British civil servant

But whether Prince Philip is happy or not is a debatable question, depending on whether the current prince has accepted his fate.

Crown Prince Elizabeth is the British Empire that still has a great reputation at this point in time.

As for Prince Philip?Because of the turbulent political situation in Greece, it is not too much to say that they have been living a life of being dependent on others.It is absolutely true that Elizabeth married him as a standard marriage.

It was not Elizabeth who married Philip, but Philip who "married" into England and was about to start his own son-in-law career.

This kind of thing does not distinguish between the East and the West, and it is also a very difficult thing to accept in the West. Did women have to change their names after marriage?Even if you don't change your name, you already have a strong background.

What Prince Philip encountered was not the question of whether the crown prince should change his name, but that as long as Crown Prince Elizabeth came to the day when he should take the throne, he would have to change his name, and his heirs would also have to change their names, following the royal family's surname.

It's no wonder that Prince Philip raised a lover when he was still young and strong. As for being too old to move, that's another matter.

"Honey, if we get married, you won't let me change my surname, will you?" Seeing that he was about to arrive at General Mountbatten's house, Alan Wilson suddenly asked this question.

Whether Prince Philip can think about it has nothing to do with him. After all, it is someone else's business, but this matter involves himself.It's not the time to stand and talk without back pain.

"No, I won't make it difficult for you." Pamela Mountbatten thought for a while and said, "Can I keep my last name?"

We Chinese women keep their surnames when we get married!Alan Wilson pretended to be generous and said, "Of course, I want to take care of your father's emotions, and I can't erase the traces of you belonging to the Mountbatten family."

It was worthless to sell a penny, but it also made Pamela Mountbatten very happy, feeling that she had chosen the right person.

It must be admitted that the problem of patriarchy does exist. Allen Wilson has seen a news that Wu Guangzheng, a rich man in Xiangjiang, made a will, and his son got 5000 billion and his daughter got [-] million.

This can be talked about according to the tradition, but it is not the first time that Wu Guangzheng has encountered this kind of thing. His father-in-law is actually more famous than him, and Wu Guangzheng is the son-in-law of the charter king.

The charter king has no sons, only four daughters, and the final inheritance is naturally distributed to the four daughters.

In fact, in their respective eras, the charter king was far more famous than Wu Guangzheng.But the death of a person is like a lamp being extinguished. After 30 years of his death, how many people can still remember the name of the charter king?

Wu Guangzheng's fame may be remembered because he has a son to inherit the family property. As long as his descendants are surnamed Wu and live a superior life in the upper class, his name will be mentioned over and over again.

There is no way to do this, so the more powerful and powerful upper-class society seems to have everything, in fact, they don't have the idea of ​​equality between men and women. Xiangjiang is a hard-hit area that favors men over women.

The two people who got out of the car holding hands, seemed to have sublimated their feelings a little bit, and slowly entered Mountbatten's residence.Alan Wilson, who was suffocating enough at Windsor Castle, began to look for opportunities to talk about Portugal's purchase of battleships.

Finally saw that the women had entered the kitchen, so they went to Mountbatten's side, asking around and looking for an opportunity to speak.

"Do you have something to do?" General Mountbatten squinted at Alan Wilson. "You civil servants always talk like this, and you haven't gotten to the point."

"The crown prince's wedding must be congratulated by envoys from various countries. After all, this is a big event for the whole world." Alan Wilson said with a look of his father-in-law saving me, "The Portuguese may take this opportunity to find you, the governor, and talk about it. one thing."

"What did you promise the Portuguese again?" General Mountbatten looked suspicious and his tone was full of distrust.

Chapter 378 The Crown Prince's Wedding

"It can't be said that it has promised anything. It is mainly to promote the national unity of the Brussels Treaty Organization. The internal reason is that the current domestic fiscal deficit can still be regarded as serious, and the ruling party still needs to discuss military expenditures." Alan Wilson began to chatter, "In terms of foreign policy, the consideration of attracting allies..."

"Say something understandable." General Mountbatten frowned, "You don't need to say such nonsense at home."

"Financial deficits will inevitably lead to cuts in military spending. What's more serious is that there will be no new warships in service." Alan Wilson changed his attitude, "As an admiral, I believe that the Honorable Governor must have something to say."

