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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 1057 Views
Re the sound of their voices in speeches: that's how they sounded in speeches. Rebekah - 05/02/2011 10:53:24 AM 734 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 399 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 263 Views
Being named after the first one? *NM* Cannoli - 07/02/2011 12:42:16 PM 277 Views
Ah. I see you don't understand her prominence in English history then. *NM* Rebekah - 07/02/2011 08:07:18 PM 279 Views
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Oh yes, I know. *NM* Rebekah - 08/02/2011 08:44:43 AM 264 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 631 Views
Popish potpourri. Brilliant! *NM* Ghavrel - 09/02/2011 02:25:32 AM 426 Views
Popery is a great word and needs to be used more. *NM* beetnemesis - 08/02/2011 10:38:35 PM 255 Views
He's being illogical then snoopcester - 08/02/2011 02:23:47 PM 604 Views
I'm guessing here, but it's not illogical. Comet Sedai - 10/02/2011 02:55:46 AM 695 Views
Re: I'm guessing here, but it's not illogical. Cannoli - 15/02/2011 01:13:04 AM 620 Views
I liked it. Camilla - 07/02/2011 01:12:25 PM 810 Views
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