#i'll show you the receips

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Like it or not, the one who saved and modernized the monarchy was King George V, not king Edward VII, and this is an undisputed fact that all historians would agree with. After all, It was during the reign of King George V that 13 European Monarchies crumbled to the ground while the british monarchy survived. And it survived because of George V, because of his leadership, his modern statesmanship, his will to embrace and encourage changes, his popularity and the respect that his nation had for him, while he led his country to victory during WW1. He was the FIRST Monarch that brought monarchy close to people, hence why he was nicknamed the People's Monarch or the Citizen Monarch. George reigned during the most difficult times in the history of monarchy and of mankind, but he managed to save his monarchy and to modernize it, setting the path for a Constitutional Modern Monarch*. Your bias cannot change it, because facts dont give a damn about your opinions. A pity that you cannot uplift Edward VII without bringing George down. George wasnt dull, he was quite the character. He was genuine, funny, reproachable, a lover of books and cinema, and most importantly he was a SERIOUS LEADER, who acted exactly as a modern head of state is suppsed to act. Oh and he was a FAITHFUL Husband, he was devoted to his wife and loyal to her throughout their entire marriage. Something that can never be said of Edward VII who was unfaithful and over-indulgent in everything ( Im sure his mistresses would have preferred Handsome George though). If being faithful and family-oriented makes a man dull, than give me dull everyday. Queen Alexandra would've been happy to have married a man like George who never embarrassed and humiliated his wife

Oh my, where does this come from? lmao. Tbh, I deserve this kind of message when it's about Wilhelm. I'm totally biased regarding this rascally young fop (Alexander III said it first!). Badmouthing him is one of my favourite pastime. But George, come on! I never been too harsh with him? EXCEPT, perhaps, when it comes down to the Romanovs, but what can I say? When you don't have a backbone, you really don't…

Yet, I'm a tad puzzled by your message because we are talking about George V right? The one who in April 1905 hadn't seen his children for three months. The one who used to shout at his second son "Get it out" when the poor soul was suffering from stammer. The one who in 1917, while on a stroll in the grounds of Sandringham complained to Nora Wigram that his children always avoided him. Nora retelling this story in one of her letters to her parents said how Mary, David and Bertie became "quite cheerful & entirely flippant, writing their names in the snow" when George and Mary had gone home on said stroll. However, do you know who was ACTUALLY a good father? his cousin *whispering* Nicky.

Faithful yes but let me remind you that their marriage was far from smooth sailing. They lived seperately for months on end. You also must have forgotten the countless letters from George trying to apologise for shutting down, being rude or cold towards May. + May's letters complaining on how he would shut her out. The man was unable to articulate his feelings which led to endless misunderstanding. May who once wrote to George while in Paris : "I quite understand about yr not wishing to come to Paris & am not angry, I only thought it wd be nice change as I find life in general very dull- unless one has a change sometimes." She had wanted him to join her but had received a rebuff instead. May who wrote to his brother in 1900 while she was stuck in the gloomy York Cottage: "It is so dull here & I feel very low & depressed tho' Im pretty well on the whole" (alright she was pregnant at that time, but guess where George was?… out shooting birds).

Led his country to victory during WW1? Hmmm, you really mean George V who was described in 1918 by the Viscount Esher in those terms: "he seems virtually a recluse, steadily devoting himself to good purposes and little works of a good kind, but with not conspicuousness, no assertiveness of the King's position." / "making himself a nonentity" ? While May wrote on 19 november 1916 to her son David about the hospital visits: "They are "assomant" (tiresome) & I dislike them more than words can describe!" and then proceeded to explain how much she enjoyed her shopping trips at Goode's.

I'm teasing because OF COURSE I think George V was a good ruler and perhaps he was the kind of ruler the country needed at that time. He was a great arbitrator and was able to adapt and change despite having conservative views and being very much uneducated. How he dealt with the Irish question is a stellar example! He was an ordinary man who disliked society and suffered from bouts of depression. There is a sentence that struck me in Ridley's book which in my opinion sums up George : "He was a man of disconnected feelings".

I could write PAGES about Bertie's shortcomings and how his shenanigans damaged the monarchy. Yet he was a gifted ruler, very much in tune with his time.

So I guess anon, it comes down to... preference. If you are more into shooting birds and collecting stamps, you do you! I, on the contrary, have a soft spot for cosmopolitan kings with a string of scandals.

Now if you'd excuse me, I'm off painting the town red with Bertie!

[doctortwhohiddles]

The "we're not obsessed the nans are" side of sewage corner is once again proving that they are the most obsessed people out there. Hator had this ask:

I'll answer by showing Anna's reaction to Ben's new diet:

"I've been able to pick up patterns", no Anna you haven't, but you definitely are an expert at making up patterns. Chantelle runs a business, it's not unheard of for people like her to use famous clients to promote her services. If Ben didn't want to be associated with her, he would not have given her a testimony and ask her not to mention him. As for the turkey receipe, just because she delievers vegan meals, doesn't mean she stopped eating meat all together. Also, there are twice as many women who are vegan than men, so her comment isn't sexist.

p.s. the Instagram screenshots are in German, Anna is Greek. I wonder how she got them (Jazzie isn't the only German hater).

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The on-going battle:

My own mother refuses to acknowledge my kitchen skills. She always had to get a dig in somewhere.

If I make anything, it's always

"oh, you call yourself made some waffles?"

"No ma'am, I made waffles"

Keep in mind, my mama can throw down in the kitchen, but every single time she makes waffles or pancakes (especially pancakes) she burns the living fuck outta them

The only reason none of us said anything coming up is because we were fucking hungry and would've eaten a shoe had she cooked it

Example: I HATED liver

But growing up my mama always used to cook it. So I always used to eat it. Until one day when I came home from university and she had made liver and onions and I was like

"nah, I'm good"

She legit had no idea how much I didn't like that shit

I've spent most of my 20s on my own, cooking from scratch using fresh ingredients and substituting what I couldn't find, tasting all kinds of dishes across Asia

She still won't let me have it

She done over-salted the last 2 fuckin batches of chicken and my father over cooked some salmon steaks so fuckin bad that they came out the oven like rubber

Meanwhile, I "so-called myself " cooked garlic butter salmon with a hint of lime that melts in your mouth with some cheesy broccoli on the side where I made the cheese sauce from scratch

But they won't let me have it though

That's alright though. Since hUrR DuUrR i CAinT cCuuK, I won't cook...

For them, that is.

I'll be keeping all my receipes to myself. I'll be keeping all my fresh ingredients

To.

My.

Self.

Mama wanted to win the battle in the kitchen

But I'ma show her war😏