It’s been more than a week since the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, but his pale blue eyes still stare resolutely from the home page of the Government of Alberta’s website. Given the challenges facing Alberta, a number of social media commentators have crossly suggested this is
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The Maple Monarchists - Blog: Meme Monday #8
The Queen and Prince Philip have a solid marriage despitethe pressures their roles place on it. Or maybe its because of those pressures that their marriage has been going strong since it began way back in 1947. “If I am asked what I think about family life after 25 years ofmarriage, I
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Royal Veterans
As people around the world commemorate Remembrance Day we remember the sacrifices and bravery of our armed forces. The fact I can sit at my computer in rural New Brunswick and write this article without any fear of attack is in large part because of them. That this could easily be different reminds me that
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Canadian Royal Tour Stories
I have an occasional interest in stories about Canadians and their interactions with the Royal Family. I don’t think these stories are all that rare as even within the ranks of my 30, or so, coworkers two have shared stories about Royal Tours. The first is a story I have I may have already
Continue readingLeDaro: Topless Kate Middleton and other red-faced royals in the past
The Toronto Star has a great story on this. All the stories of red-faced royals are good; however, Prince Philip is up there near the top of the list. “Prince Philip would stick to prepared scripts on foreign trips. He’s over 90 now, so most people have given the Queen’s
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