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Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 7:50 am His mother hosted some grubby crooks and tyrants over the years so Trump's visit is nothing new.

Charles does appear to be good at this king job. I know it's not a high bar and he's been groomed for it all his life but expected him to be mouthing off above his pay grade and bumbling into a constitutional crisis with the government of the day. A view I held before seeing Michael Kitchen in To Play the King but that encapsulated it.

And he pisses off Tommeh's Tearaways.

And I think today was the day he finally stepped out of Brenda's shadow.

For me, the best part was in one speech which needs to be repeated to every Yank who says "If it wasn't for us you'd all be speaking German" - and that was his retort of "well if it wasn't for us, you'd all be speaking French."

Boiler wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2026 2:08 pm For me, the best part was in one speech which needs to be repeated to every Yank who says "If it wasn't for us you'd all be speaking German" - and that was his retort of "well if it wasn't for us, you'd all be speaking French."

Or if it wasn't for the French you'd still be speaking English.