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golding76
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Royals Visit 75 Years Ago

‎06-08-2014 12:02 PM

The U.S. has a history of fascination with the British royals. If you share such an interest, or had it whetted by the movie "Hyde Park on the Hudson," you might find this article interesting.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/it-was-75-years-ago-today-that-a-british-king-and-queen-visited-...

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Lila Belle
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Re: Royals Visit 75 Years Ago

‎06-08-2014 03:08 PM

Hyde Park on the Hudson was really interesting. Bill Murray was a fabulous FDR !

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Re: Royals Visit 75 Years Ago

‎06-08-2014 05:08 PM

On 6/8/2014 Lila Belle said:

Hyde Park on the Hudson was really interesting. Bill Murray was a fabulous FDR !

Wasn't he, though? I thoroughly enjoyed his acting in that movie.

All the emphasis on the hot dog eating was a hoot.

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‎06-08-2014 05:09 PM

I thought the friendship that the 2 men had was portrayed very well.

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‎06-08-2014 05:21 PM

On 6/8/2014 Lila Belle said:

I thought the friendship that the 2 men had was portrayed very well.

Yes it was. Each had an "impediment," shall we say, and found common ground in the fact that if their subjects/citizens realized they were just a couple of blokes at heart with real shortcomings that everyday people have, what would happen?

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