re: #267 Alyosha

I couldn’t be William. The idea of having to produce heirs is repulsive to me because it’s the only way a monarchy can persist.
That’s the real weirdness behind the royal family. Bringing new life into it.

Which is where the Royals totally underestimated the popular appeal of Diana: on top of everything else, she produced two healthy male heirs to the throne. Think about all the trouble that Britain has gone through over the lack of a viable male heir…