Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 12:12:18 -0500
From: Kit Mason <kit at hers.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: lifespan of Presidents
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Erica VD Ginter wrote:
>
> With the Queen Mum dying at 101 and Queen Elizabeth II going strong after
> almost 50 years on the throne, it seems to me that the statistics on the
> length of reign of British monarchs are in for a skewing. Phenotypically,
> Queen E resembles her mother, whereas Prince Charles resembles his father,
> so time will tell if the longevity gene is connected to physical appearace
> or not (it is in my father's family). Can't help but wonder if the current
> royals are members of the Howard Families!

Good question.  I may be confused, but I think that the Princess Alice
of Greece who died a year or two ago in her mid-90s was Charles' other
grandmother, Philip's mother.  Another possible reason for royal
longevity:  homeopathic as opposed to allopathic medicine.  Herbal and
homeopathic medicines are much more common in Britain than here.

Kit