Well, in the case of the royal family, a lot.
Mary hastily replies, “A son who gave up the throne and effectively killed my other son.”
I am officially feeling more grateful for my own family.
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Our heroine’s is Shirley Temple, which, frankly, is pretty much perfect.
Score one for ol' Eddie.
“Now we barely make ends meet,” he moans.
“Every day is a struggle.”
Something tells me the struggle, in this case, isnotreal.
Both very important."
We see that importance further when Philip discusses the Mountbatten name becoming royal with his father.
Of course, those issues don’t even get discussed in this first meeting.
Instead, we soon learn the two leaders don’t see eye-to-eye on Elizabeth’scoronation.
“A long period between accession and coronation was of great value to your father,” Churchill says.
Elizabeth responds, “He had five monthsyou’re proposing I have 16 before I’m crowned.”
“You must not.
It would be a grave mistake.
Mountbatten was the adoptive name your husband took when he became a British citizen.
I am an old man.
Many have questioned my relevance, whether I still have something to offer in public life.
I want to be in a successful marriage.
I would argue stability in the national interest.”
And perhaps you could also inform Cabinet that my husband and I intend to stay here inClarence House."
Well, who could argue with all that?
Well, apparently Cabinet.
They turned down both requests… and Churchill pawned off breaking the bad news to Edward.
In exchange, Churchill vowed to push Elizabeth for Edward’s allowance to be reinstated.
and continuing by confronting him about his “cruel nicknames” like Shirley Temple.
And then she dropped the hammer: “You never apologized… to me.
You don’t think I’m deserving of one?
This opens up the discussion of the royal surname and home.
Finally, Elizabeth breaks the news to Philip, who doesn’t exactly love it.
“What kind of marriage is this?
What kind of family?
