Our Royal Family
I was reading a relatively interesting but rather out-of-date book on the Monarchy, "Tarnished Crown", by Anthony Holden.In the chapter on the Abdication crisis he makes the interesting point that there are no hard and fast rules about the succession to the Throne, particularly when there is an Abdication requiring legislation. In that case it is up to Parliament to decide the new King.
It appears back in 1936 many in Parliament considered King's brother, Albert, not really up to the job, and his other brother, Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was said to be even worse. Much opinion therefore favoured George, Duke of Kent, who it appears (unbeknown at the time) was a cocaine addict, and much more besides.
British 20th century history would have been far more interesting, I think we can safely say.
posted by Matthew @ 12/02/2004 04:20:00 PM
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