Comments by "Kimberly Perrotis" (@kimberlyperrotis8962) on "The House of Windsor: George V A Royal Revolutionary" video.

  1. My grandfather and mother saddled me as a child with a stamp collection that I didn’t have the least interest in. My brother, of course, got the fascinating coin collection. I faithfully lugged around, through all my household moves, that hated huge, heavy, broken stamp collection book. I got guilt-tripped “your grandfather put so much into that collection for you” and “it might be worth money”. Finally, after my grandfather died, I gave it to my mother, saying I didn’t ever want to see it again. It was very sweet of him, but really, I didn’t want it, or the golf and tennis instruction, either, I just wanted to be with him. What could be more boring? Going to the dentist is more fun that looking at those old stamps.
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  2. Dr. Starkey, please🙂
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  3. I think Her Majesty, the present queen, has done a wonderful job of modernizing the monarchy, while keeping its principles and a bit of its mystery. I respect and admire her commitment to country, family and duty. I was so resentful, on her behalf, that she was pressured by the press and people to bow to that stupid woman, the Princess of Wales. She, I didn’t respect, I think she was only popular because she was young, attractive, and patronized some feel-good charities, but her behavior was disgraceful. I’m a die-hard American republican and democrat (I’m not talking political parties, but founding principles), but if the people of Britain want their monarchy, who am I to criticize their choice? I can see the value of a head of state that is non-political, especially after our last joke of a President, Trump, who used the Putin playbook in everything he did. Long live the Queen.
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  4. Short answer: it began as a military elite.
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  5. The ultimate veto power of the Lords over the Commons, and hereditary membership in the Lords, had to be eliminated for Britain to advance as a modern, democratic nation. For hundreds of years, they had proved that they would do nothing that impinged upon their own wealth and power, even if it was in the interest of the 99%.
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