“I taught her to say Booyakasha, showing her how to flick her fingers the way Sacha did. She couldn’t grasp it, she had no idea what I was talking about, but she had such fun trying to flick and say the word. With every repetition of that word, Booyakasha, she’d shriek.”
January 13, 2023
"The Queen Mother liked to mimic Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen’s character, with Harry."
The London Times reports on Prince Harry's book, which it quotes:
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Da Orizhinal Ali Zhee...
...Stakin' 4ever wit Haroldizz "I'm my wife's gay bottom" Windzah. Duck of Suzzex. Csion of kangz. Prinz O' Aphrika.
WOKANDAH N DA HIZZY!
I can forgive the orphaned prince a lot, but being a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen really ought to get him beheaded.
It's perverse that this blog post follows so soon after previous your blog post forbidding us from commenting "I don't care about this".
You can see the pattern though. Windsorcoburgovarians hate their parents, but can sometimes connect with an earlier generation. See Charles and Mountbatten.
The Queen Mother, you say? That would some trick given that she died in 2002 and Borat didn't come out until 2006.
I rechecked my dates and Ali G came out in 1998, so I guess it's possible. Still seems unlikely, though.
Obviously this book belongs in the pantheon with Moby Dick, Tale of Two Cities, Huck Finn and other such classics.
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the best thing to happen to a British dynasty since Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Queen Mother?
Elizabeth was the Queen.
The first appearance of the Ali G character was on The 11 O'Clock Show in 1998.
Remember, they were in the UK. Different shows!
From Wikipedia: "In a 2001 poll by Channel 4, Ali G was ranked eighth on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters.["
YouTube keeps recommending the Ali G interview of David Beckham and Posh Spice for Comic Relief in 2001.
Can someone post a link without a paywall please?
Queen Mother?
Elizabeth was the Queen.
Yes, both of them. Elizabeth II, and her mother, the Queen Mum, wife/widow of George VI, born the Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon.
https://www.royal.uk/queen-elizabeth-queen-mother
"From Wikipedia: "In a 2001 poll by Channel 4, Ali G was ranked eighth on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters.["
Oof. Recency bias rears its ugly head.
The Great Grandma tries to play with the kids, but the mean kid trashes her because she did not do it well. Am I the Asshole?
Former Brit Derbyshire estimated the IQ of Queen Elisabeth at around 100. Nice lady but about average.
"Former Brit Derbyshire estimated the IQ of Queen Elisabeth at around 100. Nice lady but about average."
If I were God I would never appoint someone smart to be a royal. The UK shows this effect. Edward the First is a counter example.
My favorite movie line. "The trouble with Scotland is ... that is is full of Scots!" I am an ethnic Scot, but lets face it. Scot elites were thieves, cattle rustlers, and traitors. Campbell and McDonald alike, well more the Campbell, damned assassins.
I know, I know, damn my eyes.
Mark writes, "Yes, both of them."
Well, no. But then you've always failed to impress.
Something for you to ponder: There's a constitutional universe of differences between a queen consort and a regnant queen.
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the best thing to happen to a British dynasty since Eleanor of Aquitaine.
I would say her daughter, Elizabeth II, was spectacular. The Queen Mum was better than Hitler, which isn't trivial considering the alternative to her was the Nazi-loving Edward VIII.
I wonder, though, if it would have been possible to hold the family together without being as controlling and demanding as Liz and her mum were. It seems like it ought to have been possible to raise the children and grandchildren without clamping down on them so hard that it made them irresponsible and self-destructively rebellious. But probably not. The traditional concept of monarchy and modern ways were so much in opposition, that attempts to reconcile them or mediate between them were probably bound to fail.
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