"That's right!" General Mountbatten looked serious. This is really a very serious matter.

Mountbatten's biggest dream is to be the Secretary of the Navy like his father. As we all know, the navy has always taken the lead in the distribution of military expenditure in the United Kingdom. Cutting military expenditure is usually cutting the navy's military expenditure. "Is it serious?"

"Now that the Labor Party is in power, it can be said that it is very serious." Alan Wilson said honestly that this is not a simple issue between the Conservative Party and the Labor Party. If the country's financial problems are serious, both the Conservative Party and the Labor Party will do the same.

After talking about it, it becomes the old question of who is more traitorous between the Labor Party and the Conservative Party. When the Conservative Party was in opposition, it opposed disarmament and cut military spending.

As a naval general, Mountbatten became serious when he heard the issue of reducing military expenditures, especially naval military expenditures. In the final analysis, this hit his pain point, because he is really an active soldier or a naval general .

On the question of whether I really have a cow, Congxin General Mountbatten lowered his voice, "How does Prime Minister Attlee view this matter?"

"The opposition is not firm." Alan Wilson recalled Prime Minister Attlee's performance when he was in Brussels, and gave an affirmative answer.

"That's a resolute non-objection. The Nelson-class battleships have been parked on the berth for more than a year." Mountbatten nodded to himself, "What to do with it, it is outdated by the times, and the maintenance cost is still high , if Salazar is willing, there is nothing wrong with leasing, which can save costs in terms of finance and manpower. And since there are financial difficulties, the navy should take the initiative to propose a self-help plan, is that okay?"

"Of course there is no problem. The Navy can think about the country. What's the problem with that?" Alan Wilson was like an answering man, performing rainbow fart on his father-in-law with high intensity from multiple angles.

The navy must think for the country, and take the initiative to stand up when people are in a hurry, which embodies the role of the Royal Navy, which has guarded the British Empire for hundreds of years.

Apparently General Mountbatten was responsible for this, and he happened to come back to attend the crown prince's wedding, so he did it by the way, which was very reasonable.

This will be no problem, Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, this matter is not very difficult.It's just that this difficulty is not so difficult for General Mountbatten, but it is still very difficult for him, a civil servant.

The aristocratic class actually has to be divided into what kind of aristocrats, after all, there is a gap between the rich and the poor even within the aristocrats.But it is clear that Mountbatten is considered a very powerful figure within the current imperial aristocracy.

Mountbatten's father was the Minister of the Navy and was already very influential in the navy. As long as he is good at using this network, he has a great possibility of success.

As for Alan Wilson, there is really no, even if the words are the same, the effects of what Mountbatten said and what he said are different. There is no way, the reality is like this.

November NO.20 is the wedding day of Crown Prince Elizabeth and her fiancé, Prince Philip. For the subjects of the entire British Empire, this is a day that has been waiting for a long time, no matter nobles, celebrities, ordinary citizens, or overseas civil servants. Follow London through various channels.

Even for Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the day is universally celebrated.

The feelings between the several dominions and the United Kingdom have not been diluted by time. The newspapers of the major dominions are full of news about the wedding of Crown Prince Elizabeth, and the words of praise are full of praise. I hope this is a good sign and can save the United Kingdom from the world war. Evacuate and pull out from the haze.

Even the prime ministers and ministers of the current cabinet, members of the opposition party have expressed their best wishes, and embassies of various countries have expressed their best wishes for the wedding of the century.

The Catholic Church of Westminster even gathered celebrities, waiting to send blessings to the future heirs of the empire.

Prior to the wedding, George VI had created Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioni and Baron of Greenwich.

The King of Iraq, Princess Juliana, Crown Prince Bernard of the Netherlands, and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Princess Elizabeth of Luxembourg were present in person,

The whole process of the wedding will be tracked by the BBC, which will be made into a documentary and broadcast globally.

Accompanied by an Australian band, after the Crown Prince arrived at Westminster Abbey, the wedding entered the most exciting stage with a happy mood. After the music was played, a composer read out hymns. After the hymns were over, The cathedral plays the wedding march.

