Checkpoint Charlie Museum: Tired & Touristy

King Charles and Queen Camilla were in Berlin this week for the first state visit of the new king’s rule. He’s half-German, and his grandfather, George VI, had barely a drop of English blood. Elizabeth II’s mother was Scottish, Princess Diana was, of course, English, as is the current Princess of Wales, so, over time, unless some new German walks up the aisle with a British heir, the monarchy’s German heritage will gradually ebb.

Charles speaks German, and his aunts married German aristocrats, one or two a Nazi. The Germans, chronically depressed and more so now, are delighted to see him. When you look to Charles for a good buck-up, you’re really in trouble.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla were in Berlin this week for the first state visit of the new king’s rule. He’s half-German, and his grandfather, George VI, had barely a drop of English blood. Elizabeth II’s mother was Scottish, Princess Diana was, of course, English, as is the current Princess of Wales, so, over time, unless some new German walks up the aisle with a British heir, the monarchy’s German heritage will gradually ebb.

Charles speaks German, and his aunts married German aristocrats, one or two a Nazi. The Germans, chronically depressed and more so now, are delighted to see him. When you look to Charles for a good buck-up, you’re really in trouble.