• racoon@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    On the meantime, the King of England once, appalled, called his assistant because an envelope fell to the ground next to his desktop and he didn’t know what to do

    On one occasion he rang me from his library and he said 'Oh, um, Paul, a letter from the Queen seems to have

    The anecdote you referenced appears to be from Paul Burrell, the former royal butler to Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II. In his memoirs and public interviews, Burrell has shared several behind-the-scenes stories about the royal family, including moments involving King Charles III (then Prince Charles). The specific story about Charles calling his assistant because a letter from the Queen fell to the ground and he didn’t know what to do is mentioned in Burrell’s accounts, particularly in his book “A Royal Duty” and in subsequent media appearances ​

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    Ignoring the obvious joke, do they manually hammer siding over there? Guys I’ve worked with even back in highschool all had nail guns and an air compressor here in US.

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    I do manual labor in business casual and tack from the wrist seven days a week, don’t you?!