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Bourbon Guy
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Style over substance
I have never understood what anyone admired about that man. Minutes after his father (the king) died, the Duke ordered that all his father's dogs be taken from the kennel and shot, nearly 100 of them, including some pregnant bitches. It has been reported that either he was angry because the king would not permit him to marry a divorce', or that the Duke hated the dogs because they drooled on his shoes. At any rate, it is only because the gamekeeper secretly saved some puppies that the Clumber Spaniel escaped destruction as a breed that night.
He couldn't even do the deed himself, but ordered his gamekeeper to do it. What a man!
I have never understood what anyone admired about that man. Minutes after his father (the king) died, the Duke ordered that all his father's dogs be taken from the kennel and shot, nearly 100 of them, including some pregnant bitches. It has been reported that either he was angry because the king would not permit him to marry a divorce', or that the Duke hated the dogs because they drooled on his shoes. At any rate, it is only because the gamekeeper secretly saved some puppies that the Clumber Spaniel escaped destruction as a breed that night.
He couldn't even do the deed himself, but ordered his gamekeeper to do it. What a man!
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Alex Oviatt
Practically Family
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They were dubious characters. Sartorially significant, but dubious. I have the Sotheby's catalogue from the sale of their effects and it makes for fascinating reading.....
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I'll Lock Up
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King George V, his father, once said "That boy will ruin himself within 6 months of becoming king." He was right. The argument could be made that his father's old school approach to child rearing contributed to his problems.
His brother, George VI, was a very good man indeed. I read a wonderful little book called "A Spirit Undaunted", by Robert Rhodes James, about him. He stammered badly, hated being in the spotlight, and only kept his nerves together by the continuous consumption of cigarets, which ultimalely shortened his life. It was the devastating effect on her father that made the Queen so implacably unwilliing ever to forgive the Duke for his abdication.
On the other hand, what a dreadful fate, to be forced to be king, when you really don't want to.
His brother, George VI, was a very good man indeed. I read a wonderful little book called "A Spirit Undaunted", by Robert Rhodes James, about him. He stammered badly, hated being in the spotlight, and only kept his nerves together by the continuous consumption of cigarets, which ultimalely shortened his life. It was the devastating effect on her father that made the Queen so implacably unwilliing ever to forgive the Duke for his abdication.
On the other hand, what a dreadful fate, to be forced to be king, when you really don't want to.
