ComedyCentralHD :New South Park takes the piss of Harry/Meghan

[jet]

The King isn’t ‘giving’ it to Andrew as a gift or a kindness. Far from it.
He is trying to force him into it because he is cutting back his allowance and Andrew will no longer be able to afford the upkeep of his massive present home, which I assume will then go on sale. Reports are that Andrew is fighting back on having to relocate to Frogmore Cottage.

[thesheriff443]

I get moving them out, there's no point in it sitting there empty as they're obviously not coming back, but ... why give it to Andrew? :umm2:.

It’s not rocket science

He is the king’s brother
He is in a bigger property a stone’s throw away from frogmore
The bigger property will probably be given to William and Kate

It’s only the papers trying to make big deal out of the situation

[Oliver_W]

He is in a bigger property a stone’s throw away from frogmore

I'm sure that was tested :hehe:

[Glenn.]

They don’t even live there. Seeing the haters joyously saying they’re been evicted lmao bless ‘em.

[bots]

Andrews current home has 31 bedrooms ffs :laugh:

and he is complaining at having to slum it in frogmore which has 10 bedrooms

and people have sympathy for this shower?

[GoldHeart]

They don’t even live there. Seeing the haters joyously saying they’re been evicted lmao bless ‘em.

Wasn't it still going to be used by Harry & Meghan as like a vacation home for when they visit?. But now they can't stay there anymore.

[Oliver_W]

For some reason I had it in my head there was an "unwritten rule" or maybe an actual one that any of the Royal Family could visit any of the Royal Residencies for as long as they wanted?

[rusticgal]

Wasn't it still going to be used by Harry & Meghan as like a vacation home for when they visit?. But now they can't stay there anymore.


I’m sure some of their celebrity friends will offer them some sort of accommodation when necessary….
Meghan wont set a foot in this country unless she has to..thank god :hee:

[Glenn.]

I’m sure some of their celebrity friends will offer them some sort of accommodation when necessary….
Meghan wont set a foot in this country unless she has to..thank god :hee:

Well we did drive them out so why would they even want to return?

[Glenn.]

Also I wonder if they’ll be reimbursed the £2.4m they paid to renovate it? The money that the public demand they repaid when they withdrew from duties.

[rusticgal]

Well we did drive them out so why would they even want to return?


They drove themselves out to cash in on their titles….and make money trashing their own…

[rusticgal]

Also I wonder if they’ll be reimbursed the £2.4m they paid to renovate it? The money that the public demand they repaid when they withdrew from duties.

They only paid up because they used tax payers money refurbishing a home they never intended to live in permanently….:hee:

[Glenn.]

They drove themselves out to cash in on their titles….and make money trashing their own…

Ok sure

[Glenn.]

They only paid up because they used tax payers money refurbishing a home they never intended to live in permanently….:hee:

Which should now be reimbursed

[rusticgal]

Which should now be reimbursed

Why??… the house was gifted to them as a foreseeable home…they refurbished it at our expense…they don’t own it and they don’t live here anymore…they chose to vacate to live in America….:laugh:

[thesheriff443]

Andrews current home has 31 bedrooms ffs :laugh:

and he is complaining at having to slum it in frogmore which has 10 bedrooms

and people have sympathy for this shower?

I don’t think the bed room count is accurate
Frogmore has five bedrooms andrews place has 30 rooms not all bedrooms

[thesheriff443]

They knew all along they would not be able to keep frogmore as a home if they were no longer working royals , hence they tried the half in half out option which was rightfully rejected.
And I believe their belongings were already in storage as I said in a previous thread.

[arista]

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[bots]

it's hardly a cruel eviction when they are never there and have their own multi million mansion. A cruel eviction is when some poor sod gets evicted and they end up homeless

[Cherie]

Harry and Meghan's spokesperson said a "request" had been made for them to give up Frogmore Cottage, near Windsor Castle.

The spokesperson said: "We can confirm the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage."

Reports have claimed the move, which removes their final remaining foothold in the UK, was sanctioned by the King.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-have-been-asked-to-vacate-frogmore-cottage/ar-AA186I8t?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=2823176bc2874dd181445e4b4710b28d&ei=12

[thesheriff443]

it's hardly a cruel eviction when they are never there and have their own multi million mansion. A cruel eviction is when some poor sod gets evicted and they end up homeless

It’s all pantomime

[jet]

Daily Mail
“Speaking of: have you heard about Harry's latest money-grubbing scheme? It's a live online chat about all his traumas. Can't imagine he's got anything new to say — how to top tales of a frostbitten penis and sex next to a box of his dead mother's hair? — but for the low, low price of $33.99, you can log on to a livestream chat and ask your own questions of Harry this Saturday at noon eastern.
Of course, there's a caveat — what, did you expect something straightforward here? Comments will be disabled and there will be no live questions taken. Our prince will be fielding only pre-submitted and pre-approved queries.”

