Popular culture is always a hot topic on the Mortgage Grapevine. With the birth of Prince George Alexander Lewis, the British royal family is the subject of a discussion thread.
Donktard Borker commented, “I thought it was funny when I lived in England that everyone had an ambivalent attitude towards the royals.”
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