Prince Elizabeth left the cathedral to be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh to cheers and applause from Londoners.

"God knows how I got in here." Alan Wilson asked himself, he didn't know that there were so many nobles in England before, why didn't he see any of them?Where did these nobles come from?

Alan Wilson also had a mission. He and several civil servants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were responsible for receiving the Iraqi king's family.

Faisal II is the current king of Iraq, which was granted independence in [-].This made Iraq the first country to be established after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

However, Britain still maintained military bases in its territory; after the death of Faisal I, Arab nationalists repeatedly demanded that the British leave Iraq, but the British refused.

Historically, Faisal II was overthrown by a coup in [-], but it is obviously still early, and the very immature king came to attend the wedding of the British crown prince at this time.

Faisal II is only 13 now and goes to school in England, but power is clearly out of his hands.Accompanying the king to London was Princess Badiya bint Ali who attended the wedding and watched the young king by the way.

Allen Wilson mainly communicated with this Princess Badiya. Currently, the rights and interests of Iraq are in the hands of Nuri Said and the regent, the brother of Princess Badiya.

After chatting casually for a few words, Alan Wilson discovered that this Princess Badiya lived until Saddam was hanged.

It seems that Wu Zetian has a bit of potential, but he just has nothing to do to chat with Princess Badiya and fulfill his obligation of reception work.

There is no doubt that Alan Wilson has always been unable to get rid of the problem of key politics, but he just started, and then it was time for Princess Badiya's personal performance, saying that there have been many coups in Iraq in recent years, and the king is still young and does not know how to A country facing this complex situation.

Listening to the king's aunt talking non-stop, Alan Wilson thought about it, "The main problem is the army. The military coups have occurred in recent times, which shows that the danger in Iraq comes from within the army. The hostility to the royal family From this, it is very urgent to build a reliable army."

"That's right. Military coups have happened many times in recent years, which is very disturbing." Princess Badia looked at her young nephew and said, "Especially at this time!"

According to the traditional habits including but not limited to Arabs, the current Faisal II obviously does not have the ability to govern.

Therefore, the power of the country is in the hands of the prime minister, and the representatives of the royal family are the regent Abdullah's royal family.The Iraqi royal family and the Jordanian royal family are one family, both descendants of the Hashemite family who were driven out by the Saudi royal family.

"Actually, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also talked about the issue of Jordan and Iraq, and many colleagues also have their own opinions." Alan Wilson said while thinking, "Considering the kinship between Jordan and Iraq, the two countries should maintain a certain degree of intimacy. However, no matter how good the relationship between the two countries is, it cannot solve the anti-royal thinking of the army. In fact, from a religious point of view, most people in Iraq belong to Shiites, while the royal family and the army belong to Sunnis Not to mention what the majority of Shia people think, first of all, the Sunni-dominated army now opposes its own king, which shows that the problem is really serious."

"It seems that the British Empire has also realized the seriousness of the problem." Princess Badia sighed softly, "Is there a solution?"

"We need a guard loyal to the royal family. Since the problem comes from the army, and it is an army that believes in the same belief as the royal family. Since the army and the royal family are both minorities, but they still oppose the royal family, it means that at least some Sunni officers in the army , have confidence in the control of the situation after the coup, then they must have no confidence."

Alan Wilson changed the subject when he said this, "I don't know Your Royal Highness, have you heard the story of Louis XVI and the Swiss Guard? Maybe you can get inspiration from it. Since the army itself is a minority in Iraq's national faith, Then by supporting a minority faction as a guard that only belongs to the royal family to check and balance the army, maybe a balance can be achieved.”

This was originally used by Alan Wilson to deal with Egypt in the report to Prime Minister Attlee, but now the national conditions in the Arab world are similar. There are also many Christians in the Middle East in this era, and the proportion is not smaller than the proportion of Copts in Egypt. .

The historical trend of Christians in the Middle East is that there are fewer and fewer Christians in Iraq in the 80s. There are [-]% of Christians in Iraq.Less than [-] percent remained after the US invaded Iraq, and a little over [-] percent remained during the second Iraq war.

Chapter 379 The Princess Who Supports Justice

In addition to the Christian population to exploit, there are Kurds in northern Iraq.