The Victimisation Tour continues….

[Glenn.]

Literally already a thread. Don’t need yet another one

[Cherie]

Why??… the house was gifted to them as a foreseeable home…they refurbished it at our expense…they don’t own it and they don’t live here anymore…they chose to vacate to live in America….:laugh:

If you rent perfectly habitable house, but choose to redecorate to your own taste, the landlord does not have to pay for this when you move out, it was their choice to refurbish

[rusticgal]

Daily Mail
“Speaking of: have you heard about Harry's latest money-grubbing scheme? It's a live online chat about all his traumas. Can't imagine he's got anything new to say — how to top tales of a frostbitten penis and sex next to a box of his dead mother's hair? — but for the low, low price of $33.99, you can log on to a livestream chat and ask your own questions of Harry this Saturday at noon eastern.
Of course, there's a caveat — what, did you expect something straightforward here? Comments will be disabled and there will be no live questions taken. Our prince will be fielding only pre-submitted and pre-approved queries.”

The Victimisation Tour continues….


Oh dear....so he cant even to a 'livestream' chat without it being a complete farce....:laugh:

[rusticgal]

If you rent perfectly habitable house, but choose to redecorate to your own taste, the landlord does not have to pay for this when you move out, it was their choice to refurbish


Exactly...

[Jordan.]

Daily Mail
“Speaking of: have you heard about Harry's latest money-grubbing scheme? It's a live online chat about all his traumas. Can't imagine he's got anything new to say — how to top tales of a frostbitten penis and sex next to a box of his dead mother's hair? — but for the low, low price of $33.99, you can log on to a livestream chat and ask your own questions of Harry this Saturday at noon eastern.
Of course, there's a caveat — what, did you expect something straightforward here? Comments will be disabled and there will be no live questions taken. Our prince will be fielding only pre-submitted and pre-approved queries.”

The Victimisation Tour continues….

Omg didn't know about this thanks for promoting it :cheer2:

[GoldHeart]

Live chat stream $33.99???! :joker:

[Cherie]

Live chat stream $33.99???! :joker:

fools and their money eh?

[arista]

Live chat stream $33.99???! :joker:


Yes,they need every possible income

[GoldHeart]

fools and their money eh?

Yep
I wouldn't even pay 1p

[arista]

Andrews current home has 31 bedrooms ffs :laugh:

and he is complaining at having to slum it in frogmore which has 10 bedrooms

and people have sympathy for this shower?


Yes he is lucky Frogmore
is available for him.


One Pervert does not need 31 Rooms

[jet]

Omg didn't know about this thanks for promoting it :cheer2:

You are very welcome - they do need the support as their popularity is crashing.....and you'll get a free WAAAGH book, how exciting for you!!! :laugh:

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/embarrassing-ticket-price-to-hear-prince-harry-speak/news-story/45ffdbb765284e3c5841821df9587b0c
The 38-year-old will be joined in conversation with Dr Gabriel Maté to discuss “living with loss and the importance of personal healing,” according to the website, and that entry fee includes a copy of Spare.
In case anyone doesn’t have their pocket calculator to hand, that’s a $1,479,966 drop in how much it costs to hear from the horsey HRH’s mouth in only 36 months. If ever there was a way of illustrating just how much things have changed since those heady first weeks, post-Megxit, when it looked like Harry and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex had the world at their feet and the royal family on the ropes, then this is it.
If there is one thing that Harry has proven this year it is that familiarity breeds both contempt and low price points.

[rusticgal]

Yep
I wouldn't even pay 1p


They would have to pay me...:laugh:

[rusticgal]

You are very welcome - they do need the support as their popularity is crashing.....and you'll get a free WAAAGH book, how exciting for you!!! :laugh:

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/embarrassing-ticket-price-to-hear-prince-harry-speak/news-story/45ffdbb765284e3c5841821df9587b0c
The 38-year-old will be joined in conversation with Dr Gabriel Maté to discuss “living with loss and the importance of personal healing,” according to the website, and that entry fee includes a copy of Spare.
In case anyone doesn’t have their pocket calculator to hand, that’s a $1,479,966 drop in how much it costs to hear from the horsey HRH’s mouth in only 36 months. If ever there was a way of illustrating just how much things have changed since those heady first weeks, post-Megxit, when it looked like Harry and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex had the world at their feet and the royal family on the ropes, then this is it.
If there is one thing that Harry has proven this year it is that familiarity breeds both contempt and low price points.



