Maybe it is in the genes as both royal families revel in lengthy ceremonies full of pomp and pageantry. Murray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Byers" <petpad.byers@gmail.com> To: <NEW-ZEALAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 10:57 PM Subject: [nz] Maori links with the British royal family > All this news about whether or not the current royals will be meeting with > the NZ Maori royals reminded me of a brief conversation I had with a Maori > woman in the Wanganui Library. It occurred many years ago and took place > during one of the present Queen's visits to New Zealand. > This woman told me in all seriousness that there was a blood link between > the British royal family and a Maori family in NZ. The link had been > recognised, and whenever the Queen visited NZ she visited people belonging > to this family. The link dated back to some time before Queen Victoria > came to the throne. > Was this woman pulling my leg, or is there some truth to her story? > Paddy > South Hobart > Tasmania > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

..........and sometimes the length and 'pompiness' of one's ceremonies are too long for the other one....!!!! Stephen //// ________________________________ From: Murray Reid <mhhr@xtra.co.nz> To: Patricia Byers <petpad.byers@gmail.com>; NEW-ZEALAND@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 5 March 2014 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [nz] Maori links with the British royal family Maybe it is in the genes as both royal families revel in lengthy ceremonies full of pomp and pageantry. Murray ...[snip]....