I’m pretty sure her ruination began when her (at least emotionally) abusive father was awarded full custody after a bitter divorce in which Diana’s grandmother testified against her own daughter (Diana’s mother). But what do I know.

How many other interviewers’ weddings has Federer attended? And Carole’s social climbing is evidenced in other ways, such as that ridiculous Boxing Day shoot she set up. In Bucklebury. (Not a place where there is game that warrants shooting).

The “formal” definition is not codified anywhere. No one thought of Diana as a commoner, as she was an aristocrat’s daughter. There is a world of difference, class-wise, between Diana and Kate. Similarly, no one thinks of any member of the House of Lords as an aristocrat. There are toffs and there are plebs, and you…

Why doesn’t her dodgy brother count? The class system in the UK is such that it would have (and, by all accounts, did) take enormous effort for Carole to achieve the social standing she has. I don’t mind exactly, but she is definitely a snob and a social climber.

Almost. You take your status at birth. So if you are born an aristocrat or a royal, you are not a commoner. But if you are granted a life peerage, you don’t become an aristocrat, you remain a commoner.

Charles went into a pub when he was 14 and ordered cherry brandy. God bless him.

It’s about much more than sending your children to good schools. Carole is a world-class social climber - as an example, why on earth should Roger Federer come to Pippa’s wedding. Good on her, I guess. But she (and, I suppose, Michael) certainly no longer socialise with people in council estates.

Sometimes I find myself saying “cozzie” (it means bathing suit) unironically. I’ve lived in the UK for 15+ years but I still feel a slight sense of shame.

To be fair, that was during the riots in 2011. I’d be shocked too if they managed to smash the window of a Roller I was riding in.

Since someone has discovered the dismiss button, here’s my reply to swummed:

Bullshit. The Soviets sacrificed millions of men in the East, that’s true. But D-Day required vast amounts of planning, men and materiel, and still only had about a 50% chance of working. Winning the European war required all of the Allies.

Sorkin only just realised in the past 12 months that women might just not be playing on an even playing field when it comes to screenwriting. I don’t know if he’s acknowledged the existence of PoC, that might blow his mind.

I didn’t particularly like her before, but her testimony has in fact won me over. Well done, articulate and beautiful thin person! (JK, she did a great job).

Even Philip kept it wrapped up (as far as we know).

There will be some Daily Mail commenters frothing at the mouth, but the vast, vast majority of people in the U.K. will not care at all, and if they do, will be happy for him.

Yeah, she approved James Lascelles’ marriage to a Nigerian woman, and Freddie Windsor’s marriage to a Jewish woman. She won’t object to this.

The royal family didn’t colonise anything. Those lazy, pampered poodles sat on their behinds. Not suggesting that the empire was a good thing - just that the royals didn’t do it.

I knew the Putney Pusher would be a private equity guy (either that or hedge funds). He looks an awful lot like the guy in the video, and I hope he doesn’t get off because of shenanigans.

To be fair, Wallis did a fair amount of “mean-girling” herself. The nickname “Cookie,” for example. And I’m always on the side of the person who Hitler called “the most dangerous woman in Europe” as opposed to one of his big fans.

Can you vote in Oz? If so, please sign up for this ridiculous plebiscite. We can only take responsibility for the government of the country in which we live.