa England’

Technically, Mounbatten and the Queen were second cousins, once removed. His relationship through Philip's side of the family is much clearer: Mountbatten was the brother of Princess Alice, Philip's mother, making him Charles's great-uncle.

I absolutely LOVE this series with you Shauna, it has been a lovely palette cleanser from all the bad news of late. The part you highlighted regarding King George’s secret wish for Bertie and Lilibet to take over and lead the monarchy after he was gone was particularly interesting. I love that he saw something in Elisabeth at such a young age and boy oh boy was he ever right! ❤️🙏🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺

Happy Easter Shauna and the Vintage Read Community! 🐇🐣🐰

I’ve got this book on audible. I found it typical Kitty Kelly…truth but with a twist of poison. John was looked after during his 13 odd years out of the limelight. John was regularly visited by his mother particularly. Hence Kitty doesn’t mention that.

Re the remark about Princess Margaret growing up. She did everything she was told including separating from Peter Townsend for a period based on the assurance that she could marry him after. She married Armstrong-Jones and while the family might have adored him I doubt they knew the extent of his immoral behaviour. I can quite see her saying “ the hell with it. I’ve done my best, did everything I was told for little reward. Now I’m I going todo what I want”

My German born uncle who came to Australia as a small boy was interned with his wife, my father's sister, and his son in prisoner of war camps in Queensland. Nothing changes. I understand perfectly the worry of George V regarding anti-German sentiment.

I know what you mean by saying that you respect the institution of Royalty, without being blind to the faults of it's members. My Dad was a long serving member of the Air Force and he came from a military family. I remember a conversation I had with him many years ago on why the Monarchy was preferable to a Republic in Australia. From his point of view he said that the Prime Minister - or any politician, or senior Army personnel - could not mount an armed insurrection because every member of the armed services had pledged loyalty to the Queen and Crown. I think the context was that at that time there were several countries around the world having military coups.

Shauna, youre so lovely and thoughtful! I so enjoy your videos. This chapter really put the troubles of today's royal family into perspective. Yes, they are absolutely burdened by negativity and attacks from many directions, but at least they're not having to make decisions such as letting relatives be killed in Siberia or being forced to change their names and hide their heritage. This book is laying out that the royals have always had to navigate trying circumstances.

The royal family wasn’t always German, way way back they were basically French (Plantagenets), then Welsh/English (Tudors), then Scottish (Stuarts), but when they deposed James II and gave the crown jointly to William and Mary, William was of German decent, and Mary was James’ eldest daughter. This was because James converted to Catholicism due to the influence of his second wife and their young son was also passed over because he was being raised as Catholic and there were (probably false) rumours that the son wasn’t even theirs. This deposition was called the Glorious Revolution, because it was a peaceful transfer of power with no bloodshed. Yah, if you go back in history, the scandals were way more intense. You have deposed and murdered kings, beheaded queens, brother against brother, uncles against nephews, civil wars, mistresses and male favourites… when the monarchs had absolute power, and when the succession wasn’t clear cut or challenged… things could get wild. Chuck and Di, Randy Andy and Fergie, Harold and Megsy… these scandals are tame by comparison. 🤣

I love that King George V is still well known for his stamp collecting and his much beloved wife Queen Mary was known as the Magpie Queen often pilfering objects when visiting others. She is the Queen that created the Dollhouse that you mentioned a few episodes ago. Both the dollhouse and the stamp collection can be viewed at Windsor Castle. The Legacy we see of the monarchy today can be seen as the origin story of The House of Windsor. Much respect for true humanity through duty and service.

My father was put into an orphanage. In the US, Nabraskas Boystown About 1948. They changed the children's last names so they wouldn't sound German in hopes or to help with adoption.

Happy Easter to all, God bless and make his face to shine on you!

The stamp book still exists "The Royal Philatelic Collection", and has been on display. The late Queen loved stamps.

What a difference a couple of generations make, being the daughter of a US serviceman we lived in Germany for 4 of the first 6 years of my life at our next post I would cry and beg to go home " Germany " years later taking a language aptitude test the only one not surprised to learn that german was my first language was I.

