You know, just as I was beginning to lose patience with that Mr Cameron, he goes ahead and restores all my faith in him. I know I was narked over the whole gay marriage thing and his redefinition not only of marriage, but also conservatism, but I’ve had a bit of a change of heart, as obviously all our Prime Minister wants to do is to make things fairer. Equality is clearly a cause very close to his heart. As a Roman Catholic who cares whether or not he undermines society’s notions of marriage and family? He’s making it all alright again with some very exciting and marvellous news. He’s making the monarchy fair is our Dave! Seriously!
Listen, if Wills and Kate’s first child is a boy and say he mixes in the same social circles as either of my three daughters and fancies an older woman with no family name, trust-fund or indeed any money at all, then the fact of my daughters’ Catholicism will no longer prove an obstacle.
I could be the Queen Mother!!! Just call me Carole, after all, we do have a former occupation in common! Doors to manual is positively de rigour these days and there can be absolutely no denying that any of my children are more than beautiful enough to qualify as a princess. Look, I’m already grooming Felicity at the tender age of 6 months.
- Treat me like the Princess that I am
I had been harbouring secret plans to make Felicity a fifth columnist and subvert the British monarchy into a local branch of the Vatican until Will Heaven happened to point out an inconvenient truth, one that I had overlooked in my passion. Catholicism does not force a parent to bring up their children Catholic, it only requires that they do all that is in their power, which is exactly what I promised when I married an Anglican vicar, one who had the privilege of baptising his own daughter, before he converted. Ah well, it’s the thought that counts and, Caroline Farrow, Queen Mother, still has that certain ring to it.
No longer may I feel marginalised or excluded from our British monarchy by virtue of my faith, or my gender. Dave’s gone and made it all alright again.He’s made the monarchy fair and accessible to all. He’s alright is our Dave.
As for the fact that Catholics who refuse to endorse a homosexual lifestyle are not considered suitable as foster carers or adoptive parents, due to their unacceptable views, well that’s just a mere irrelevance, a trivial matter. We can marry the monarch, what more can we ask for?
And the knock on effect to the Church of England, that brings the UK a step closer to disestablishment, which loosens still further our foundations as a Christian country? We’ll try not to worry our little heads about that either. Tis but a minor detail, Dave’s a Christian, I’m sure he’s thought of that and has it covered somehow. He’s alright is our Dave.
I’m off to start planning my outfit. I hear there’s some good designer bargains to be had in Greece. Dave says that the success of the EU is crucial, so in order to ensure that it all stays together, Greek citizens are struggling to survive and all their stuff is dirt cheap. So it makes sense to start stocking up on the Ouzo now so we can all drink a toast to the groom’s great-grandfather on the big day!
He’s alright is our Dave.
The Catechesis of Caroline 
Oh, it’s better than that, Caroline.
If William and Catherine have a daughter, not merely can she become monarch, even if they have a son afterwards, but she could potentially marry one of your daughters, if she so wanted. And, of course, if they wanted an Anglican marriage, well, I’m sure the Church of England could be gently prevailed upon to make arrangements.
Granted, they couldn’t have any children of their own, but they could adopt children. And as adopted children can’t inherit the crown, there’d be no obstacle at all to your daughter raising her adopted children as Catholics.
And so the crown would pass to the younger brother, I suppose. It could be rather complicated.
Hurray for fairness.
Just down to Wills and Kate to give Felicity a partner now. What colour hat were you thinking?
I’m not going to go back and check out whatever you said on the parenting thread – I doubt it was constructive, I suspect it was offensive, and there’s no point seeking out offence, right?
But I had to say – Oh Lord, Caroline, this is a classic – it’s offensive, I disagree/agree with it in alternate bursts – and it’s beautifully funny. I laughed out loud reading it. Thanks: let’s part on a giggle.