Genie Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Very interesting times at the moment. Prince Andrew's involvement with convicted child abusers Prince Philip looks to be on his last legs Prince Harry trying to opt out of the family business and having showdown talks today with the boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Man who gets paid by his nan and his dad for doing **** all, wants to retire from doing **** all. The BBC are as bad as the tabloids for all of their worthless speculative crap. Someone must care but no one with a full set of marbles will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 R4 had a very good and well balanced discussion this morning, with contributors from Royalty Magazine and a very nice well spoken man from The Monarchist League of Canada. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Man who gets paid by his nan and his dad for doing **** all, wants to join the celebrity circus and earn even more money from doing **** all. FTFY I expect their brand (urgh) to be huge, living abroad I've gained an appreciation for just how big the draw is on these 2, they're on the front of loads of stuff here, incredibly popular, that African thing was on prime time tv translated my problem with it is 2 things 1) will he still get some sort of security service provided to him by the UK tax payer, I don't believe leaving and being cut off will ever involve a £0 contribution 2) he'll join the rest of them moaning on one hand that the media intrude in to their lives but on the other using the media to pay his bills the timing of it is also perfect, how is harry and his wife a bigger story that Andrew being a nonce?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 55 minutes ago, villa4europe said: my problem with it is 2 things 1) will he still get some sort of security service provided to him by the UK tax payer, I don't believe leaving and being cut off will ever involve a £0 contribution 2) he'll join the rest of them moaning on one hand that the media intrude in to their lives but on the other using the media to pay his bills I can understand concerns over continuing public money for subsistence and housing, but you can hardly begrudge him security as he didn’t exactly choose to be born into a family that meant he has major security risks and most of the world know his face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr_Pangloss Posted January 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2020 IMO the royal family shouldn't exist. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paddywhack Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: IMO the royal family shouldn't exist. I don't think it will for much longer. I predict it will fall in, hmmmm, 2052. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: IMO the royal family shouldn't exist. they're the tip of the iceberg for all the vitriol aimed at them there are a lot of people creaming off their inherited estate making a lot of money very quietly putting far less back in people don't like it but the royals do serve a purpose, for all the chest beating and the empire rule Britannia nonsense that people cling on to they at least are the last international recognition of that, people who don't like them consider them irrelevant, I think its the opposite, they're one of the last pieces of relevance and reverence we have internationally don't underestimate their popularity abroad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: I can understand concerns over continuing public money for subsistence and housing, but you can hardly begrudge him security as he didn’t exactly choose to be born into a family that meant he has major security risks and most of the world know his face. I think that what this is actually all about (I thought this at the 'funky' wedding) is Harry making it clear that he knows full well that he is the son of James Hewitt, and actually no blood relation of the Buck House mafia at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 So glad it's all falling apart for the royals! Can't **** stand them! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: FTFY I expect their brand (urgh) to be huge, living abroad I've gained an appreciation for just how big the draw is on these 2, they're on the front of loads of stuff here, incredibly popular, that African thing was on prime time tv translated my problem with it is 2 things 1) will he still get some sort of security service provided to him by the UK tax payer, I don't believe leaving and being cut off will ever involve a £0 contribution 2) he'll join the rest of them moaning on one hand that the media intrude in to their lives but on the other using the media to pay his bills the timing of it is also perfect, how is harry and his wife a bigger story that Andrew being a nonce?? There is a weird infatuation with them in Bulgaria too. Royal stories often top the TV news and I often get asked questions about what they're doing. To which my reply is often: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 29 minutes ago, AVFC_Hitz said: There is a weird infatuation with them in Bulgaria too. Royal stories often top the TV news and I often get asked questions about what they're doing. To which my reply is often: yep same here, I can remember people in germany asking me about stuff after watching harry's wedding on TV, I didn't even know it was his wedding day if I walked in the paper shop now I can almost guarantee Harry and Meghan would be on at least 50% of the gossip mags covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, villa4europe said: yep same here, I can remember people in germany asking me about stuff after watching harry's wedding on TV, I didn't even know it was his wedding day if I walked in the paper shop now I can almost guarantee Harry and Meghan would be on at least 50% of the gossip mags covers Well the Saxe Coburg and Gotha Royal family are Krauts. With a bit of Stavros thrown in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Julian Fellowes couldn't make it up, literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welnik Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Phil Silvers said: Julian Fellowes couldn't make it up, literally. Sorry to hijack the thread, have you been to see the guy who has a bit of a shrine to you in Coventry. Really interesting guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 29 minutes ago, welnik said: Sorry to hijack the thread, have you been to see the guy who has a bit of a shrine to you in Coventry. Really interesting guy. Haven't yet, will do though, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 hours ago, AVFC_Hitz said: There is a weird infatuation with them in Bulgaria too. Royal stories often top the TV news and I often get asked questions about what they're doing. To which my reply is often: That gif is my reaction to everything royal family related. I don't hate them like a lot of people do. But I don't love them either. It's just a big meh from me. It's the media coverage I dislike rather than the royal family themselves. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 hours ago, meregreen said: With a bit of Stavros thrown in. Now there's an idea for the route to financial independence via a new career path... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 13, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2020 Scouse band on Factory Records? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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