Hello Shauna, as always I so enjoy you reading to us😊. Now here's a story, well a bit, from my life😊. In 1973 I went from Germany to England to learn the language (I had no higher school education, just the (then) regular 8 yrs, then 3 yrs of apprenticeship in insurance. My first job was working as a Chambermaid in an Hotel in Maidenhead where all the Porters were Gentleman over the age of 40. They had all served in the second WW and, in the esrly 70s the end of WW II wasn't really that long ago, historically speaking, the atrocities committed (Konzentration Camps) were also still very fresh in peoples monds (unlike nowadays where some try to disclaim these horrors of not having happened). And here is what to this day I NEVER tire to tell is how lovely and fair I was treated by all the older English people. Not once did anyone talk down to me, not once was a comment made about me being German. Not ever! So, times indeed had changed😊. Greetings and I hope you are enjoying Easter Monday😊.

Happy Easter Shauna and family, and of course to all of you reading the comments! 😊 I wish a little bit of peace for everyone, I think we all need a reset. ❤ Love your channel, the books are amazing, I would really like to read them, you make them sound interesting. Thank you!

Initially the UK gov did want to save the Tsar and his family. I believe there was even an official 'yes we will take them in' announced. However George was worried that the presence of the Tsar might cause more dissent with the public, because of the whole 'german name thing' having not long blown over he didnt want to re-associate himself with the other royalty. So a retraction of the invite was created. I'm always stunned how George and the Tsar looked like identical twins, very eerie.

I think KG could not help his Russian cousin since his own family could be at risk. We see even now how subjects react when the King has more heart to his family member than for them.

Oh, my dear lunchbuddie, I didn' have the patiens to wait for your next appearence; just want to wish You and your Family "Glad Påsk" ( happy easter) from my snuggie cottage in Sweden ❤ Lisa Johansson

Love this about the King. I knew he adored his Lillibet. But not to this level. TY Shauna

I'm really enjoying this book club read!! We all know that Meghan has read all of the books on the Royal Family. It is very evident that she used Lady Colin Campbell's books as a reference guide to pattern herself after Diana. I was gobsmacked when in Chapter 5 of Kitty Kelley's The Royals, the wedding of King George VI was described as a "spectacle" because the King and his Queen " knew better than anyone the importance of producing a grand ceremony for their subjects." I had always found Meghan's use of the word spectacle to be very grand and very condescending and now it makes sense. She really believes that she is on par with Kings and Queens and that everyone else is considered to be one of her subjects. I have no doubt that she plucked that term from this book.

I live in a city in Canada (Waterloo) where the actual name of our twin city was changed from Berlin to Kitchener ( there was total controversy over it )

❤ Oh that was so interesting and I do remember watching a few years, a programme on Prince Philip regarding his engagement to Princecess Elizabeth. The English publics' reaction to him and Queen Elizabeth engagement, and the hostile attitude to him being from Greek and Danish heritage, so times have taken a turn for the better. ❤ Looking forward to the next chapter 😊❤

Thank you for putting both the series name and its episode numbers in the thumbnails! You have created a library of substantial book reviews, scathing current events commentary, as well as cozy bedtime chats. Impressive! Thank you for dropping the paid memberships. I think you have much more future in being featured on mainstream media from your personal platform. Your content and presentation and personality are unique. Selling Snarky Snippet merchandise would be totally ok IMO. Not that you need permission. 😆

The issue of George V decision not to save the Romanovs is much debated today. I believe that deep down George wanted to save his cousin and I should imagine that the assassination of the family haunted him throughout his life but again a monarch had to follow the suggestions of his advisors. His private secretary mainly, advised him not to take in the Romanovs because of the slaughter of innocent protestors in Russia condoned by the Tsar in 1905. This act could be seen to turn support away from the monarchy and give support for the growing Republican movement in Britain. It must have been a terrible decision to make and many believe that it had been the wrong decision.

