Yes, and a few months before I was at Sondrestrom, P. Philip remained
overnight one night in my building, "partied" into the "wee" hours with
the group of officers and civilian managers in our lounge/TV area and
wrote a long note with his signature in one of the overhead "boxes" in the
coffered ceiling just as all of us did before departing for the last time.
I haven't meant to say or to imply that many members of royal families are
not fine and respectable ladies and gentlemen and fun to be with. My
overall point is that one's position of birth (or married to it) should
not require or merit another's bow and scrape to him/her. I respect them
(or anybody) for their actions, character, integrity, etc., not because of
"birthright" or who their spouse is. Even with royal titles, they're
still only humans - no more, no less than the rest of us.
BTW, I also did not bow to Queen Marguerethe II of Denmark when she
visited us. She didn't turn up her nose and get all haughty about it,
either, and we were able to converse amicably anyway. 'Had dinner one
evening with Princess Elisabeth of Denmark and her "boyfriend", "Jake."
I've never been a very good dancer, but the Princess and I pretended that
it was OK, anyway, during a couple of turns on the dance floor. BTW, P.
Elisabeth is not a very petite young thing, and I was reminded of the many
portraits of European royals with prominent eyes and noses.
BTW, again, at dinner with the Danish Minister of Defense on another
evening, Mrs. Minister told me TWICE that her husband "is at the same
level as your Secretary of Defense." My reply both times, "Yes, I know."
'Don't know if she was concerned that I did not seem "impressed" enough,
or what. I talked to 'im just as I would SECDEF, including the
appropriate, "Yes, Sirs, No, Sirs, etc."
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT -Adventure on ice cap or greet royalty?
Prince Philip being Liz's hubby? I really like that dude, he seems like
he would be fun to party with. And Chuck is the idiot son?
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