During Saddam Hussein's time, Iraq's sectarian ratio was four to six, with four Sunnis and six Shiites.

But Sunnis, who account for 40.00% of the population, include Kurds, who make up one-fifth of Iraq's population.In other words, Arabs who believe in Sunnis only account for one-fifth of the total population.Not much more than there are Christians in Iraq.

This kind of population ratio can make Sunni Arabs the main force of the army, so it should not be a problem to establish a smaller royal guard, whether it is selected from Kurds or Christians.

The gap in numbers can be made up for with more sophisticated equipment. Iraq is not India, and there is no environment where the main ethnic group occupies an overwhelming advantage.The current Kingdom of Iraq is tantamount to being ruled by a minority, and the overthrow of the Kingdom later can also be understood as internal strife among the minority.

Since it is a military problem, we should find a solution from the military. The new royal guard can be trained at the British military base in the Middle East.

After hearing Alan Wilson's words, Princess Badia pondered for a moment, "This may cause opposition."

"There is no objection that is more important than the safety of the royal family. I wonder if Princess Badia has remembered the fate of the Imperial Russian royal family?" Alan Wilson started the old routine again, with a mysterious face on his face, but at the same time he said in an uncertain tone , "According to some reliable sources, the dangerous thinking of the Iraqi army comes from the Soviet Union. I can't show the confidential documents to the princess, but look at the current situation in Greece. The pro-Soviet faction supported by the Soviet Union wants to let the Greek royal family go. "

He is not lying, at least not all of them. The part of the Greek armed forces that resisted the three armies of the United States, Greece and Turkey was supported by Yugoslavia, not the Soviet Union.

But who cares about this kind of stuff?Everyone thinks that the people in Greece who are at war with the government are supported by the Soviet Union.Even if the United Kingdom knows it is not, it will promote it.How can Yugoslavia have the ability of the Soviet Union to sow hatred?

At the critical moment, Alan Wilson could only repeat the old tricks and talk about the threat of the Soviet Union in front of Princess Badia.

"And the gentle policy towards Christians and Kurds can demonstrate the royal family's equal attitude towards subjects. It is very easy to get the support of most countries, including the United States."

In fact, this is an idea born out of the plan to divide India and Pakistan. Although it is different from history, India and Pakistan have not yet been divided.However, after his careful preparation, the number of melee and death could far exceed that of the same period, as long as the religious conflicts brought about by the independence of British India far exceed history.

The next step is the politically correct hat generation, which begins to operate in the protectorate still under the control of the British Empire.This is all for the sake of the royal families of these countries. No matter how big the ethnic issue is, is there a class issue?

And unlike the United States, the United Kingdom has a royal family. Even in the 21st century, the royal families of Jordan and Oman are also very close to the British royal family.

Alan Wilson has never regarded the royal family as a decoration, otherwise he would not have stood there like a wooden stake in Windsor Castle without saying a word. The British royal family is not a decoration without real power.

The monarch is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the army is legally loyal to the monarch, not Congress.The deeds of Lord Protector Cromwell are almost impossible to reproduce.

In fact, much of the balance of British politics is custom rather than law, so political traditions are not forever broken.For example, the king did not attend the cabinet meeting. This was because the monarch of Hanover did not understand English at first, and he could not understand it when he went there, thus forming a custom.

If the current King George VI suddenly wants to participate in a cabinet meeting, no one can object. British law is almost blank in the field involving the royal family, especially the king.

If George VI wanted to kill anyone on the territory of the British Empire, whether it was the Prime Minister or whoever, as long as he did it himself and succeeded, he could do it at any time without consequence.

Faisal II is now studying in London. If Princess Badiya still hesitates, the young king is studying in London. Alan Wilson has plenty of time to brainwash the future ruler of Iraq.For the sake of the British Empire, Alan Wilson went directly to teach at the school where King Feisal II was.

This is not impossible, Alan Wilson is a high-achieving student at Oxford University, so there is nothing wrong with part-time teaching.This is for the sake of the next generation of the British Empire.

While walking and chatting, the wedding of Crown Prince Elizabeth has come to an end, and there are huge crowds of people outside Clarence Palace.With friendly smiles, the crown prince and his wife waved to the people who followed here, showing their demeanor of being close to the people.

