New Rules For the Royals

New Rules for the Royals

By Elton Camp

Though Kate may become queen some day
To some she is required to curtsey anyway

For it is a mere commoner she used to be
She must defer to those born royal, you see

Though if her husband is standing right there
To curtsey to most of them she needn’t care

All those rules sound pompous and inane to me
Although it might be quite amusing for one to see

Surely if she happens to have had too much booze
And after curtseying, her royal balance should lose

After she takes a few falls flat onto the castle floor
That she married Prince William she may abhor

Strangely enough, to Camilla she must kowtow
To me, that seems highly inconsistent, somehow

It seems preferable the way it is done in the USA
Nobody bows and grandiose titles they don’t say

But the duchess had to know what it was all about
Unless she follows custom, she will be thrown out
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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June 26, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Very funny...They should all be 'thrown out'... Terry
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