Thank you for your natural, warm personality when you do these wonderful reviews. So very enjoyable and interesting. Thanks again, Shauna.

Hi, Shauna. Happy Easter to you and your family and to all the lovely viewers of your channel too. Yes, I also got the ferling that Kitty Kelly is not a fan of royalty, which did make me wonder why she was interested enough to write a book about them in that case

Queen Elizabeth followed in her Grandfather's footsteps with her devotion to duty and love of stamp collecting. The continuance of tradition is what I like about having a constitutional royality as head of state. They do change with time but not at the speed which many would prefer. Which can be a good thing when looking back, not so much when going through it!!!!

As an aside… the book That Woman and probably others have made it clear that Willis didn’t want to marry Edward. She hoped to be his mistress and did everything she could to keep from the marriage but Edward constantly threatened suicide. She surely didn’t grovel at his feet which I think he liked! 🤷🏼‍♀️

My mom was a big fan of Kitty Kelly. I remember reading this years ago. Thanks for reading this this book. We read it together.

I got a bit choked up with the mention of the young lilibet 😢. Gosh,she really was so special from birth ❤. I share your thoughts on the monarchy in general, but I feel like a protective old aunt 😂for Catherine and the younger ones ❤

I don't feel that berating the Royal Family for their treatment of Prince John is really fair especially given the prevailing attitudes of the times. He was moved to Wood Farm (where Prince Philip retired) where he was cared for and had children to play with, His mother also visited him there as did some of his siblings although not his oldest brother. Would it really have been kinder for him to live at the palace and be trotted out for official photos and functions? At least he wasn't locked away in an asylum like the daughters of the Queen Mother's older brother.

Hindsight is both a blessing and a curse. When it comes to the Russian cousins we can only imagine what the shock of it did to the king's emotional and mental well-being.

In the end, we are all responsible for our own actions. Margaret made her own mistakes. Like Harry.

Wishing all a very happy Easter season . King Solomon said it best in the book of Ecclesiastes. What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9, ESV)

WW1 A local baker had his shop trashed even though he was Swiss not German. Really horrible treatment

My family is from Southeast, Texas,USA. My Grandma in the 50's told my Dad and all the kids not to ever say they were German because it was too dangerous.

I feel like you. I believe in the system of monarchy and accept their flaws. No one person is bigger than the crown in my view.

I’m from Milwaukee. It’s a city with lots of nationalized festivals. We always had to go to Germanfest, to watch Mayer Meier sing really loudly and terribly. It was hilarious. Oh, there were folks in my family that were the mayors bodyguards. I adore King George V and Queen Mary. Too bad they could have put Nicolas and his family safely. But this is after WWl, so Europe was really, and disaster

I can't remember where I read it but The Queen Mother's middle name was Marguerite, the name of the cook at Glamis Castle. The then Prince of Wales must have told Wallis Simpson about the rumour because she used to refer to the then Duchess of York as "Cookie" in a very disparaging manner.

In Australia, anti-German sentiments were rife during the First World War that many German-sounding place names were given new names i.e. Bismarck to Collinsvale (Tas), Germanton to Holbrook (NSW) and Mueller Park to Kitchener Park (WA). In South Australia, there were dozens of German-sounding place names that had to be changed one of which is a suburb of Adelaide called Klemzig. This was changed to Gaza to commemorate the recent British victory, in which Australia had a major role. However, after the passing of the Nomenclature Act (SA) in 1935, the name Klemzig was restored. But traces of Gaza still lingers today i.e. the Gaza Football Club in Klemzig.

Happy Easter to you end all your family. We wish you lots of smiles and love. Danuta with my daughter, son and grandson from Poland.

We were posted in Germany in the early 1960s. We lived off base in Baden-Baden, the first two years. Canadian military friends thought my parents were insane to live ‘among the *****!’ Mom didn’t tell them when she learned our landlady was the Aunt of Baron Von Richthofen. Mom was an attractive woman and was accosted twice, so we moved to a smaller village.