Wearing a white wedding dress, Crown Prince Elizabeth, with her back to the five-story Clarence Palace, spoke to the following crowd, and every moment of pause was filled with huge cheers.

After the speech, the crowd began to gradually disperse, and the subjects in London would leave this time for the crown prince himself.

No matter what, today is a big event for Britain, several dominions and even the colonies and protectorates still within the territory of the British Empire, and it will become a topic of discussion among people all over the world in the next few days.

"You are here? You are with a foreign woman, hehe!" Princess Margaret ran out from nowhere, and said as if she had been caught, "I don't know how Pamela was deceived by you .”

"Dear princess, I am responsible for the reception work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Alan Wilson said with a serious face, with a sense of distance, "Princess Badiya comes from the Iraqi royal family, and diplomatic work is very important."

"According to your studies and experience, you should receive Chinese talents, right?" Princess Margaret raised her head slightly, and was about to uphold justice for Pamela Mountbatten, "Why don't you receive Chinese? Find someone specially I know that a person who gives money on the streets of Paris is not a good person, sister Pamela was cheated, "

Alan Wilson's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had entered a state of memory, money on the streets of Paris?It seems that I did such a thing two years ago, but how did the princess of the British Empire know?Shouldn't it be spread to the country?

"Where did you see it?" Alan Wilson just remembered such a thing and was about to ask a question.

Pamela Mountbatten appeared, trotted over and said, "Allen, are you here, who is this?"

"The princess of the Iraqi royal family is the job of the foreign royal family I am receiving today." After being interrupted by this, Alan Wilson directly extended his hand and introduced, "Her Royal Highness Princess Badiya, the aunt of the King of Iraq and the younger sister of Prince Abdullah. "

"Hello, Princess Badiya, I am Ellen's fiancée." Pamela Mountbatten said in a friendly way, following the etiquette of the British royal family, "Thank you to the Iraqi royal family for attending the wedding of the crown prince. It is a long time to go forward side by side, so the friendship between the two royal families is very important."

"Uh, hello." Princess Badia was stunned for a moment before she replied with a smile. Why does this set of words sound like a speech by a foreigner?It's not like what a woman says when they meet for the first time.

The so-called near vermilion is red and black is black, with Alan Wilson, his fiancé, playing a guiding role, and Pamela Mountbatten's speech skills have improved by leaps and bounds, which has already begun to be seen when talking about the Comet airliner.

"Let me take you around, at least today is a good opportunity." Pamela Mountbatten took the initiative to say that she would take Princess Badia around, and took Princess Margaret away by the way.

Before Princess Margaret left, she did not forget to secretly make a face at Alan Wilson to express her dissatisfaction.

"So what am I going to do now?" Staring at the Union Jack flag on the top of Clarence Palace, Alan Wilson pinched his waist and asked himself for a long time before he asked, "How did Princess Margaret know that my rescue in Paris went wrong? about women?"

This cannot be blamed on Alan Wilson. He has never stayed in the mainland for a few days. He was in Germany when the report was overwhelming, and he was in British India for the next few crazes. How did he know that he had such a big reputation?

To this day, Alan Wilson still doesn't know that there is still a place for himself in the top ten moments of the end of World War II selected by the British media.

"Pamela, keep an eye on that man. He actually had an affair with a French woman in Paris. I don't know how he deceived you, but you must be careful." Princess Margaret is still supporting justice. Unable to extricate himself from the state, after the Iraqi woman left, he hurriedly made a small report, "You don't know how close he was to the Iraqi princess just now, he dared to do this even when you were at the wedding scene, if you stayed a little farther away, He will be bolder."

"Oh, Margaret, my sister understands." Pamela Mountbatten empathized, happy to have such a younger sister, and then said, "But don't mention the photos of Paris, although people are guilty Mistakes have been made, but as long as it is corrected it is good."

"That's not too cheap for him." Margaret said angrily, "I still think we should be more careful."

Pamela Mountbatten is also helpless, obviously that photo is extremely famous in the UK, but Alan Wilson doesn't know this, because he hasn't stayed in China for a few days at all.