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Royal Anecdotes is three today

Posted in Prince of Wales, Royal Anecdotes, Syntagma Media on October 20th, 2008
By John - leave a comment!

Royal Anecdotes and its publisher, Syntagma Media, are three years old today, October 20, 2008.

Birthday cake

Not wishing to upstage Prince Charles’s 60th, I’ve written a short, tongue-in-cheek, celebratory piece in Syntagma.

Read it here.

36 Responses to “Royal Anecdotes is three today”

  1. Happy Birthday to Royal Anecdotes and to Syntagma, John! Many happy returns of the day! I have enjoyed reading the articles and comments on Royal Anecdotes so much that it has become an important part of my daily routine to check the site, often three-four times in a 24 hour period, especially when something really exciting is being discussed. My warmest congratulations to you, John, and also my thanks for the time and effort you expend making Royal Anecdotes such a valuable place for information sharing about the Royal Family! Many blessings, many fetes!

    By Gigi on October 20th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

  2. Thank you so much, Gigi. Generous to a fault, as usual.

    Let’s hope we get some really good news to write about soon. ;)

    By John on October 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

  3. Happy Birthday, God Bless Royal Anecdotes and Syntagma.

    By Claudius on October 20th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

  4. Here’s to many more years…and many more interesting things to write about!
    Thanks much for all you do on this site, John, I do enjoy it so.

    By Claire on October 20th, 2008 at 4:33 pm

  5. Congratulations, John. At last, a happy announcement. :)

    By Dan on October 20th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

  6. Thank you Claudius, Claire and Dan.

    We are having a great day here at Syntagma Towers, but have ruled out an evening at Boujis as the Princes are in Africa. :)

    By John on October 20th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

  7. Happy Birthday and Congratulations! Like Gigi, this is one of my day brighteners and of course on my browser tabs :) Thank you for all your hard work and many wishes for years of continued success.

    By Julie on October 20th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

  8. Many thanks, Julie. “Day brightener” sounds good to me. ;)

    By John on October 20th, 2008 at 5:37 pm

  9. Happy birthday! Have you ordered anything from Party Pieces for the big day?

    By dagga on October 20th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

  10. Speaking of Party Pieces…

    If William does marry Kate, would there be pressure on her parents to sell their business? Is there precedent for a Queen (such as Kate would one day be) to have parents who work?

    By Dan on October 20th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

  11. Happy Bithday keep up the gret work your my favorite royal site on the web (you even beat the Daily Mail)

    By Samantha on October 20th, 2008 at 6:42 pm

  12. Congratulations, John!! I do not write often but, like Gigi, I check the site 3-4 times daily for the great conversations! Job well done, and keep up the great work!!

    By Kris on October 20th, 2008 at 7:01 pm

  13. Ack, I would hope they could continue to support themselves…can’t imagine the nastiness if they were then supported by the Crown…yikes!

    By Julie on October 20th, 2008 at 7:33 pm

  14. Well, I doubt they’d be supported by the Crown, although they probably could be supported by their new King and Queen. ;)

    It just seems as though the parents/in-laws of a reigning monarch would find it difficult to do business in such a fishbowl. Better to make them the Earl and Countess of Buckleberry and get them out of the rough and tumble of the for-profit sector.

    By Dan on October 20th, 2008 at 7:39 pm

  15. Dear Royal Anecdote Friends, do come, all of you, to the party table I have prepared, to celebrate the third birthday of Royal Anecdotes and Syntagma! Dan and Claudius, if you will pour the champagne and Julie, if you will be kind enough to pass the sandwiches while I assist with the cutting of the birthday cake, I will be most grateful. Dear RA Friends, let us raise our glasses and toast our own dear John on this auspicious occasion, the third birthday of our favorite site! To John, may every blessing be his and may RA and Syntagma continue to prosper!

    By Gigi on October 20th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

  16. Hear hear! (or is it here here?) :)

    There’s already an Earl of Berkshire. Who knew? We’ll have to dub Kate’s parents something else.

