Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Royal Doctors Want Queen Elizabeth to Stop Drinking

Continuing our pivot to "Royals 24/7," while still keeping some sort of tenuous-as-it-may-be connection to finance and/or alt-energy we'll go with ethanol +Windsor.

From InStyle, October 14:

And she's not happy about it.

It would be safe to assume that Queen Elizabeth, age 95 and a woman who literally wears a crown and rules over an entire commonwealth of 54 countries, would be able to do what she damn well pleases, but it appears that royal medical experts are advising her to give up her daily cocktail. Elizabeth has been seen with a cane recently, which raised concerns about her health. So, while everyone probably wants what's best for the monarch, sources close to her say that she's not happy about giving up "one of very few pleasures" she has left.

Though she's not a heavy drinker, a source shared that Elizabeth likes to have a Champagne nightcap before bed and that she usually has a martini a day. 

"The Queen has been told to give up her evening drink which is usually a martini," a family friend told Vanity Fair. "It's not really a big deal for her, she is not a big drinker. But it seems a trifle unfair that at this stage in her life she's having to give up one of very few pleasures."....

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And tomorrow, a followup to ""Even Harry and Meghan Are Joining the Build-Your-Own Index Craze" (and Shatner corrects the young Duke's big bro)".