Edward and Wallis had 'nasty little nicknames" for the Royal Family, the Queen Mother was dubbed Cookie because "she's fat, common, and looks like a cook." I wonder if Edward and Wallis were secretly having ago at the Queen Mother's questionable mother.

Happy Easter everyone! I did read Lady C’s book on the Queen mother a few months ago. I find it fascinating how Kelly dances around the rumor of her parentage and Lady C being very blunt but acceptable arrangement for the time. Definitely style differences .

I moved over to Germany from the US in the late 90's - my friends were saying, "what do you want to do that for? How can you move to THAT place?"

Here in South Australia Shauna, many towns with German names were changed during WW 1. We have a strong German heritage in the Adelaide Hills with immigrants arriving at Port Adelaide from 1837 - 1866

A divorcee would not be allowed in the Royal box at Ascot or any Royal Events.

Don’t forget Victoria was on the throne for many years prior to George V, she did not have a German accent. Her hubby did though! A difficult time though for him. Superb as usual Shauna. Xx 🫶🏻💫

My dad n Uncle changed their last name when they fought in WWII because they were Polish and got shipped to Germany, my Uncle was drafted n my dad was not having his older brother go solo , so he joined ! Although my grandparents were Catholic they still had concerns. Have a Happy Easter 🐣

Prince John had Autism, he wasn't neglected or shut away in shame; he had a calm little house with a nurse, he had local playmates over to play pretty often, the problem was the question of the medical care he received from the serial Regicide killer Lord Dawson of Penn, who killed King George V.

Happy Easter Shauna ❤. Ready and waiting midnight in rural (and a tad chilly) New Zealand 😂. We've had beautiful weather this Easter weekend. In bed waiting for our bedtime story 😂❤

Happy Easter all! Love coffee on Saturday with you, Shauna! Lovely day ahead of me in Arizona - 80* and sunny 😊

I love watching historical documentaries and a while ago I watched one on Tsar of Russia and how they came to be executed. In the documentary it was said that Tsar kept putting off leaving Russia because he had a hard time believing that his people would turn against him. Even after they were arrested he never believed that they would be killed. I don't know how much of that is the truth, because everyone seems to have an opinion of their own. Anyway happy Easter to you Shauna, to your family and to all reading this. I really am enjoying this book review, thank you Shauna.

I’m so loving following you and all the books my hi light of the day when your videos come on a huge thank you

I named my cat for Kitty Kelly. Meow!

As a linguist who formerly specialized in language acquisition, I have to say that I cannot agree with the claims that generations of the BRF used to speak English with a German accent, unless they were sequestered in a German-only environment and were _never_ in company with native speakers of English until at least age ten. Until then, children pick up any language with native fluency _and accent_ if they are around native speakers. That's just how the young human brain works. It's why millions of immigrants' children who grew up in Spanish-speaking or Vietnamese-speaking homes and communities could start school already knowing English from watching television, especially Sesame Street. I'd guess this myth comes from WWI-era anti-German sentiment.

There is a beautiful drama “The Lost Prince” about Prince John and his nanny Lalla. It is truly a bitter sweet story, very well done.

Also, although bilingual, Victoria spoke English without sounding ‘foreign’.

Yes I think the King should have made a plan to rescue his Russian cousins on the quiet. They didn't have to go to the UK but somewhere else. Powerful people can always make a plan.

Loving this, as well as your brilliant commentary, it's quite a ride. Wish school history had been this fun.

Hy Shauna! Finally got the book “The Royals” and “The Housekeeper’s Diary as well”. They are very interesting. Thank you for the selection. Happy Easter! 🥚🐣🐥 💐 🐇

First sunny day here in Wales UK , the rain has been biblical here.

I thought Margaret was a really good musician. She sang and played the piano. I think that is talent!

Hi Shauna! I never thought I would be thankful to Kitty Kelley for answering a question I have asked myself for a long time. Why did the Windsor royals not do anything to save their Russian cousins? Thank you and have a peaceful Easter with your family. A safe and happy Easter to all The Vintage Readers who celebrate it.

