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Originally Posted by Joanna Lytton-Vasey
Are they absolutely sure the perp was the 3-year-old? Because babies can be extremely demanding at 8 months and although I've never actually shot one of my own children, the thought has certainly crossed my mind. I've always suspected that the mothers of the Bethlehem area weren't quite as upset with Herod as they claimed, and that much of the weeping and wailing was just for show.
Sister Handmaiden is quite correct though: one should never arm an untrained child. We had a lovely day yesterday, celebrating the demise of the Duke of Edinburgh with a 21-gun-salute. All the boys over the age of 3 took part, firing simultaneously and at one minute intervals. Nobody was killed, apart from a couple of deer which strayed into range. But, as young Zeke (6) pointed out, it's what the Duke would have wanted. 
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Oh, this is so very true, dear Sister Joanna, and I am grateful to you for mentioning this. I must say that I agree with you wholeheartedly -- I do not think that the Duke would have been bothered by the deer that were killed, especially when your fine, young sons were giving their salutes to him. After all, even the Queen has been known to kill animals, from time to time!
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When a gundog brought an injured pheasant to her, the Queen did not hesitate. She took the bird from the dog's jaws and hit it four or five times over the head with her walking stick until she was satisfied it was dead.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ird-death.html
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In November 2000 she was photographed wringing the neck of an injured bird at Sandringham.
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