If My Grandpa Was Alive, We’d Have Interesting Chats On ‘The Crown’
My step-grandfather, who passed away in 1994, moved to the United States from England a few years after World War II. He never got naturalized and still considered himself a loyal subject of the British Crown.
Netflix’s The Crown, which dramatizes the life of the British Royal Family since the end of World War II, is a motherf — king rollercoaster ride. I have to say that the show gets better and juicier with each new season, despite my belief that the monarchy should be abolished. Season five, the current season, is juicy and meaty as it covers the turbulent marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana. If my grandfather was still alive, he’d have a lot of INTERESTING things to say and we’d have a lot of INTERESTING conversations about the Royal Family.
My grandfather, who’s actually my step-grandfather, was born in the English town of Easington Colliery on May 20th, 1919. The coal mining industry played a significant part in the town’s history as my grandfather told me that those who didn’t fight in the war ended up working in the coal mines.
His best friend since childhood, Tommy, was disqualified from military service for having flat…