Thank you, Shauna for another interesting chapter of The Royals. You're such a good storyteller/book reviewer. I am in awe at George V's determination to keep the Monarchy alive. Imagine waking up one morning & told that you have to change your family name from German to English just like that! 😄

I believe that Prince John was in a way more lucky than all his siblings....the person who cared for him, loved him, I saw a doc about him long ago...the child had love from his nurse and nanny, and he was made aware of his family, short visits by the kids except David but the Queen would come, but no touching, hugging......the thing Prince John DIDN'T suffer was the meanness of the King.... being such a terror to his children that Bertie got a stutter as well as stomach complaints, he was sent home from the navy because of ulcers...Edward or David get up so twisted it takes almost 2 pages to write all the weird of him due to his father,,,,even Princess Mary suffered as well. not one child of that family except John got through childhood without real emotional issues...be it drug abuse, stuttering stomach issues, which I had heard somewhere else that even Princess Mary suffered from, but not sure....Prince John being out in the country only knew his father for minutes at a visit and from a distance...being held and loved by his nanny and nurse was more than Queen Mary gave her other "normal" children......yes Prince John was indeed blessed.....

Even the German Shepherd dog breed was renamed The Alsatian for decades to avoid its connection with Germany.

Thanks Shauna love history and enjoyed this cast❤

The Resurrection of Jesus celebrated tomorrow. God bless you all. From UK.

George I. became King of England because his maternal Grandmother was Elizabeth Stuart (hardly German). Elizabeth 's daughter and George I.'s mother Sophie von der Pfalz was first in line to the throne since 1701. Had Queen Anne died two months earlier, Sophie would have ascended the throne at the age of 84... So you can see, King Charles III was quite young, when he became King🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was not aware of the fact that the Czar and his family might have left Russia in safety if there had not been opposition to it in the UK. I thought they remained out of a sense of duty. History might have been very different in retrospect.

oh this chapter is a bit interesting i thought, i read it too, I live in the city where Lord Beaverbrook grew up , his old home still around. ta da

Prince John was only sent to Sandringham to live in 2016when his parents were so busy with war work. Queen Alexandra was always attentive to him and when the family was at Sandringham he was included. He had playmates and had a little garden. Most of the family were very sad (Doke off Windsor excepted) when he died. George VI coronation progamme included a short biography of him. The other version seems snide and sad. I

Completely agree Shauna! With the exception of Princess Catherine, people are messy😂😂❤

I would like to politely apologise in advance to all British monarchists, but as an Austrian who continues to be "historically harassed" by neo-absolutist and incestuous Habsburgs, George V. cannot be let off the hook so quickly. After all, he managed to save our last emperor Karl, his wife Zita and their children into exile, but not his own cousin NIkolaus II., who happened to have invested his entire fortune in English banks and whose heir was ultimately George V.? The background to this "failure" may be complex (look up Sir George Buchanan's memoirs), but ultimately an entire royal family was left in the lurch. At least the Tsar's innocent children could have been saved, but then they would have inherited the huge fortune invested in English banks, wouldn't they? Again, please don't be angry, dear Brits, I hold your royal house in high esteem, just allow me to be a little critical of all past monarchs. P.S.: Sorry for my poor English language skills........

Read this book years ago. Enjoying it more (understnding it more) now. Really glad there is a family tree on the inside cover. Can't count the number of times I referred to it during this chapter.

I have noticed that Lady C doesn't much like the Queen Mother but has a soft spot for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The reverse of most Brits. Not sure why.

King George V felt better than any dying man in the world... I say that in gest but there is an old YT video that tells the whole shocking story of the murdered King. It was much more sinister than an early newspaper.

I COMPLETELY enjoy your discretion of these very interesting "history books" !!!! So interesting and well done. Thank you

Happy Easter, Shauna! 🌷🐇

Ooh goodie a little. Bailey's with the next chapter

Thank you for reviewing this book. I am really enjoying it. I know a fair but about the RF history but didn't know King George V favoured Queen Elizabeth as he did, when she was a child or that he hoped the crown would fall to Bertie and then Elizabeth.

