I'm Russian. Feel free to criticize Russian leaders. After all, some sucker in Moscow did think that it would be a good idea to show the ceremony on Russian TV...

For mailman - I know i said that i wanted to critisise your leaders and their families in response to your offensive comments about my royal family, but on second consideration, i feel that if i did so then i would be only reducing myself to your (and Cartman's) level. But believe me, there is plenty i could say about them if i wanted to. It was nice of you to admit that the royal wedding was shown on Russian TV though.

@mehnyaa Then, as now, I tend to use modern English, rather than late Middle English which is what you appear to be using when you refer to Royalties. This word has long since lost it original meaning (derived from French) and is now commonly used to mean: 'payments for the use of patents and published materials.'

Tip: don't simply use the first meaning you read in a dictionary.

Please keep the posts coming since I'm using a lot of them as examples of how you can write in English and leave people completely baffled as to what you are talking about.
Q: lol Lot of Loonies?

Serious Question: someone referred to royals as Head of State. I thought they were strictly ceremonial - - and that PM/Parliment was real government. ?????

To JJ and Janice I'm not a constitutional expert but a Head of State may also be head of government.

Queen Elizabeth II is recognised as Chief of State and the Prime Minister as head of government. Abdallah bin Ab al-Aziz Al Saud is both King and Prime Minister.

In China Chief of State is listed as President Hu Jintao and head of government is Wen Jiabao. Though I suspect Hu jintao wields real power whereas any power apportioned to the British Monarch is largely theoretical. UK has no written constitution so you'd have to consult a constitutional lawyer.

To JJ and Janice I'm not a constitutional expert but a Head of State may also be head of government.

Queen Elizabeth II is recognised as Chief of State and the Prime Minister as head of government. Abdallah bin Ab al-Aziz Al Saud is both King and Prime Minister.

In China Chief of State is listed as President Hu Jintao and head of government is Wen Jiabao. Though I suspect Hu jintao wields real power whereas any power apportioned to the British Monarch is largely theoretical. UK has no written constitution so you'd have to consult a constitutional lawyer to get a definitive answer in the case of the British Monarch.

@ nnoble .. Shouldn't you know what 'lol' means if you are speaking modern English??? ahhhhh.. not too modern i guesss..... modern talking maybe? that was in the 80s... long time ago....

@ nnoble.... for your sake, i checked the dictionary because I obviously don't need to...... well, the first meaning of royalties is : people of royal blood or status : diplomats, heads of state, and royalty shared tables at the banquet.
• a member of a royal family : she swept by as if she were royalty.
• the status or power of a king or queen : the brilliance of her clothes, her jewels, all revealed her

Probably your dictionary is outdated... lol!!! found another word.. OBSOLETE!

well, the 'Royal' brady bunch is one thing, the queen is another. :-)

a 'delayed' Royal Assent could be a very useful political tool while the royal reserve power is a wild card making things much more 'interesting.' :-)

i think, the 1975 sacking of the Australian PM Gough Whitlam by the then G.G. John Kerr demonstrated how the royal reserve power could be used 'effectively' (good or bad, it all depends) :-)

The GG did not sack Whitlam as such.
The GG cannot do that.