Trust me, no-one this side of the Atlantic is looking forward to it either.

On the other hand, the abdication did prevent a known Nazi sympathizer from gaining the throne, and gave us one of our better Kings; so, not all loss.

Whimsical circular hats seem to be a feature of European monarchies....

I might have been one: I tend to keep very odd hours (go to bed at 02:00, get up at 07:00), and accidentally left hair in the sink (I honestly had no idea it was in there). In the future I will be living alone where possible.

Visit Venice some time...

It has to be something the prostate fluid; a lot of insects are known to deliver nutrients, hormones etc. with their spermatophores or to give gifts of food before mating, this could be something similar