:joker:

[user104658]

:shrug: Interest in the Royals in general has waned since Her Maj died, wouldn't you say, Jet? There's a notable change in tone. The Press isn't as charitable with Charles as they always have been with Liz and people aren't really interested in him either... and the "fresh new face" of the monarchy in William and Kate looks more tired, bald and boring by the day. It's light out at Buckingham Palace for the lot of them soon enough I reckon, which was fairly predictable.

And yes that applies to H&M too. The book era was fun, but on the whole, none of it is really very interesting now that the Last Proper Royal is gone. She was a part of history - what's left is just tiddlers nibbling at scraps.

[Cherie]

:shrug: Interest in the Royals in general has waned since Her Maj died, wouldn't you say, Jet? There's a notable change in tone. The Press isn't as charitable with Charles as they always have been with Liz and people aren't really interested in him either... and the "fresh new face" of the monarchy in William and Kate looks more tired, bald and boring by the day. It's light out at Buckingham Palace for the lot of them soon enough I reckon, which was fairly predictable.

And yes that applies to H&M too. The book era was fun, but on the whole, none of it is really very interesting now that the Last Proper Royal is gone. She was a part of history - what's left is just tiddlers nibbling at scraps.

I agree with this, Liz might have had her faults but you knew where you stood with her and she was someone to be trusted to the end....not sure you can say that about any of this lot, time will tell with William and Kate, but Charles and Camilla just dont garner the same affection as Liz

[user104658]

I agree with this, Liz might have had her faults but you knew where you stood with her and she was someone to be trusted to the end....not sure you can say that about any of this lot, time will tell with William and Kate, but Charles and Camilla just dont garner the same affection as Liz

My recent impressions of William are that he's becoming a bit more jaded, frustrated and... well... Charles-like as he gets towards middle-age. It may well partly be Harry's "fault" too, certainly... it's unlikely that the rift hasn't taken a toll.

But overall he's lost that youthful vibrancy and optimism that made them seem like something new... they just feel like more of the same now.

[rusticgal]

I think given time they will come into their own….to have had 70 years with our Queen change is going to take time to adjust to.

[GoldHeart]

Even a BLM activist has turned her back on them , she clearly didn't want to look silly defending them. As now she's saying Harry & Meghan have "contradicted themselves" lol .

[Liam-]

Shame on Charles, defying his poor mothers wishes after she’s died, completely disrespectful to her memory

[Swan]

New Episode tonight at 10pm
(nothing to do with H/M, just saying)

[rusticgal]

Shame on Charles, defying his poor mothers wishes after she’s died, completely disrespectful to her memory




How has he done that??

[jet]

My recent impressions of William are that he's becoming a bit more jaded, frustrated and... well... Charles-like as he gets towards middle-age. It may well partly be Harry's "fault" too, certainly... it's unlikely that the rift hasn't taken a toll.

But overall he's lost that youthful vibrancy and optimism that made them seem like something new... they just feel like more of the same now.

Youthful vibrancy? :laugh: he’s now a grown man in his forties who, in public, carries out his duties and responsibilities with social aplomb, dignity and maturity as befits a Prince of Wales and future King.
He’s not going to go on talk shows and talk about his penis to keep those who prefer that kind of thing entertained. :hee:

[jet]

Shame on Charles, defying his poor mothers wishes after she’s died, completely disrespectful to her memory

I didn't see you being concerned for his poor mother when Harry and Meghan were causing all sorts of trouble to the family and to the institution she devoted her whole life to. Especially when her beloved husband was on his deathbed and then when she herself was dying. Shame on them.

[Cherie]

Prince Andrew may be forced to leave the Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate if King Charles III cuts his royal allowance. A new Express.co.uk poll has found three-quarters of readers support the Duke of York being evicted from his £30million home.

Andrew stepped back from public life as a senior working royal four years ago and has since been dependent upon his annual allowance of £249,000. The King is expected to make a series of cuts to royal spending next month, including his brother's allowance.


