Should The Queen Retire ?

[Anna B 1,414]

On 03/11/2021 at 14:40, crookesey said:

Andrew appears to have a habit of wanting everything to be fair and fine, unless he’s mixing with his own type  someone is always going to take advantage of him. It amazes me that the royals aren’t out and out cynics, as they have always been the ‘prey’ of the good looking wannabes, male and female. Charles is aware of this as both Diana and Camilla came from his side of the fence, William has gone for working class, always a risk in his position as she doesn’t fully know the rules, fingers crossed for them.
 

I'm not sure I would call Kate 'workingclass' exactly, but I do think Charles would never have been allowed to marry a 'commoner' in his day. As for her 'not knowing the rules' I think she's doing very well so far and is a credit to her upbringing. I'm pretty sure she doesn't have a flat cap and ferret lurking in the back of the wardrobe....

Edited November 24, 2021 by Anna B

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10 minutes ago, Anna B said:

I'm not sure I would call Kate 'workingclass' exactly, ...

Or at all.  Wiki's refs tells me she went to Marlborough, lived in mummy and daddy's Chelsea flat, and was worth several million pounds herself pre-William.  She was groomed for years for the role of queen in waiting and has been living it for over ten years. 

[harvey19 541]

I have just read "A Royal Duty" by Paul Burrell.

A very interesting book.

[crookesey 635]

15 hours ago, Anna B said:

I'm not sure I would call Kate 'workingclass' exactly, but I do think Charles would never have been allowed to marry a 'commoner' in his day. As for her 'not knowing the rules' I think she's doing very well so far and is a credit to her upbringing. I'm pretty sure she doesn't have a flat cap and ferret lurking in the back of the wardrobe....

Flat caps are an acceptable accessory of the upper classes, as for the ferret I understand that Madonna has one as a pet.

[Anna B 1,414]

1 minute ago, crookesey said:

Flat caps are an acceptable accessory of the upper classes, as for the ferret I understand that Madonna has one as a pet.

Must be working class then.....Has she got a whippet as well?

[crookesey 635]

13 minutes ago, Anna B said:

Must be working class then.....Has she got a whippet as well?

Jennifer Saunders has one.

[cuttsie 1,091]

I wonder if she and her family will give some of the millions of pounds they are worth to help the lad who has just run 101 miles so as to help to build a centre for sick people .They wun't miss a few million after all where did it all come from int first place .

[blackydog 40]

Congratulations Barbados. 

Our turn soon?

[cuttsie 1,091]

3 hours ago, blackydog said:

Congratulations Barbados. 

Our turn soon?

We can live in hope . 

[crookesey 635]

18 hours ago, cuttsie said:

We can live in hope . 

Better than Castleton.

[harvey19 541]

14 minutes ago, crookesey said:

Better than Castleton.

That joke takes me back some years !

[crookesey 635]

The only difference between Queen’s Victoria and Elizabeth is that the former’s home language was German whilst the latter’s is English. Same lifestyle in same property doing very similar things with bowing and scraping underlings at their beck and call.