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French wanted to be British
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http://news.aol.co.uk/france-wanted-queen-as-head-of/article/20070115041709990001?CLI=16009117
this has to be the funnist bit of news all year!!
this has to be the funnist bit of news all year!!
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If they promise to do to our royal family what they did to their own, them im all for it!!
This would also mean the French wouldn't of given up control of the country, or had to offical take the legal steps involved in surrender (for example not being required to stand down the FRench army and Navy).
It was only the speed of the invasion that prevented it happening.
Of course in the 50's I'd imagine it would have had more to do with the growing power of the US and Russia.
On a more serious note the idea of union was hardly likely to be off serious appeal to either the French or British. Imagine, if Blair suddenly introduced legislation making you French - its hardly likely to appeal to 99% of people (unless you're French of course).
More Suez and the Middle East. There was a concern that if the British as allies of Jordan supported them then there was a potential risk that France would be pulled into the war as an ally of Israel. Certainly the Jordanians were by the far the best of the Arab forces aligned against Israel and British involvement could tip the balance, possibly forcing France to come in (the Brits were not big fans of Israel and were closer to the moderate Arab states). It would also ensure that the British were drawn into the Suez adventure (I suspect the French at the time didn't realise quite how much Eden - a strong anti-appeaser, saw Nasser as the equivalent of Hitler and didn't want to make the same mistakes as Atlee)
Eta
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/15/nfrance115.xml
which seems slightly different from today print edition
And our taxes much higher, thats the problem with us Brits, we want the public services of Europe, but want to pay US taxes.
Taxes higher? Yes. But only in some things.
We'd have far, far, far, far cheaper Petrol, Fags and Booze.
And in all honestly, our life probably would be better, and easier.
Wed also have much more luxuriant and extravagant moustaches.
Is that the women or the men?
So? All the major monarchs of Europe have intermarried somewhere along the line. Ever see the state of the Royal Family? Inbred hicks.
We gave it up in 1800
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_claims_to_the_French_throne#Ending_the_claim