This means that he may no longer be able to afford the upkeep and running costs of the Royal Lodge. The King has reportedly offered his brother Frogmore Cottage on the grounds of the Windsor Estate. The property is the former UK residence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The couple were issued with an eviction notice by Buckingham Palace, in January, after the publication of Harry's tell-all memoir, Spare.

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed on Wednesday evening that they have been "requested to vacate" Frogmore Cottage".

Andrew is said to be "resisting the idea" of moving to the smaller property. An insider told The Sun: "This eviction surely spells the end of Harry and Meghan's time in the UK. Andrew is resisting the idea of moving into Frogmore Cottage after he was offered it last week. But it shows Harry and Meghan are powerless to stop the eviction."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/you-re-not-a-working-royal-andrew-told-to-stop-whinging-and-take-frogmore-cottage/ar-AA188F6C?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ffc6a446e7dc49b587e5f7e3c34b836a&ei=11

[Cherie]

Shame on Charles, defying his poor mothers wishes after she’s died, completely disrespectful to her memory

Liz was aware that Charles was going to have a slimmed down monarchy when he took over, its been a matter of public record for years

[rusticgal]

Liz was aware that Charles was going to have a slimmed down monarchy when he took over, its been a matter of public record for years


Yes Cherie....and Charles is making positive steps by slimming down the Monarchy...kicking his own brother out of his residence and putting him in a 'smaller' one.
If Meghan and Harry visit there is plenty of room in Windsor Castle for them to stay...:shrug:
He is doing a great job...his mother would be proud.

[user104658]

Youthful vibrancy? :laugh: he’s now a grown man in his forties who, in public, carries out his duties and responsibilities with social aplomb, dignity and maturity as befits a Prince of Wales and future King.

Yes Jet but far fewer people are interested in any of that in 2023 than in 1953 - hence my point. If they were different to what came before then there could have been a modernisation of the monarchy that might keep the general public - who are not staunch royalists like yourself - somewhat interested and thus keep the monarchy relevant. And it looked like William and Kate might be those people. But now he looks like someone who fits the mould, more of the same, and it's not going to be as popular. It just isn't. The queen had the benefit of being for want of a better phrase, "part of the furniture" of Britain. Fewer and fewer people are going to maintain an interest int he traditional monarchy now. It's already happening and she's barely cold.

[rusticgal]

Yes Jet but far fewer people are interested in any of that in 2023 than in 1953 - hence my point. If they were different to what came before then there could have been a modernisation of the monarchy that might keep the general public - who are not staunch royalists like yourself - somewhat interested and thus keep the monarchy relevant. And it looked like William and Kate might be those people. But now he looks like someone who fits the mould, more of the same, and it's not going to be as popular. It just isn't. The queen had the benefit of being for want of a better phrase, "part of the furniture" of Britain. Fewer and fewer people are going to maintain an interest int he traditional monarchy now. It's already happening and she's barely cold.


Lets see what the turn out for the Coronation is like....

[jet]

Yes Jet but far fewer people are interested in any of that in 2023 than in 1953 - hence my point. If they were different to what came before then there could have been a modernisation of the monarchy that might keep the general public - who are not staunch royalists like yourself - somewhat interested and thus keep the monarchy relevant. And it looked like William and Kate might be those people. But now he looks like someone who fits the mould, more of the same, and it's not going to be as popular. It just isn't. The queen had the benefit of being for want of a better phrase, "part of the furniture" of Britain. Fewer and fewer people are going to maintain an interest int he traditional monarchy now. It's already happening and she's barely cold.

Goodness, the new reign has barely started, we don’t know how it will shape up in the coming few years and what is being discussed and planned behind the scenes. Charles is a totally different character than the late Queen, and Prince William isn’t like either of them. William is all for bringing the Monarchy more in line with the times, he has said so, maybe you haven’t been listening? There is talk about his ‘zeal’ for certain changes; his present and future plans and projects and egging his father on in the changes Charles is already making but at the same time they know the value of tradition and the stability that many want from the Monarchy. It’s a tricky balancing act and they can’t please everyone, but I think he and Kate will do brilliantly.
Everywhere they go they show their genuine warmth and connection with people, just like Diana did before them whilst behaving with dignity and maturity, which you say people don’t want anymore, that it’s ‘more of the same’, as if those positive qualities are a bad thing for senior Royals to possess.

How would you have them behave in public then to be the 'different' that you think they need to be?

[bots]

what people get angry at, is a privileged rapist being given a 31 bedroomed house for free and then has the audacity to complain when a smaller 10 bed property is awarded to him. What people get angry at is H&M saying their eviction from that property is cruel, when they have their own mansion and millions in the bank, handed to the on a silver plate.

