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I'm guessing here, but it's not illogical. Comet Sedai Send a noteboard - 10/02/2011 02:55:46 AM
Why would the current head of the CofE be embarrassed to share the name with a previous head of the CofE?


(Disclaimer: I haven't seen the movie, but have been planning to do so for a while)

I think he's talking about the whole emphasis in the movie on how divorce is so very bad. Then, there's the bit about how royals get to choose their reigning name, you've got to be careful to pick a name with no negative aspersions, etc. Soooo...if divorce is so bad, why did QE2 choose to reign with the name 'Elizabeth', when the first Elizabeth was the product of re-marriage following divorce? QE2 is clearly not embarrassed by the association, so what's the hang up on divorce then?

Anyway, Cannoli will correct me if I'm wrong, but I THINK that's the argument he's making.

I find this all highly amusing though. At the end of the day, it's just an apparently well-acted piece of fancified history.
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This message last edited by Comet Sedai on 11/02/2011 at 03:13:37 AM
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I saw "The King's Speech" and ended up thinking of all sort of other stuff... Cannoli - 05/02/2011 03:03:50 AM 1220 Views
Re the sound of their voices in speeches: that's how they sounded in speeches. Rebekah - 05/02/2011 10:53:24 AM 915 Views
Isn't Chucky Deuce is known as one of the better ones? QE2 didn't seem the least bit embarrassed btw *NM* Cannoli - 05/02/2011 10:27:44 PM 454 Views
Uh. No, not at all. Heh. And what did our dear monarch have to be embarrassed about? *NM* Rebekah - 06/02/2011 09:15:57 AM 332 Views
Being named after the first one? *NM* Cannoli - 07/02/2011 12:42:16 PM 337 Views
Ah. I see you don't understand her prominence in English history then. *NM* Rebekah - 07/02/2011 08:07:18 PM 342 Views
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Oh yes, I know. *NM* Rebekah - 08/02/2011 08:44:43 AM 318 Views
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Re: I confess to enjoying the use of the word "papist" immensely. Rebekah - 08/02/2011 07:35:24 PM 775 Views
Popish potpourri. Brilliant! *NM* Ghavrel - 09/02/2011 02:25:32 AM 573 Views
Popery is a great word and needs to be used more. *NM* beetnemesis - 08/02/2011 10:38:35 PM 312 Views
He's being illogical then snoopcester - 08/02/2011 02:23:47 PM 730 Views
I'm guessing here, but it's not illogical. Comet Sedai - 10/02/2011 02:55:46 AM 929 Views
Re: I'm guessing here, but it's not illogical. Cannoli - 15/02/2011 01:13:04 AM 763 Views
I liked it. Camilla - 07/02/2011 01:12:25 PM 980 Views
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