Scappa
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- Jul 5, 2017
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No champagne flutes in hand or verbally abused hired help in shot, so probably not
[Offers] Her Majesty The Queens Platinum Jubilee - Official Thread
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No champagne flutes in hand or verbally abused hired help in shot, so probably not
To be honest, I don’t actually mind if we keep a monarchy but they need to lead a lot more austere existence. Enough of these grand displays of self - worship. Wholly inappropriate while a country has people who cannot afford to feed their children or heat their home.
They could start by raising that carriage load of cherubim to appreciate what hardships others have to live with. If we must keep them, let’s put them to work.
Lovely stuffI can just imagine exactly the same comment from officials at the G20, ticking off who’d sent RSVPs for summit meetings
For older readers (of Private Eye), who was Brenda and who was Yvonne?
- Jul 10, 2003
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One of the things I do find amusing about the whole Monarchy thing is that it does go back all those years and you can GUARANTEE that somewhere back through that lot there's illegitimacy that isn't recognised, but means we are actually bowing down to completely the wrong person according to royal lineage laws
Personally I think it's time to knock it on the head after Brenda who, to be fair hasn't made a bad fist of it.
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One of the things I do find amusing about the whole Monarchy thing is that it does go back all those years and you can GUARANTEE that somewhere back through that lot there's illegitimacy somewhere that isn't recognised but means we are actually bowing down to completely the wrong person according to royal lineage
Yup - but the thing that makes Monarchy work as an institution is it’s all an illusion and shrouded in mystery. Just don’t look behind the curtain.
- Jul 10, 2003
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I agree.
I always like the queen, till the numpty red faced protogammon got hold of her in the late 70s, hijacking the Royals in pursuit of the British Movement agenda. There ain't no black in the union jack.
These days, I very much agree with you. Powerless figureheads are perfect. Dutiful servants of the nations, like the queen. Not entitled dick-heads like the sweat-less rapist.
I think the royals could very well bimble on. Charles is a witless fool, but well-intentioned and mosly harmless. The next in line is a decent lad, with his mother's genes giving him a bit of empathy to go with the German resolve.
Yes, cut the civil list, ensure that the hairy-arse wing of the aristos can't ponce around like the lords and ladies they imagine we imagine them to be, and all will be well.
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
She's back! After months of disappearing Lord Lucan styley, Carrie Antoinette has resurfaced. Woah, cut the ice there.
That hat. Tilted at that angle so she doesn't have to look at him?
Like the divorced parents at their kids graduation ceremony, they so don't want to be there together.
A Princess Dianaesque outfit by Princess Nut Nuts too. I think her fairytale may be coming to an end as well.
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How very unfair.
He read History at Trinity, having smashed the entry requirements with a B and a C in his A levels…
hart's shirt
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I've got a lot of time for William and especially his 7 and a half years of full-time military service.
Being royal doesn't mean that he should be respected any more or less than any other serviceman or servicewoman.
Reverse snobbery is just as unattractive as the regular version.
William's a genuine, non glory-hunting football supporter and loves the beautiful game as much as any of us on here.
And he's clearly interested in supporting mental health charities, especially with guys.
Crouch's podcast from 2020 shows him in an excellent, normal light as someone who enjoys people and likes a laugh.
He doesn't come across as arrogant or entitled. Despite a different and privileged background, he can still connect.
IMHO, the monarchy will be both safe and relevant in his hands.
"If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch..."
- 'If', Rudyard Kipling
Being royal doesn't mean that he should be respected any more or less than any other serviceman or servicewoman.
Reverse snobbery is just as unattractive as the regular version.
William's a genuine, non glory-hunting football supporter and loves the beautiful game as much as any of us on here.
And he's clearly interested in supporting mental health charities, especially with guys.
Crouch's podcast from 2020 shows him in an excellent, normal light as someone who enjoys people and likes a laugh.
He doesn't come across as arrogant or entitled. Despite a different and privileged background, he can still connect.
IMHO, the monarchy will be both safe and relevant in his hands.
"If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch..."
- 'If', Rudyard Kipling
How very unfair.
He read History at Trinity, having smashed the entry requirements with a B and a C in his A levels…
I heard that a servant read history to him.
BrickTamland
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Whole thing is sick
- Oct 17, 2008
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The presenter on Sky News has a cracking set of tits
Okay. I’ll go along with that for sure. Genuinely. Nice guy and as you say, he did his service admirably.
Tell me again why he deserves untold wealth and land provided by the taxpayer?
Medwayseagull
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And change the national anthem to something modern, reflective of society and inclusive. It has no relevance unless your a christian monarchist as well as being a dirge of a tune.
Recidivist
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Awful lot of vitriol on this thread which I doubt is representative of the country as a whole?
Whilst I’m very much in favour of abolishing the monarchy I think it’s a bit churlish to lob verbal grenades at the Queen, who seems to have done a pretty good job over the decades, whatever you might think of the value of the job.
If we moved to a republic, we’ll still need a titular head of state who will end up doing much the same things as the Queen, unless we wholly change our system of government.
Comparisons with countries like the US and fears of a Trump style president are largely irrelevant as their system is entirely different anyway.
For what it’s worth, I think the monarchy is likely to fade away over the next decade or three. I thought it very instructive that virtually no retailer in Worthing seems to have made anything of the Jubilee and none of the usual monarchical tat was in evidence, unlike previous Jubilees I can remember…..
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Whilst I’m very much in favour of abolishing the monarchy I think it’s a bit churlish to lob verbal grenades at the Queen, who seems to have done a pretty good job over the decades, whatever you might think of the value of the job.
If we moved to a republic, we’ll still need a titular head of state who will end up doing much the same things as the Queen, unless we wholly change our system of government.
Comparisons with countries like the US and fears of a Trump style president are largely irrelevant as their system is entirely different anyway.
For what it’s worth, I think the monarchy is likely to fade away over the next decade or three. I thought it very instructive that virtually no retailer in Worthing seems to have made anything of the Jubilee and none of the usual monarchical tat was in evidence, unlike previous Jubilees I can remember…..
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hart's shirt
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Actually, I don't think William (or anyone else) deserves untold wealth and land provided by taxpayers.
Beyond a certain reasonable level of provision, it's wrong and can easily foster feelings of superiority for the recipient.
And with a love of money, class and privilege often comes a temptation to think that the normal rules of society don't apply to them.
Of course, this isn't just restricted to royals and politicians.
JB Priestley saw this in the self-made industrial Birling family of 1912 in An Inspector Calls.
And it's not just a UK thing. "Queen of Mean" hotel billionaire Leona Helmsley famously declared, "only the little people pay taxes."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/21/usnews
Clearly there are expenses to be paid to support a royal family. But UK taxpayers should rightly expect a return on investment.
A hardworking, honest and humble life of public service to those who pay for it would seem an appropriate repayment.
I think William understands this reality. It should serve him well in the years to come.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I took photos from my grandstand seat outside Buckingham Palace. Some were ok but the fly past ones were rubbish. Apologies to our ex RAF lads.
