I Like Prince Harry

[Oakman]

As a non-British observer, I must say that he shows more life in him that his brother, father, grandmother and the P.M. put together. He's in trouble again[^] for talking like a soldier to soldiers. Now he'll be disciplined for not being as PC as Gordo Brown, but I'll bet his popularity just went up with most uniformed Brits and a large majority of the British public. His namesake, who went on to be one of the most successful kings of England for all time (Henry V) also got into a lot of trouble in his youth, embarrassing his father more than once. It's too bad, imho, brother William is second in line. Lieutenant Windsor doesn't seem to have the family stick up his arse.

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[Dalek Dave]

His Earlier Namesake, Henry II ruled quite a bit too! Britain, France, parts of Germany and Holland. His kids pissed it away though till we were left with Calais!

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[hairy_hats]

Oakman wrote:

His namesake, who went on to be one of the most successful kings of England for all time (Henry V)

His other namesake, Henry VIII, was a bloodthirsty bastard who killed two of his wives, destroyed priceless religious artefacts across the country and made life a misery for large sections of the population! His brother will never be able to lead a normal life because he's being groomed for a life as monarch, so he'll never be able to show as much "life" as Harry and will have to watch what he says far more.

[Oakman]

Steve_Harris wrote:

Henry VIII, was a bloodthirsty bastard

I think that was a requirement for a successful reign back then, wasn't it? Henry VI, for instance, was by all account a very pious young man who would much rather pray than fight. Of course, he lost everything that his father had gained for the kingdom in France (he's the one Dave is referring to above) and whose utter ineptness was the proximate cause of the War of the Roses.

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[Lost User]

I wonder what names his mates there call him? When he was in Afghanistan it was 'Bullet magnet' which the Gurkhas found funny. This may well be taken out of context but noone seems to have checked.

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