Wow! I never heard any of this. My mother came from a German family living in North Dakota among mainly German immigrants. I never heard that there was any trouble.

Have Blessed and Happy Easter everyone…it is a very special weekend. 😊

George the Fifth was quoted as saying in the movie " A King's Speech" that in the old days all the King had to do was LOOK GOOD and NOT FALL OFF HIS HORSE. Now they have to prove themselves or something like that through speaking over the radio. Having pictures done of them..... it was a whole different shift in how people saw the monarchy.🎉🎉😮😮😮😮 The Hanovers came over from Germany not even knowing one word of English. I can't remember the name offhand but it was the King, I think George I, who claimed the throne after Queen Anne.

When I was in my 20's our family gathered to celebrate my grandparent's wedding anniversary, 60 years, both elderly and not fond that my father had had 5 children because an heir was considered enough I was her least favourite. Upon immigrating as a girl to Canada my grandmother and great grandmother took a few objects. My Great Grandmother cared for Winston Churchill during the Boer War and he liked her and introduced her to an Earl. They married and he was a gambler and a philanderer and suggested she visit relatives in Canada (in leiu of a divorce). So as we were gathered for this celebration of my elderly grandparents my grandmother offered each of her grand daughters a tea cup from her China cabinet. I was probably 25 at the time she was constantly reminding me these are fragile and breakable (she had reprimand me all day from what I wore to how I sat etc). Everyone noticed this and each of my female siblings picked a cup. By this time I was angry and tired, I picked the simplest and really the ugliest teacup she had. Immediately my grandmother lashed at me on why I picked this cup. It was red with gold trim and honestly not as pretty as the others. I said I liked it. She told me to pick another. Apparently my great grandmother had been invited to tea with Queen Victoria and I presume others and after the tea she had taken that cup as the entire service was trashed and never used again. I told her to keep the cup and I would pick it up upon her death. It had the royal seal/crest on the bottom of the cup and I never saw it again.

Prince Louis of Battenburg was Prince Philip's mother's, Princess Alice, father. He looked to be quite the handsome guy, although he may be where King Charles got his ears from. In regards to Nicholas II, I've read that it was Queen Mary that said no to helping Nicholas II escape Russia. I always wonder why they didn't at least help the Romanov's escape to somewhere else, other than the U.K.. I can't imagine having to make that decision.

I think it would be interesting if the Royals did DNA tests to find out their genetics.

Hello Shauna, I got to your reading a few minutes in. "Lady C" wrote quite a lot of detail on Lady Elizabeth B-L's birth via a surrogacy arrangement with the family's french cook.....a 'turkey baster baby'. Apparently this was not uncommon in Aristocratic families then, particularly if further childbirth might threaten the life or health of the 'mother' of the house. (It was also quite a common practice in very early Biblical times as evidenced by Abraham's son Ishmael with Hagar, his wife Sarah's maid.) If I remember correctly the Queen Mum had a younger brother by the same arrangement. This was the reason the exiled Edward VIII (David) used to call her 'Cookie'.....it was a derogatory term not a nickname!. However, George V was certainly right in his estimation of character within his family. The second son, (Albert) George VI, proved to be a great King for the time and his Elizabeth truly was, "The Power Behind the Throne". I remember my late Grandfather (a British Infantry veteran of WW1) talking about Hitler being more afraid of The Queen than he was of Churchill! Wishing you all a Blessed Easter.

Tony Armstong Jones was not stupid he made sure that his cruelty and infidelity did not reach the ears of the Queen or Queen Mother, imagine how they must have felt when it came out that he fathered a child with his friends wife during the run up to his wedding. They must have realised that her marriage was toxic and they had blamed her.

Happy Easter to you, Shauna, and to all who celebrate!

Happy Easter Shauna and all!

Good morning from Texas.. I am finally to catch a live!

I see all people as flawed, but some are more flawed than others.

My American uncle served on board ship in the Pacific Ocean with Hitler's cousin during WW II.