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Baroness Thatcher was in the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament today. She looks fine enough, if not a little dottled.

Bit harsh that Winnie. Can't say I noticed any BS stylee outbursts as Ali and I quaffed ale at the weekend. Yes - I'm told that RA is a very nice gentleman. What I meant was Banshees is going to be even more unbearable now that he has reason to be a smug prick. I will just continue being the embittered, sore loser.

My worst nightmare. The personality of Banshees Scream has collided with that of Rotten Ali. God help us. Oh, Winny, stop being mean!! All that anger will give you spots and hallitosis. Chill out, make some daisy chains, embrace the world.......give a bus driver a hug! Lets see how you're feeling in the morning first.

My worst nightmare. The personality of Banshees Scream has collided with that of Rotten Ali. God help us.

It certainly was nice meeting you all again.

Try to come between a Scotsman and his money. Sometimes it pays to be tight.

He should have exercised more regularly...

Are you Gordon Browns letter writer? Are you Rupert Murdoch's bitch?

Interesting idea...

What Lord Vader would have looked like if it was possible to surivive that fight with Obi-wan Kenobi in Episode Three...

Although I dare say it had more to do with the terminal bowel cancer from which he was suffering...

The Daily Mail reports How long did the Queen Mum last once she started watching from a window? The last Remembrance Service the Queen Mother attended was November 2001 - but not from a window. She died in March 2002. I think they were possibly keeping Thatcher out of public view in the fear that she was seen speaking to a tree, or asking where Dennis was at.

I don't think Margaret Thatcher was at the Cenotaph today. All other former PMs - Major and Blair - were present.

I keep getting emails from Chairman Nick Griffin of the BNP. How the hell did I get on their email listings? Luckily my email account automatically set them to my junk mail folder.

Well - I'm glad I didn't make the effort to go all the way down thre to find nobody about.

I have not been so bothered with fireworks this year. At least this recession is good for something!

If the former Grand-Duke should accidently stumble upon this site whilst googling his name, you have to have a degree of sympathy for him. What we are basically saying is that nobody cares if he lives or dies. He is probably more famous than Brooke Astor...if that counts for anything. ...or Dai Llewellyn. Or Vincent O'Brien. Or Dino de Laurentiis... Well - that list will certainly have cheered him up.

If the former Grand-Duke should accidently stumble upon this site whilst googling his name, you have to have a degree of sympathy for him. What we are basically saying is that nobody cares if he lives or dies. He is probably more famous than Brooke Astor...if that counts for anything.

First he nearly gets flattened by a lorry, now he is chasing chavs on his bicycle. Boris Johnson is surely going to meet a sticky end on that bike of his.

If that article holds any truth, you would certainly expect me to be. In reality, most people think I'm aged between 30-35. I'm bloody 22.

I don't think that is a significant factor. (...) I'm not sure about the inbreeding leading to limited royal life expectancy, but it is known to have caused severe health problems in the past - the most colourful misfit was the Spanish King Charles II (1661-1700): Another example of the results of a limited genepool is of course the 'Royal disease', haemophilia. If, indeed, it was a Royal disease (depending on if you count Queen Victoria as having Royal Blood (whos the Daddy)).

Al-Megrahi. I need this bastard to die for a half respectable ranking in DDP 2009.

Claude Levi-strauss is the 12th success of 2009. He is the 186th success since 1987. The 2009 list is now in 4th place shared with 2004 and 2005. Still time for al-Megrahi to pop his clogs

On the other hand, all those long centuries of inbreeding are supposed to take their toll eventually, aren't they? I once read the story that before the Queen Mum and the late Duchess of Gloucester no British noble has ever made it to centenarian status since the eleventh century, due to the large amounts of lead in their game. Do we have any information on the gastronomic habits of Grand Duke Jean? I don't think that is a significant factor. There were very few centenarians only 50 years ago, so why should the Royal Family be any different? Queen Victoria married her first cousin, but some of their children lived into their 90s. On the other hand, the monarchs of the 20th Century died prematurely for obvious reasons. Edward VII died in his 60s only due excessive smoking (and probably eating), George V and Edward VIII died in their 70s due to smoking too much, and George VI died n his 50s due to smoking too much. It was their lifestyle which killed them, not their genes.

I think it is fairly obvious that Grand-Duke Jean is much more frail than the Duke of Edinburgh. You only need to look at recent photographs to see that. Also, the Duke of Edinburgh still has both his original hips. Still, it may be worth putting Prince Philip on the list for the simple fact that if he were to die suddenly whilst not on the list, it would be a big miss. At 88, he could keel over at any minute regardless of his robust health. Especially due to his love of carriage racing (or whatever it is called). Also, there were rumours of a heart condition not too long ago. In review, it is probable that the DoE will not die before the age of 90, but you may wish to stick him on the list just in case. As for Jean, there is a greater possibility that he will die, but nobody would miss him or care.