Does anyone want royalty like that? i sure don't and Charles and Camilla, and William and Kate are no different no matter how much they smile in front of people

[Jordan.]

No one wants to perform at King Charles' coronation: All the artists who declined

Artists including Adele, Elton John and Harry Styles have reportedly turned down an opportunity to perform at King Charles III’s upcoming coronation.

The Spice Girls and Robbie Williams are among the other acts who have declined invitations to put on a show at the momentous ceremony, Rolling Stone reported Wednesday.

While most of the musicians declined to explain why they would not take the stage, a rep for John confirmed to the magazine that the legendary Piano Man, 75, had been asked but could not attend due to scheduling issues.

Reps for the artists did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

Experts believe no one wants to perform because they therefore would be associated with the scandal-scarred monarchy.

“The royal family has faced a number of PR disasters in recent times, and anyone performing at the show would have to consider whether there would be a backlash from appearing amongst their fans,” Simon Jones, a publicist for Little Mix, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, told Rolling Stone in the article.

Others feel that aligning with Charles, 74, would not benefit their careers at this time.

“For them right now, storytelling is really important,” Meg, a head of a leading British music PR company who asked for her full name to be withheld, said of Adele, 34, and Styles, 29. “These big symbolic associations carry a lot of weight and literally go down in history books in bold and underlined. I can understand why there’d be a big PR discussion around artists doing it or not.”

Meg added, “With [Queen Elizabeth II], she was fab and glamorous to some people. Charles doesn’t add anything — there’s not a legacy of his that anyone would want to align with. It’s televised, so a lot of people will hear your songs, sure, but in terms of long-term PR strategy, I don’t know if performing would add positively to an artist’s narrative unless they were staunchly pro the monarchy.”

https://pagesix.com/2023/03/02/artists-refuse-to-perform-at-king-charles-coronation/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

No wonder the Palace are running with the "low key" narrative :hehe:

[jet]

Elton John and Harry Styles are both on big tours at the time of the Coronation…..
It’s a big stretch to say ‘no - one wants to perform at the Coronation’. Of course there will be artists who DO want to perform. Not all artists have to like the Monarchy, it's not compulsory. :laugh:

[jet]

what people get angry at, is a privileged rapist being given a 31 bedroomed house for free and then has the audacity to complain when a smaller 10 bed property is awarded to him. What people get angry at is H&M saying their eviction from that property is cruel, when they have their own mansion and millions in the bank, handed to the on a silver plate.

Does anyone want royalty like that? i sure don't and Charles and Camilla, and William and Kate are no different no matter how much they smile in front of people

I wouldn’t say William and Kate have the same self entitled mindsets as the spoiled brats Andrew, Harry and Meghan without any proof of similar behaviours.
On the contrary:
'William and Kate moved full time into Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Great Park last summer. It is much smaller than typical royal residences, with four bedrooms, but the Prince and Princess of Wales are said to want a simpler, more "normal" life for themselves and their 3 children while they are youngsters.
They have no live - in staff.'

[thesheriff443]

what people get angry at, is a privileged rapist being given a 31 bedroomed house for free and then has the audacity to complain when a smaller 10 bed property is awarded to him. What people get angry at is H&M saying their eviction from that property is cruel, when they have their own mansion and millions in the bank, handed to the on a silver plate.

Does anyone want royalty like that? i sure don't and Charles and Camilla, and William and Kate are no different no matter how much they smile in front of people

If you are born into a life of luxury why would you want to live in a shed

The bit about Meghan and Harry’s cruel eviction is to crab headlines and sell papers

Andrew has been offered a place down the road you can slag him off but that’s been his home and humans get attached to their homes.

[user104658]

Goodness, the new reign has barely started, we don’t know how it will shape up in the coming few years and what is being discussed and planned behind the scenes. Charles is a totally different character than the late Queen, and Prince William isn’t like either of them. William is all for bringing the Monarchy more in line with the times, he has said so, maybe you haven’t been listening? There is talk about his ‘zeal’ for certain changes; his present and future plans and projects and egging his father on in the changes Charles is already making but at the same time they know the value of tradition and the stability that many want from the Monarchy. It’s a tricky balancing act and they can’t please everyone, but I think he and Kate will do brilliantly.
Everywhere they go they show their genuine warmth and connection with people, just like Diana did before them whilst behaving with dignity and maturity, which you say people don’t want anymore, that it’s ‘more of the same’, as if those positive qualities are a bad thing for senior Royals to possess.

