Meanwhile, the Duke of Edinburgh, 59, is described as the only member of the family who felt “uneasy” about his nephew and was concerned about his mental health. W. H. Auden recreated the fable at some length in verse as part of the three "Moralities" he wrote for the German composer Hans Werner Henze to set for orchestra and children's chorus in 1967. The theme of all three is the wrong choices made by people who do not sufficiently appreciate their good fortune when they have it. The first poem of the set follows the creatures' fall, from a state of innocence when In the first age the frogs dwelt at peace, into dissatisfaction, foolishness and disaster. [21] Two centuries earlier, the German poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing had given the theme an even darker reinterpretation in his "The Water Snake" ( Die Wasserschlange). Taking its beginning from the Phaedrus version, the poem relates how a frog asks the snake why it is devouring his kind. 'Because you have invited me to,' is the reply; but when the frog denies this, the snake declares that it will therefore eat the frog because he has not. Part of a set of variations on Aesopic themes, this appears as the last in Gary Bachlund's recent setting of five fables by Lessing ( Fünf Fabelen, 2008). [22] Despite the dissent outside, and indeed, the slightly “end of days” vibe inside the so-called Mother of Parliaments, the King’s first speech was suitably patriarchal. Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. The Frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful giant. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceable King Log was. In a short time the younger Frogs were using him for a diving platform, while the older Frogs made him a meeting place, where they complained loudly to Jupiter about the government. The King’s formidable sister, the Princess Royal, 73, is portrayed as the chief architect of the decision to evict Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage, their Windsor home.

The heir to the throne is portrayed in Endgame as a cold, ruthless figure who cannot wait to ascend the throne. When his younger son flew to London to attend a High Court hearing in March, the King ignored his request for a meeting, according to Endgame.The Princess considered her future sister-in-law a “rival” from the moment she appeared on the scene in 2016, according to Scobie. Meanwhile, Scobie describes the ultimately unsuccessful plan to offer the property to the scandal-hit Duke of York, “the true pariah of the clan,” as “incomprehensible”. The final episode of the BBC series I, Claudius (1976), following the frequent allusions in Robert Graves's source novel Claudius the God, was titled "Old King Log". In it the aging emperor refers to himself as such, to the confusion of his advisors. She “is said to have persuaded Charles to withdraw the use of Frogmore Cottage” from the couple, Scobie claims. Earlier musical settings included one by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault of words based on La Fontaine's fable (1730s) [23] and Louis Lacombe's setting of La Fontaine's own words (Op. 72) for four men's voices as part of his 15 fables de La Fontaine (1875). It also figures as the third of Maurice Thiriet's Trois fables de La Fontaine for four children singing a cappella.

THE Frogs, living an easy free life, every where among the lakes and ponds, assembled together, one day, in a very tumultuous manner, and petitioned Jupiter to let them have a king, who might inspect their morals, and make them live a little honester. Jupiter, being at that time in pretty good humour, was pleased to laugh heartily at their ridiculous request; and throwing a little log down into the pool, cried, There is a king for you! The sudden splash which this made by its fall into the water, at first terrified them so exceedingly, that they were afraid to come near it. But in a little time, seeing it lay still without moving, they ventured by degrees, to approach it; and at last, finding there was no danger, they leaped upon it; and, in short, treated it as familiarly as they pleased. But not contented with so insipid a king as this was, they sent their deputies to petition again for another sort of one; for this they neither did nor could like. Upon that, he sent them a Stork; who, without any ceremony, fell devouring and eating them up, one after another, as fast as he could. Then they applied themselves privately to Mercury, and got him to speak to Jupiter in their behalf, That he would be so good as to bless them again with another king, or restore them to their former state: No, says he, since it was their own choice, let the obstinate wretches suffer the punishment due to their folly. While Charles “leads with his head and his heart, William is colder,” the book alleges. “He wants the job done and he has no problem with casualties along the way.”When his memoir, Spare, was published in January, he made it clear that he believed they owed him an apology and said the “ball was in their court”. Scobie claimed many within the royal institution doubt the King’s ability to modernise and are impatient to see the Prince of Wales crowned. Ladislaw Starewicz (2006-12-29). "The Frogs Who Wanted a King – 1922". Youtube.com . Retrieved 2012-01-06. The Duke of Sussex is ready to put the bitter feud with his family behind him and move on but Meghan has refused to have anything to do with them, Scobie claims. He quotes the Duke as saying: “I’m ready to forget. Get an apology or explanation? At this point, who cares, right?” By comparison, he says the Duchess, 42, has moved on and would not be extending any such olive branch.

An older man casually sits with his legs up on the sofa, talking animatedly to a health professional on an oversized screen beside him. The Duke’s apparent change of heart concerning his family comes 11 months after he demanded “accountability” as a precursor to any chance of reconciliation. I think for 70 years we were spoiled with the Queen because she was close to perfection,” he added. “Charles is just a human being, with his faults.” The Sussexes’ team received a letter from Sir Michael John Stevens, keeper of the privy purse, who stated that as the Duke and Duchess were no longer working members of the Royal family and lived abroad they should return the keys to Frogmore Cottage, the use of which was a wedding gift from Elizabeth II.The Prince of Wales is eager to ascend the throne,” he writes, “A real impatience is created around him.” MyChart is not for urgent problems or emergencies. If you have a serious medical problem and need help, call 999 or go to your nearest emergency department (A and E). He appeared studiously dispassionate as he spoke the Prime Minister’s words in his distinctive Upper Received Pronunciation, resisting a trademark grimace as he announced Bills he almost certainly disagrees with, such as the one ensuring there are annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds every year.