The Royal Family Discussion Thread

[Organgrinder 1,946]

6 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Positive views ? Have you heard anything positive about  Andrew ?

Yeah,    he's got covid.

[Waldo 96]

7 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Positive views ? Have you heard anything positive about  Andrew ?

You take my point then, on the importance of expressing negative views towards a thing.

 

Also, not talking about individual Royals, but the whole thing as an institution.

 

20 minutes ago, Organgrinder said:

Yeah,    he's got covid.

Andrew has Covid??

Edited June 4, 2022 by Waldo

[Guest makapaka]

7 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Positive views ? Have you heard anything positive about  Andrew ?

Not exactly overly negative though is it.

 

im not sure another celebrity would have got the same ride for what he did. 
 

 Oh and the queen stumped up £10m to pay his fees for paying off the girl - great service to the country by her majesty that - thanks a lot HRH. 

[Guest makapaka]

2 hours ago, Waldo said:

Andrew has Covid??

Not really - it’s just a cynical way by the royal family to justify him not being there.

[Baron99 779]

2 hours ago, Organgrinder said:

Yeah,    he's got covid.

When it was mentioned to historian, David Starkey, that Prince Andrew had just caught Covid, Starkey went "Hmmm?  Convenient illness given the circumstances." 

[trastrick 866]

In a democracy folks get the government they deserve.

 

I couldn't care less what they decide to do with their Royal Family, but I have family in the UK and Canada, and on the family WhatApp blog, they were all celebrating, decking themselves out with hats and flags, and generally having a good time.

 

They didn't look like they were being oppressed by anybody. There was no diktat from Party Cliques, Union activists, to get the citizens out in the street to show support.

 

And the vomiters and potential wrist slitters were allowed to stay home, boycott the proceedings, and watch the soap operas, or catch up on the latest doings of their own brand of useless celebs. So cheer up, there's always another election around the corner.

 

That's democracy!

 

 

[PRESLEY 1,224]

There is a programme on BBC1 in a bit,  The Jubilee Pudding, Its a Cookery show, I was hoping it was about Prince Charles.  

[cgksheff 44]

I participated in a local community event yesterday.

It was a wonderful get together of friends and strangers.

The monarchy was mostly irrelevant, other than being the catalyst for an occasion that was once part of the fabric of society.

Let's hope that we learn how much enjoyment can be had from such all-age socialisation.

[Rockers rule 673]

13 hours ago, Anna B said:

No, sadly Jeremy forgot to post my invite, so I had to watch a bit of that dirge and drivel that was the Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen.

Is it just me, that thinks it represented everything that's wrong with the Church of England? Slow, miserable, long-winded and pompous; that parade alone of the church worthies in their finest went on forever.  What church needs that many chiefs when it's got hardly any Indians. I turned it off after half an hour, it just made me want to slit my wrists.

 

Where was the joy, the feeling of commmunity and coming together, something to lift the spirits? No wonder the Queen did a no show. The woman has some sense; probably sat at home with a gin and tonic happilly watching the racing;...  

I've a nice collection of 'Straight Razors'.

 

(Sorry Anna - just couldn't resist 🤣 🤣 . Keep safe )

[trastrick 866]

Just wondering.

 

How did the teachers and students celebrate the Jubilee?

[Anna B 1,401]

3 hours ago, cgksheff said:

I participated in a local community event yesterday.

It was a wonderful get together of friends and strangers.

The monarchy was mostly irrelevant, other than being the catalyst for an occasion that was once part of the fabric of society.

Let's hope that we learn how much enjoyment can be had from such all-age socialisation.

Exactly. A great excuse for a party or get together, nothing the matter with that. 

Don't forget somebody has to take the bull by the horns and organise it all, and hope it's a success. That takes nerve these days with so many nay-sayers about. So well done to them.

Glad you enjoyed it.

[harvey19 541]

18 hours ago, Waldo said:

 

 

Also, kinda reminds me of the media in our country regarding Royalty, where only positive views are allowed to be expressed. To the extent that you'd almost think everyone in our country is pro-Royal!

I think most people are pro Royalty even if it is only because it gives some people something to moan about.