How would you have them behave in public then to be the 'different' that you think they need to be?

Time will indeed tell, but I think you know really that it's not and never will be the same without the queen. I'm not saying there will be poor turnout for the coronation but will every household in the country and many more across the world be scrabbling to watch it like The Queen's 70 years ago? No, obviously not. By percentage, far fewer people are all that interested.

I suspect there will have been more interest in the Queen's funeral than Charles' crowning... And that should say plenty.

Yourencaught between a rock and a hard place really because the alternative is to say that Liz II was "nothing special" in terms of a monarch... And I think that would grate on today's Royal Loyal quite a bit.

We all know she was special, and that she was the last real Royal. It became just a celebrity family/a show for the public during the final few decades of her reign but she was still firmly rooted in the more legitimate monarchy. It's gone now. That's just not UK politics any more. They're not an actual monarchy, they're just a symbolic tourist draw.

[Livia]

People who don't support the royals always purport to know the most about them and their future. Interesting...

[user104658]

People who don't support the royals always purport to know the most about them and their future. Interesting...

Why would you assume the opposite to be true? I'm not saying bias doesn't come into play but, obviously, it does for those with an interest in the royals as well. We can all make predictions, and time will tell. It seems clear to me that the validity of those predictions has absolutely nothing g to do with being a "royal supporter" or not, its just going to be a difference in levels of optimism for them.

[bots]

the first thing to go will be the colonies and that's very easy to measure. The role of royalty in our constitution and tourism make the future of the monarchy more likely in the medium term than not, but that doesn't necessarily equate to popularity either. Lets put it this way, we will still have a constitutional monarchy for our life times, whether we like it or not, so i don't think it's something that needs particular attention whichever side of the fence anyone is on

[jet]

We all know she was special, and that she was the last real Royal. It became just a celebrity family/a show for the public during the final few decades of her reign but she was still firmly rooted in the more legitimate monarchy. It's gone now. That's just not UK politics any more. They're not an actual monarchy, they're just a symbolic tourist draw.

Of course times have changed, 70 years ago they didn't have tabloids and social media, and Royalty was held in awe. That isn't the case now, rightly so, but the Monarchy HAS changed quite a lot, for example 70 years ago, even as recently as 15 years ago there were a LOT of working Royals. Now there are 7. The rest make their own living.That is a big change to fit better into today’s world.

In terms of cost - ‘the royals have an unusual agreement with the British government—an agreement that likely makes British citizens' tax bills cheaper, not more expensive. This is due to a deal originally cut in 1760 by King George III, allowing the British government to reap the revenues from the royal family's vast private property, called the Crown Estate, while giving them their taxpayer-funded stipend in return.
In total, these properties brought £486.9 million, or $671.9 million, in revenue in 2021. In contrast, the royal family's taxpayer-funded expenses, in the form of a "sovereign grant," totaled only $118.5 million that year, thus netting the British government a profit of almost $550 million in 2021 dollars. Were the monarchy to be retired, this deal would likely end, allowing the royal family to retain the whole profits from the Crown Estate.
[From ‘What would happen to the U.K. balance sheet if the monarchy were retired?’]

But really, your comment ‘They are just a symbolic tourist draw’ is so far from the reality of the sterling work the Royals are currently doing now and what they have been doing for years and seems to show you know little about the Monarchy’s actual value in terms of making the lives of many, especially the young and disadvantaged, much better. The average young demographic of today have no idea of any of this. Perhaps some research (just one example would be the Princes Trust) would give those who view the Royals as ‘just a tourist draw’ a more balanced view of their relevance and what they give back in return for their privileges.
Many republicans want a Presidential Head of State instead. I honestly don't think this would be an improvement at all. What is your view of this?

[arista]

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[arista]

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[bots]

the guy will do or say anything for a few quid

[Cherie]

So he is saying Diana starved him of love and attention?

[Cherie]

I wonder how many paid to watch this tosh, if he genuinely wanted to help he would have done it for free

[jet]

The man Harry was collaborating with in the podcast

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11818413/What-DOES-Harry-know-toxic-trauma-therapist-Gabor-Mate-hell-opening-to.html

Self-help guru Gabor Mate has compared the murderous terrorists of Hamas to the Jewish heroes who rose up against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.
He has contributed to a pro-Kremlin website that defends brutal regimes around the world.
He has rushed to defend Jeremy Corbyn's Labour from charges of anti-Semitism and he has even spoken warmly of the spittle-flecked Pink Floyd star and alleged 'Putin apologist' Roger Waters.
Once hailed as the 'sainted icon of the drug-legalisation movement' — he would decriminalise all drugs, no matter how dangerous — Mate has since moved on to become the darling of the therapy-obsessed, touchy-feely California circles in which Harry and Meghan now move.