    By Dan on October 20th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

  17. congrats john! a good forum for us to discuss all things royal. gigi - can you pls pour :)

    cheers

    By coni on October 20th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

  18. My dear Coni, I shall indeed pour! Let it not be said that we left champagne glasses unfilled! Dan, it is “Hear, hear!” It is an affirmation of the toast, probably a shortening of “Hear him, hear him!” from days of yore.

    By Gigi on October 20th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

  19. Thank you all so much. Very appreciated.

    Dagga, Party Pieces is a little young for us, although you’re as young as you feel, I suppose. :)

    Gigi, we’re having a little tipple here too, so I must be careful what I write — it might be too over the top. ;)

    By John on October 20th, 2008 at 8:34 pm

  20. John, congratulations on three marvelous years and I thank you for always being so fair and positive! :)

    By alsgal on October 20th, 2008 at 8:43 pm

  21. Alsgal, always a pleasure. :)

    By John on October 20th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

  22. Sandwiches for everyone!!! :) Oh, I’m having fun now!

    By Julie on October 20th, 2008 at 9:54 pm

  23. John,
    Congratulations on the third birthday of the RA and
    Syntagma Media. You have brought the internet a
    refreshing view point of all things royal. May, you
    have many more. Thanks for your insights. Party on and cheers.

    By kat on October 20th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

  24. Congratulations and Thank You!!

    By Madelaine on October 21st, 2008 at 1:14 am

  25. Happy Birthday to the RA and Syntagma, John. I’ll toast three cups of very fine green tea for all of you! Wish forth year is as bright as well!!!!

    By Mikado-watcher on October 21st, 2008 at 1:20 am

  26. I regret that I only discovered this site a couple of weeks ago. It is brilliantly informative. I am now working my way through some of the archived articles!

    Congratulations.

    By Elle on October 21st, 2008 at 9:21 am

  27. Congratulations on reaching your Third Birthday! May you go from Strength to Strength! Thank - You for the informative, positive site.

    By Nikki on October 21st, 2008 at 10:56 am

  28. Thank you all so much for your good wishes. Very much appreciated.

    We’re three years and a day now, so time to find something else to talk about. :)

    By John on October 21st, 2008 at 11:44 am

  29. Ok, fearless leader…what shall we discuss next?

    By Julie on October 21st, 2008 at 2:12 pm

  30. According to the Telegraph, HM and the Duke are in Slovenia. HM looks especially like her Grandmother, Queen Mary, in the photos. The Slovenian president’s remarks seem kind of, um…awkward. I look forward to reading her speech, which is always pitch perfect.

    By Dan on October 21st, 2008 at 3:29 pm

  31. Dan, the Slovenians have got a bit of a grudge against Britain because of the way some of their people were repatriated after the war to Yugoslavia, as it then was.

    Apparently Tito had them all killed, hence the call for the Queen to apologize for something that politicians did before she came to the Throne. She must hate some of the things she has to do.

    By John on October 21st, 2008 at 3:36 pm

  32. Thank you, Samantha — beating the Daily Mail gives us great satisfaction. :)

    By John on October 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm

  33. Kris, we will do our best.

    By John on October 21st, 2008 at 3:44 pm

  34. Congratulations, John! Your is THE BEST Royal site.

    By Alicia on October 21st, 2008 at 4:19 pm

  35. Congratulations and best wishes for many more years of success!

    By Leslie on October 21st, 2008 at 5:46 pm

  36. Oh good grief, the Slovenians need to get over WWII and any grudges left over from those times. It is unhealthy and not helpful to retain poor relations with a country as helpful as Great Britain over something that happened before the Queen even came to the throne. Why is the white stallion which is their gift to the Queen remaining in Slovenia instead of going back to the UK with the Queen? That is an odd way to bestow a gift, in my view. Also, Prince Philip’s critical comments on the gold tea pot are not helpful and perhaps constitute “looking a gift horse in the mouth!” :) Hmmm….as I have just chided John for what I termed an “anti-equine” expression, perhaps I need to not throw stones, remembering that I live in a glass house! Do forgive me, John. Let us hope the Duke of Marmalade is much engaged elsewhere and not reading this commentary.

    By Gigi on October 21st, 2008 at 11:20 pm

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