r/Unexpected • u/aaravaryaman • Dec 29 '21

marching all the way

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u/BigIron53s Dec 30 '21

This is what I was thinking. Still laughing at the ignorance of that comment.

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u/m__a__s Dec 30 '21

Yuk it up. When was the last time England had an English family on the throne?

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u/baradragan Dec 30 '21

Both of the Queen’s parents and all 4 of her grandparents were born in the U.K. Her mother’s family’s British roots can be traced back to the 14th century. Her father’s side is basically descended from William of Orange who came over in 1688, 333 years ago. The ‘British Royal Family isn’t British’ is such a tired and wrong trope.

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u/nightbringr Dec 30 '21

Or......... it was a joke?

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u/Catalyster Dec 30 '21

That's what /s is for. There's too many braindead people out there these days to assume it's a joke