With his popularity plummeting in America and even the makers of the satirical comedy South Park savagely mocking him and his wife Meghan, perhaps the Duke of Sussex can't be too choosy about his friends these days.
Nevertheless, what's billed as Harry's 'intimate conversation' with Mate — the latest effort to promote his memoir, Spare — has appalled Jewish leaders who have questioned how the Duke felt it remotely appropriate to collaborate with such a man.

[jet]

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Oh go away and take your bloody trauma 'service' with you, you arrogant deluded prick.
:sleep:

[Beso]

Oh go away and take your bloody trauma 'service' with you, you arrogant deluded prick.
:sleep:

:joker:

[rusticgal]

Oh go away and take your bloody trauma 'service' with you, you arrogant deluded prick.
:sleep:


I love it when you talk dirty...:hehe:

[rusticgal]

Is there no end to this nonsense...he really does not know when to stop.

[user104658]

So he is saying Diana starved him of love and attention?

I don't think people should be telling each other whether or not their home is "worthy" of being considered broken, honestly. I practically had a white picket fence middle class upbringing as a precious little feller until I was around 9. Then my mum's mum died and she rapidly descended into depression and alcohol and my parents relationship fell apart... I more or less looked out for myself. My parents didn't officially separate until I was 18 - from an outside perspective my teens were of a normal/comfortable middle class family as well - but behind closed doors my mum spent half her life in bed and they didn't talk to each other. And I mean sometimes AT ALL, for months on end, despite living in the same house.

My only point really is that I very much consider myself to have come from a "broken home", my teens are filled with emotional neglect and loneliness, but from any outside perspective you'd never have thought so at the time. We had a "very nice house" - looking at it from the pavement.

[Cherie]

I don't think people should be telling each other whether or not their home is "worthy" of being considered broken, honestly. I practically had a white picket fence middle class upbringing as a precious little feller until I was around 9. Then my mum's mum died and she rapidly descended into depression and alcohol and my parents relationship fell apart... I more or less looked out for myself. My parents didn't officially separate until I was 18 - from an outside perspective my teens were of a normal/comfortable middle class family as well - but behind closed doors my mum spent half her life in bed and they didn't talk to each other. And I mean sometimes AT ALL, for months on end, despite living in the same house.

My only point really is that I very much consider myself to have come from a "broken home", my teens are filled with emotional neglect and loneliness, but from any outside perspective you'd never have thought so at the time. We had a "very nice house" - looking at it from the pavement.

Yes I do know that bad things can happen to kids in any situation...Harry lost his Mum at 12 I lost my Dad at 15 ...My Mom wasn’t particularly huggy until her later years and after my Dad died she reverted into herself for a while and struggled financially but I always knew she loved us, families display feelings in various ways...its not always the Waltons

[arista]

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[jet]

I love it when you talk dirty...:hehe:

:creep: :hehe: :love:

[arista]

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[Jordan.]

Charles, Camilla, William and Kate are all said to have turned down invitations to the christening... Disgusting.

[rusticgal]

How they cling on to the titles speaks volumes….associated with an institution they clearly have no respect for…laughable.

[rusticgal]

Charles, Camilla, William and Kate are all said to have turned down invitations to the christening... Disgusting.


….and it doesn’t enter your mind as to why??? :laugh:

[Jordan.]

….and it doesn’t enter your mind as to why??? :laugh:

The event was about Lilibet. What has an innocent child done to deserve being shunned by their family?

[rusticgal]

The event was about Lilibet. What has an innocent child done to deserve being shunned by their family?


She has done nothing….her parents are solely responsible for destroying family values and loyalty and the family unity that comes with it.

[GoldHeart]

Cute Lilibet is the innocent in all this mess , but Meghan and Harry haven't exactly been warm & welcoming to the royals. And If Harry continues trashing them & airing his dirty laundry in public,then I can't see a way back for him .

[Liam-]

Completely shameful for those lot to turn their back on that innocent child as well as throw Harry and Meghan to the wolves, at least they can rely on the love of Meghan’s mum and their friends, truly shown themselves up for the petty scumbags they pretend not to be

[jet]

She has done nothing….her parents are solely responsible for destroying family values and loyalty and the family unity that comes with it.

