Excellent grandparents.
Gran 1 - nanny to HRH Queenie and Co. Only when in Sandringham or Balmoral or something. She once said the queen was a bit of a brat who was generally trying to kill baby Margaret. When not working for them, toured the world as nanny for all sorts of aristos. It's funny when you know she was quite republican and did it for the cash.
Gran 2 - worked in a munitions factory checking weapon sights. Quite a good aim seems to run in our family.
Grandad 1 - WWII, was one of the head chappies for assigning the trains and rail systems for all use during the war. It's much more impressive to know it worked very efficiently, when you think about how incredibly hard it is for Southeastern to run a single train on time with just one section of track.
Grandad 2 - stationed in India, we found out last year he was responsible for commissioning a hospital there which is still standing and in use. We hear there might be a plaque with his name on.
Brother of Gran 1 - briefly held for questioning in connection with the motorcycle death of TE Lawrence. Wikipedia says swerving to avoid kids. Brother of Gran 1 say, pissed as a fart.
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