You don't even use an internet dictionary?  Gosh, you're a hard man.

I didn't see in your post if Canada has paid reparations for slavery and that's what I wanted to know.

No not yet, Trudeau is too busy still paying off the First Nations and apologising to the Italians who openly bragged about being supportive of Mussolini during the war.

Besides any Black slaves that ended up in Canada all came from America and were either run aways or were brought by the Empire Loyalists. Also I think I read, some where taken off American slave ships that were intercepted by the British on the high seas. They may have been taken to Sierra Leone (West Africa) at their own request in the end.

Sierra Leone the former British colony founded in 1787 as a home for African soldiers and sailors discharged after the end of the American War of Independence.  

Sierra Leone the former British colony founded in 1787 as a home for African soldiers and sailors discharged after the end of the American War of Independence.  

A service friend of mine when down with a group of other UN soldiers to help supervise the elections there a few years back. Wasn't planning a return trip if possible.

Harry is acting like a four-year-old kid.  He just won't shut up.  For someone who thinks our First Amendment is "bonkers", he sure is employing it.

I think he may be equating this with his mother's death while being harassed by the paparazzi, Shula. I am not defending him & in the past I liked him, but l have changed my mind about him due to recent circumstances. 

Harry is acting like a four-year-old kid.  He just won't shut up.  For someone who thinks our First Amendment is "bonkers", he sure is employing it.

I don't think Americans really understand how the Royal system works and the blind dedication expected of them from birth to death.

I think you are wrong there.  I think most Americans understand very well how the Royal system works.  We have families here too you know.

Most Americans girl, don't understand anything about their own country far less how the British Royal system works. Reading the odd AmericanTabloid doesn't really count as having an expert opinion.

So...Canadian families don't have traditions or family traits?  Did all of your military family members sit around and discuss their feelings with one another?  Did they whine when they didn't get the promotion or detail they hoped for?  Oh, wait, of course, they must have.  You come from a family of woke Canadians.

I come from a family (both sides) of Royalists, girl. I also consider myself a Royalist. My only sister was born in England. The whole lot of them both sides were Conservatives and still are. All the men that were physically able to serve were volunteers in the military for King and country in both wars. The ones not physically able to because of there age or a health issue where employed in jobs to aid the war effort in one way or another.     

How many in your family come directly from British stock?

So you do understand something of my post and my reference to family traits and dynamics.  The Royal family has a tradition of not reacting to media reports of this scandal or that scandal and I think that is a family dynamic, not necessarily a "royal" trait.  Harry has committed, in my opinion, the cardinal family sin of airing dirty laundry -- in a foreign country at that.  In that respect, I think most American families do understand the discomfort and sometimes outright horror the Royal family feels every time Harry barfs out a family secret.  His upper lip is not very stiff.

I'm not sure I understand your question about how many in my family come directly from British stock.  On my father's side, they came from England and Ireland and on my mother's side they came from Germany and Ireland.  My great-grandfather on my father's side might have been the one who first came to America.  My dad said his British accent was so thick he couldn't understand a word he said.  That great-grandfather married Tilly McCray who came from Ireland with her parents.  What year this all happened I don't know.

What I do know is that my family dynamic was much the same as the one the British royal family adheres to and that is you don't get on a loudspeaker and air your grievances about what a lousy upbringing you had. 

So you do understand something of my post and my reference to family traits and dynamics.  The Royal family has a tradition of not reacting to media reports of this scandal or that scandal and I think that is a family dynamic, not necessarily a "royal" trait.  Harry has committed, in my opinion, the cardinal family sin of airing dirty laundry -- in a foreign country at that.  In that respect, I think most American families do understand the discomfort and sometimes outright horror the Royal family feels every time Harry barfs out a family secret.  His upper lip is not very stiff.

I'm not sure I understand your question about how many in my family come directly from British stock.  On my father's side, they came from England and Ireland and on my mother's side they came from Germany and Ireland.  My great-grandfather on my father's side might have been the one who first came to America.  My dad said his British accent was so thick he couldn't understand a word he said.  That great-grandfather married Tilly McCray who came from Ireland with her parents.  What year this all happened I don't know.

What I do know is that my family dynamic was much the same as the one the British royal family adheres to and that is you don't get on a loudspeaker and air your grievances about what a lousy upbringing you had. 

Oh I agree with that last Statement for sure. I don't think that should have happened in the Royal Family and especially on TV. 

Once upon a time, you could have lost your head for less. I go back to the lose of his mother again. That was when the world changed for him.

You should get on Ancestry. You will be surprised what you can find out about your family there.

Ancestry, oh no bad JuJu. You could be a suspect in a cold case crime, find out that some nefarious rumors turn out to be true, you could find out you are not who you thought you were, see Senator Liz Warren. I still have trouble wearing anything around my neck & fear it came from a hanging in a prior life. Keep your dreams alive & stay off Ancestry & the cruelty of stark reality. 

Ancestry, oh no bad JuJu. You could be a suspect in a cold case crime, find out that some nefarious rumors turn out to be true, you could find out you are not who you thought you were, see Senator Liz Warren. I still have trouble wearing anything around my neck & fear it came from a hanging in a prior life. Keep your dreams alive & stay off Ancestry & the cruelty of stark reality. 

Geez Tommy, where's you sense of adventure gone. It's a place that most Americans look to see if they have any Royalty in them or find out the Mayflower was smaller than they imagined.

