No sense of history.

[gridlore]

CNN's Wolf Blitzer, reporting on the upcoming marriage of Prince Charles and his horse Camila Parker-Bowles, stated the marriage was "unprecedented."

Hello? King Edward the VIII and Wallis Simpson? Abdication? Ring any bells?

Comments

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but Chuckles isn't going to have to abdicate his place in line. Not that Lizzie's gonna croak and let him have it, anyway.

[kath8562.livejournal.com]

Heck no. At the rate she's going, she'll outlast him (and considering her mother lasted past 100 years, kicking right until the end, she probably will.)

And I was going to use that icon.... you got it first!!! ( a pharmacist I work with sent it to me......)

[isomeme.livejournal.com]

Not to mention that the Brits founded an entire church around the idea of royals getting divorces and remarrying.

Short Attention span news...

[murbin.livejournal.com]

Even CNN is falling in the really bad habit of poor research and ignorning anything that isn't in really recent collective memory.

Re: Short Attention span news...

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, over on MSNBC, Keith Olbermann on Countdown did bring up Edward VIII's fling with Mrs. Simpson and Henry VIII creating the CoE so he could divorce.

That show has become my primary source for televised news.

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

This is the first time a royal has been able to marry a divorcee and remain crownworthy.