Defending the royals

I WISH to respond to Colin S Jeffrey’s remarks about Prince Charles addressing the Queen as “mummy” (Letters, June 15). I have in my life known people young and old use this term. What is wrong with it?

I would also refer to his remarks about the Duke of Edinburgh “working a flanker”.

Mr Jeffrey probably does not know that during the war Lieutenant Philip, as he was then, served with distinction in the Navy at the Battle of Matapan. Also that Princess Elizabeth, as she was then, was called up at 18 and joined the ATS as a mechanic and dirtied her hands in the bowels of lorry engines and drove army lorries.

AG Reeson, Huntington Road, York.

Comments(7)

bolero says...
2:37pm Sat 23 Jun 12

There is nothing wrong with it. It is a personal term of endearment towards one who someone loves and respects regardless of other peoples' feelings and views.

mickrick says...
10:16pm Sat 23 Jun 12

Liz hates it.

mickrick says...
10:17pm Sat 23 Jun 12

Sorry I meant Jezreel

newscritic says...
12:09pm Sun 24 Jun 12

This country is mummified in the past with its ancient monarchy which is totally undemocratic as they can never lose their jobs or ever forced to stand for democratic election.

Mummys boys the lot of you with Queen Liz providing the dummys for dummys as she tells you to suck on this.

No democracy here - now move along.

ak7274 says...
8:11pm Sun 24 Jun 12

No Vitriolic outburst there then?
"How not to help your cause" by Eedjit of the month

newscritic says...
9:43pm Sun 24 Jun 12

ak7274 wrote:
No Vitriolic outburst there then?
"How not to help your cause" by Eedjit of the month
Mummys boy

newscritic says...
9:43pm Sun 24 Jun 12

I mean of course Liz's boy.

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