My daughter got her results as follows:

Scotland 60% - North East Scotland & the Northern Isles, Fife & Angus

Scottish Central Lowlands

Ireland - 29%

Germanic Europe - 9%

Eastern Europe & Russia 2%

Nothing about royalty, Pete. 

My daughter got her results as follows:

Scotland 60% - North East Scotland & the Northern Isles, Fife & Angus

Scottish Central Lowlands

Ireland - 29%

Germanic Europe - 9%

Eastern Europe & Russia 2%

Nothing about royalty, Pete. 

Oh dear, it looks like the pedigree for a mongrel dog Tommy. Should have at least lied a wee bit to us. 

Your wifes side looks ok, but yours cancels out that, doesn't it. The daughter would be best to say, she doesn't know who her father is at the moment. Your side sounds like they were Gypsies and for sure didn't come over on the Mayflower.

My daughter got her results as follows:

Scotland 60% - North East Scotland & the Northern Isles, Fife & Angus

Scottish Central Lowlands

Ireland - 29%

Germanic Europe - 9%

Eastern Europe & Russia 2%

Nothing about royalty, Pete. 

Oh dear, it looks like the pedigree for a mongrel dog Tommy. Should have at least lied a wee bit to us. 

Your wifes side looks ok, but yours cancels out that, doesn't it. The daughter would be best to say, she doesn't know who her father is at the moment. Your side sounds like they were Gypsies and for sure didn't come over on the Mayflower.

Yepper Pete, that 2% from Eastern Europe & Russia smacks of Jews in the family eh? Original surname of Hennessey & being changed smacks of criminals. Stark reality sets in, in a cruel way eh?

My daughter got her results as follows:

Scotland 60% - North East Scotland & the Northern Isles, Fife & Angus

Scottish Central Lowlands

Ireland - 29%

Germanic Europe - 9%

Eastern Europe & Russia 2%

Nothing about royalty, Pete. 

Oh dear, it looks like the pedigree for a mongrel dog Tommy. Should have at least lied a wee bit to us. 

Your wifes side looks ok, but yours cancels out that, doesn't it. The daughter would be best to say, she doesn't know who her father is at the moment. Your side sounds like they were Gypsies and for sure didn't come over on the Mayflower.

Yepper Pete, that 2% from Eastern Europe & Russia smacks of Jews in the family eh? Original surname of Hennessey & being changed smacks of criminals. Stark reality sets in, in a cruel way eh?

Has your daughter ever thought of asking for the money back she paid to have the DNA test done? 

if you had this information before you served with the navy, after they seen the Eastern European and Russia bit, they would have sent you home until they investigated you further. They wouldn't have even looked at the Jewish side unless you were going to be deployed to an Arab country.

My daughter got her results as follows:

Scotland 60% - North East Scotland & the Northern Isles, Fife & Angus

Scottish Central Lowlands

Ireland - 29%

Germanic Europe - 9%

Eastern Europe & Russia 2%

Nothing about royalty, Pete. 

Oh dear, it looks like the pedigree for a mongrel dog Tommy. Should have at least lied a wee bit to us. 

Your wifes side looks ok, but yours cancels out that, doesn't it. The daughter would be best to say, she doesn't know who her father is at the moment. Your side sounds like they were Gypsies and for sure didn't come over on the Mayflower.

Yepper Pete, that 2% from Eastern Europe & Russia smacks of Jews in the family eh? Original surname of Hennessey & being changed smacks of criminals. Stark reality sets in, in a cruel way eh?

Has your daughter ever thought of asking for the money back she paid to have the DNA test done? 

if you had this information before you served with the navy, after they seen the Eastern European and Russia bit, they would have sent you home until they investigated you further. They wouldn't have even looked at the Jewish side unless you were going to be deployed to an Arab country.

Had a young lad who was a cook in Egypt with us who was Jewish. He wore whites when on duty and he use to wear a star of David on a chain on the outside of his white tee shirt for all to see.

We use to tell him your safe on the Base but don't show it in the open if we go downtown or it looks like Canadians have picked sides and some crazy might stab you or us in the washroom.

Not really a proper name, but a nice one nevertheless; better than the ridiculous Archie. The first Royal of any significance born in the USA, certainly as far as British Royals are concerned.

It would have been a nice opportunity, however, to honor Queen Philippa, Edward III's wife, as well as Prince Philip.  One internet source says that Queen Philippa was England's first black queen which would have made the name even more significant since Meghan is a woman of colo(u)r.  Lilibet Diana is a nice name in its own right.  Lili Diane rolls better, though.

I've not heard that theory, it's usually George III's wife Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who's sometimes said to be of "African" origin. 

Africans can be royals too. We had a medical examiner (county coroner) who was a Nigerian prince. Well he claimed to be anyway. Black as the ace of spades with an last name you couldn't pronounce. Lovely accent tho. Even Canadians can be royals, see Guy Lombardo's band. 

The Brit talking heads over here are claiming Lilibet is a personal love name Philip gave the Queen & to name the baby that is an insult. Shoulda named her "snookums." Seems like Meghan & Harry can't do anything right, poor things. 

They should have named her Elizabeth Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Mark, this is what I found on Queen Phillipa:

They should have named her Elizabeth Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Ya, that would have been ok.

Mark, this is what I found on Queen Phillipa:

*Philippa of Hainault was born on this date in 1310.  She was the first Black Queen of England.

Philippa was of Black Moorish ancestry, born in Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut in the Low Countries of northern France.  Her parents were William I, Count of Hainaut, and Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut, granddaughter of Philip III of France.  Philippa was one of eight children and the second of five daughters and became the wife of King Edward III. 

Nothing there that convinces me.