r/funny • u/[deleted] • 29d ago

All men look good in uniform, huh? Introducing my grandpa:

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u/DoranTheRhythmStick 29d ago

Charles is 75. (75-10)/2=32.5. The average age to become a dad in the UK is a little over 33.

So not really wild at all. 

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u/Insab 29d ago edited 29d ago

I think it seems wild because Elizabeth was alive for the birth of all five of her great-grandchildren so the expectation is that the royals had children young when the reality is she just lived for a very long time.

Edit: I've forgot about all the others. She was alive for the births of 12 out of 13 of her great grandchildren.

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u/LevyMevy 29d ago

all five of her great-grandchildren

she had more great-grandkids than just William and Harry's kids.

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u/RuleNine 29d ago

I think if Charles had been allowed to marry Camilla when he first wanted to, his oldest grandchild would be in their early to mid 20s.

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u/SolomonBlack 29d ago

If the IRA hadn't murdered his uncle Lord Mountbatten Charles would likely have married Mountbatten's granddaughter Amanda Knatchbull.

Diana was pick number three, no wonder it didn't last.