Is there any evidence of trouble in the palace back then? If not I suggest Meghan is the first darkie who married into the royal family. 

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. 

If you can remember his name I'll look him up and confirm or deny his Royal credentials.     

Is there any evidence of trouble in the palace back then? If not I suggest Meghan is the first darkie who married into the royal family. 

None whatsoever that I'm aware of.

Wikipedia says this about Phillipa (one source thinks the description is of her sister, though):

The lady whom we saw has not uncomely hair, betwixt blue-black and brown... Her face narrows between the eyes and its lower part is more narrow than her forehead. Her eyes are blackish-brown and deep. Her nose is fairly smooth and even, save that it is somewhat broad at the tip and flattened, and yet it is no snub-nose... Her lips are full, especially the lower lip... Her lower teeth project a little beyond the upper; yet this is but little seen... All her body is well set and unmaimed; and nought is amiss so far as a man may see. Moreover, she is brown of skin all over, much like her father. And she will be of the age of nine years on St. John's day next to come, as her mother said. She is neither too tall nor too short for such an age; she is of fair carriage. The damsel is well taught in all that becometh her rank and highly esteemed and well beloved by her parents and of all her meinie, in so far as we could inquire and learn the truth. In all things, she is pleasant enough, as it seems to us.^[11]

Meghan's ingenuity could have made Philippa black and I still say it would have been a better name for the Sussex baby girl.  In my opinion, giving her the Queen's own nickname, which apparently was used only by Prince Philip, diminishes the integrity of the Crown.

So in American English she had flared nostrils & beefsteak lips.

New Years eve in New York was not the same without Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians.

They were the best, Dick Clark couldn't hold a candle to them for New Year's Eve festivities. 

They were the best, Dick Clark couldn't hold a candle to them for New Year's Eve festivities. 

I know they played the odd time at Sunnyside dance Hall on the Toronto waterfront and at the Band Shell at the CNE, so must have also played at Crystal Beach.

He was born in London Ontario which just made the 6 o'clock news for the last couple of days. A family of Muslims were out for a walk and stopped to cross at the lights when a male 20 year old decided to drive his half ton truck up onto the sidewalk and run them all over on purpose. He managed to kill the Mother and Father, Grandmother and their 15 year old daughter. The only one to survive was their 9 year old son who is in hospital. He has been charged with 4 counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder and for sure it will be treated as a hate crime which will double the sentence.

Yes, Lombardo & his band played at Crystal Beach. They played great music. 

Yes, Lombardo & his band played at Crystal Beach. They played great music. 

Guy was into boat racing & so was I. His personal boat was a double planked mahogany beauty named "Tempo." I raced B Stock runabouts on the mighty Niagara, I was in my early teens. 

Gold Cup Hydros used to race on the Niagara. Wildroot Charlie was a boat from the Wildroot Cream Oil Co. which was men's hair oil here in Buffalo. The boats back then had WWII aircraft engines & were a hoot to watch & listen. 

Today would be Prince Philip's 100th birthday, he died two months short.

This is one of my favourite photos of them.

I enjoyed the video, PBA.  Those are some pretty cool boats.

Not your average motor boat is it. They use to have Miss Supertest on display at the Canadian National Exibition each year and it wasn't a small boat when you get up close to it.

Today would be Prince Philip's 100th birthday, he died two months short.

This is one of my favourite photos of them.

The Queen has named a new rose after Philip to remember him by.

Yes, he's here for the unveiling of a statue of his mother on what would be her 60th birthday on 1 July. He's got to self-isolate for five days beforehand though.  

Frogmore for Shula. Just a little summer home eh. I imagine that's where Harry will be staying for his quarantine period.

The Queen drove herself, really? I didn't think she did anything by herself.............see Groom of the Stool.

The Queen drove herself, really? I didn't think she did anything by herself.............see Groom of the Stool.

This is the Queen we are talking about Tommy, not Donald Trump.

The Groom of the Stool job has always been reserved for Canadians. They are good at it.

I would see this as an ominous sign for Harry; i.e., the Queen doesn't want anyone near when she talks to the recalictrant prince.

"This evening, the Queen, 95, was seen driving herself towards Frogmore Cottage, where Harry is staying while in the UK," The Mirror report explained. "It is not known if the Queen and Harry actually saw one another in person, as the prince must self-isolate for five days due to Covid travel restrictions."

Note the picture in this article which backs up my theory:

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a36850864/queen-driving-to-frogmore-cottage-prince-harry-return/

Harry is still one of her favourites Shula. Don't anyone tell you otherwise.

I would see this as an ominous sign for Harry; i.e., the Queen doesn't want anyone near when she talks to the recalictrant prince.

"This evening, the Queen, 95, was seen driving herself towards Frogmore Cottage, where Harry is staying while in the UK," The Mirror report explained. "It is not known if the Queen and Harry actually saw one another in person, as the prince must self-isolate for five days due to Covid travel restrictions."

Note the picture in this article which backs up my theory:

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a36850864/queen-driving-to-frogmore-cottage-prince-harry-return/

You never mentioned if you would like to own, stay or visit Frogmore girl. The proper name of the place was Frognomore by the Scotts but the name was shortened to Frogmore by the English.

Are you kidding me?  Of course I would like to own, stay or visit Frogmore!  What a beautiful, magical place it is.    If you will buy it for me, I'll even let you visit. 

Too many frogs there for me girl.

It's also the site of the Royal Burial Ground. Those not interred in St George's Chapel, Windsor are at Frogmore, including the two impressive mausoleums to Victoria and Albert, and Queen Victoria's mother Victoria, Duchess of Kent. 

It's also the site of the Royal Burial Ground. Those not interred in St George's Chapel, Windsor are at Frogmore, including the two impressive mausoleums to Victoria and Albert, and Queen Victoria's mother Victoria, Duchess of Kent. 

Wow Mark. The one on the right looks like it was copied to design the American Capitol building from.

I C Kate is absent from the festivities of the dead today. Officially explained as a cutback...................really?

The mausoleum on the right is the burial place of Queen Victoria's mother Victoria, Duchess of Kent. It was built in 1861 so the capitol came first. However it was based on the design of the Howard Mausoleum at Castle Howard in Yorkshire which was constructed in the 1730s, so perhaps the Yanks copied the English design, wouldn't be the first time.