"Whatever you do I'll be two steps behind you/ Wherever you go/ And I'll be there to remind you/ That it only takes a minute of your precious time/ Turn around/ I'll be two steps behind"
-Def Leppard, Two Steps Behind 1993 Retro Active album
Do you have any thoughts about the British Royal Family (and incest of course)? 👐
Hi Anon!
Great question, but I can't say that I really do. Not much this century.
I loved Elizabeth and Philip in the beginning of the Crown. No one really wanted her to marry him but she was determined. (And they're second cousins, I think. But of course probably more closely related than that due to cousin marriages in the history of the family.)
And then, of course, going back not too far, I love Victoria and Albert. A love story for the ages.
For Phillip”s funeral it cost £12 million. And that was during Covid so it was “downgraded” at lot. Now imagine what they are gonna spend on the bloody Queen’s and not it be downgraded? And not only a funeral but a coronation too for Charles. The people of the UK are going through a crisis right now. Some can’t afford the heating bill or food.
nina maclaughlin the paris review: "on the first of november, the ghosts arrive" \\ emily dickinson in a letter to elizabeth holland (early nov, 1865) (via @flowerytale) \\ anna akhmatova rosary \\ philip jenks colony collapse metaphor: "november" \\ robert frost the complete poems: "my november guest" \\ ellis nightingale (@ellisnightingale) \\ @honeytuesday \\ nina maclaughlin the paris review: "the dark feels different in november" \\ l.m. montgomery anne of green gables \\ maggie stiefvater the scorpio races (via @metamorphesque) \\ sylvia plath the unabridged journals of sylvia plath (via @louisegluck)
So idk if any of y'all remember the Australian comedian Lewis Spears who last year during a set while telling jokes about Prince Philip learned that he literally just died, and the entire crowd starting cheering.
Well he had another set last night and gave the queen the same treatment
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Here's the Philip one in case anyone hasn't seen it
A spokesperson from Buckingham Palace has said King Charles is "so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did". The King has "remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law throughout the past weeks." ❤️
-- Belle
Let’s be real, the most exciting thing about this trailer is new (old?!) footage of CLAIRE My-name-is-Elizabeth FOY and MATT She-could-get-on-her-knees SMITH.
There are two types of people in life. Those whom one imagines to be trustworthy and reliable, who turn out to be treacherous and weak, like Mr. Macmillan. And those who appear to be complex and difficult, who turn out to be more dependable than anyone thought. Like me. I know exactly what my job is. Your father made it perfectly clear. You are my job. You are the essence of my duty. So here I am. Liegeman of life and limb. In, not out.