[HPforGrownups] Re: On the lighter side!

[Lenore]

No: HPFGUIDX 172179


> > Doug:
> > >Re: the "Harry" name.... I believe it is somewhat
> > > traditional in Royal Families to name children after
> > > the more accomplished ancestors... ... I believe
> > > "Harold" or "Harry" was one of those Kings>with a
> > > sullied past, so Prince Harry was a daring break with
> > > that tradition.
> > >
> > I'm not British but I have always associated "Harry"
> > with Henry V.
> > Lenore
>
>bboyminn:
>Well, Lenore is closest. Prince Harry's real name is -
>Henry Charles Albert David Windsor
>So, 'Harry' is short for 'Henry'.

Lenore:
A wee correction here.  The first paragraph above was
Doug's where he made a connection with the current
Prince Harry.  I thought there was recurrent historical
usage as well.  So I thought the joke was a tug at the
Brits' fondness of the name "Harry" for figures of royalty,
and how frequently the name crops up in the history so
that it has become "common", heh.  A bit subtle, but
I like it.
Lenore