Finest kind. :)

Not to mention Prince Philip’s mother Princess Alice of Greece, who hid Jewish people during the war and was recognised as one of Yad Vashem’s Righteous Among the Nations.

Seriously. Have you ever seen Camilla? She does some serious stuff like anti-FGM work, but a lot of the time she is flirting with old pensioners, eating cheese and drinking booze, all in the name of promoting British business. I would love that gig.

It’s not confirmed, but Laurie’s was the last name mentioned. I suspect it won’t happen now.

Love your username!

If they really do pay Olivia Colman more than Hugh Laurie, I’ll have mad respect for them. (I’ll believe it when I see it).

No, Sophie is the patron of the NSPCC (she took over from the Queen in 2016). The NSPCC doesn’t have a royal charter because it was thought that people would confuse it with the RSPCA. That seems unlikely to me, but the NSPCC now doesn’t want to change its name because it is so established.

One does wonder where the roles are for the Thandie Newtons, Sophie Okonedos, Marianne Jean-Baptistes of this world though.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Hopkins, Damian Lewis, Dominic West, Idris Elba, they’re all great British actors who would never have been heard from again if it had not been for US TV/film.

Try reading the tax code.

No, no, no! This is a drop in the bucket for these people. They are making so much money from the “tax cuts” that this is not even remotely material. Campaign for the democrats. Vote for the democrats. Drive old people to the polls so they can vote for the democrats. That’s the only thing that is going to make a…

I’m pretty sure that Woody Allen hasn’t asked Michael Caine to work with him in the past, ooh, 25 years. Only one old guy required (and it isn’t the actor).

I would say the tits, but we’re on the same page.

It is a continual source of disgruntlement for me that the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is Royal (RSPCA) and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children is merely National (NSPCC). (This makes a difference in the UK).

And more power to him. I love Michael Caine, and his refusal to ever give up his accent. Working class boys are the most disadvantaged group in the UK, and receive so little attention.

Oof. As a person who sings in choirs in the UK (with a lot of posh people) this is a perennial issue. (Let’s not even talk about England rugby and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot).

Well said.

Ah, Stormzy. He hits the sweet spot where all the middle aged ladies like me love him and [my friends]’ tween/teen daughters also love him and are utterly embarrassed by us. There aren’t many of those - all of the 1D children look like hobbits to me.

Exactly. The Foreign Office has put some pressure on Harry not to invite Barack and Michelle, but he has quite sensibly ignored it. I expect Barack to politely plead a prior engagement because the man has exquisite manners and sense of protocol, but Michelle can and should come.

These are posh people. If no one ever invited exes, weddings would consist of the bridal party plus two drunk aunts.