Whilst scrubbing the floor--for such is my lot--I learned, courtesy of BBC America, that His Royal Highness Prince William has a biographer.
A biographer.
From the American Heritage Dictionary, page 180: "biography 1. A written account of a person's life; life history."
Life history?? What has he done? The boy has barely learned to wipe his own ass, and he already has a biographer? You'd think he was a Kennedy.
Mind you, I begrudge His Royal Highness nothing. Truly, I don't: he has wealth and privilege to enjoy but he is not entitled to determine the course of his own life. As comfortable as his life is and will be, that aspect of it must suck. But...
But then--on my knees, scrubbing away--I experienced epiphany. I realized that being His Royal Highness's biographer has got to be the easiest job on the planet, for not only has young Will never done anything, he never will, and he'll go on to become King William V no matter what other decision he makes in his life, serving in said capacity to the day he dies.
So the biographer gig won't make for much excitement, and thus, for very little satisfaction--and neither will being King William V. At least...well, I really need someone to step in and finish this damn floor for me, but when it is done I get to read Human Action or John Dickson Carr. Or rant on a blog. Call me a "small r-" republican, but HRH and his biographer can keep what they have.
Posted by Craig Ceely at June 21, 2003 04:33 PMYou have got to be crazy to think William will go unnoticed. What makes you think he won't make as many (or more) mistakes as Charles? Wth the looks he has, he's probably going to end up having affairs, getting married (all the while breaking the hearts of half the female population in Europe) and carrying on to be an adulterer. I don't know whether it's because you've only seen one Queen but every monarch that reigns have some event put to their name and that is what biographies are based on.
Posted by: Jemimah at June 29, 2003 02:26 AM