Totally.

[jet]

Those children are entitled to be called Prince and Princess, but Harry whines about how having a Royal title made his life a misery, so he saddles his innocent children with them - nice one Daddy.
'Progressive, modern' H&M pretend to hate the Royal Institution, but my goodness, they want their family to be clearly seen as Royal more than many of the Royals do. :laugh:
The Queen’s own children, Anne and Edward, refused Prince and Princess titles for their kids, as they wanted them to have more normal, private lives. Once again, H&M’s hypocrisy is staggering.

[thesheriff443]

Completely shameful for those lot to turn their back on that innocent child as well as throw Harry and Meghan to the wolves, at least they can rely on the love of Meghan’s mum and their friends, truly shown themselves up for the petty scumbags they pretend not to be

Well at least you went :thumbs:
Oh wait you didn’t , because you are a nobody to them.

[rusticgal]

Those children are entitled to be called Prince and Princess, but Harry whines about how having a Royal title made his life a misery, so he saddles his innocent children with them - nice one Daddy.
'Progressive, modern' H&M pretend to hate the Royal Institution, but my goodness, they want their family to be clearly seen as Royal more than many of the Royals do. :laugh:
The Queen’s own children, Anne and Edward, refused Prince and Princess titles for their kids, as they wanted them to have more normal, private lives. Once again, H&M’s hypocrisy is staggering.


Precisely....

[Cherie]

while it sounds bad that they didn't attend but we don't know the full story here, they are working Royals and any engagements will have been in their diaries probably a year in advance, I wonder how much notice they were given, Harry and Megs and children were invited to Balmoral to stay with the Queen and all the other great grandchildren at her annual sleep over last August, but they didn't turn up, they dont really have the moral high ground here and I wouldn't put it past them to have give the minimum notice period so they were assured none of the royals could attend, was Eugenie there as she is one of Harrys besties?

[arista]

Cute Lilibet is the innocent in all this mess , but Meghan and Harry haven't exactly been warm & welcoming to the royals. And If Harry continues trashing them & airing his dirty laundry in public,then I can't see a way back for him .


Yes a baby
that does not need all this.

[bots]

i'm finding it difficult to give a **** :laugh:

[user104658]

Harry whines about how having a Royal title made his life a misery

Does he though?

[bots]

people name their pets after royal titles, so it's hardly anything special :laugh:

[user104658]

people name their pets after royal titles, so it's hardly anything special :laugh:

And their kids these days.

[bots]

Peggy Mitchell was the duchess of the Queen Vic, if you can work that one out

[Livia]

LOL... they're soooo desperate.

[Cherie]

Think this woman has been reading TiBB, she has said more or less what I said :laugh:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/family-relationships/the-royal-family-missing-princess-lilibet-s-christening-wasn-t-a-snub-royal-historian-claims/ar-AA18pNPm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f74f0e8909434abd87d2715f3137ef40&ei=12

[rusticgal]

people name their pets after royal titles, so it's hardly anything special :laugh:


Even Katie Price has a Princess in her family...puts everything into perspective really :laugh:

[arista]

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[Liam-]

Seeing all the terminally online royalists throw hissy fits because Charlie boy gave his grandchildren their rightful titles is glorious, the fragile tears are delicious

[bots]

its strictly defined by the number of generations away the offspring are from the reigning monarch. When the queen died, everything moved down a level and made them eligible

[Cherie]

I dont care what they are called, its funny though because Harry and Megs wanted normality for their kids at least that is the impression I was under, they didnt want a great bit spotlight on their heads

it also highlights the lie they told Ophrah that Archie would...never be Prince...sob ....sob ....becaues of yikes...his skin colour


yeah looks like that was a fib

[Cherie]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/royal-website-updated-to-show-prince-archie-and-princess-lili-s-new-titles/ar-AA18pa9l?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9ae10e55c5d541c58ef321c1207adc62&ei=13

[bots]

I dont care what they are called, its funny though because Harry and Megs wanted normality for their kids at least that is the impression I was under, they didnt want a great bit spotlight on their heads

it also highlights the lie they told Ophrah that Archie would...never be Prince...sob ....sob ....becaues of yikes...his skin colour


yeah looks like that was a fib

that was always a fib, for the reasons i gave above :laugh:

[Cherie]

that was always a fib, for the reasons i gave above :laugh:

I remember it being pointed out at the time, Ophrah must feel like a right fool

[rusticgal]

its strictly defined by the number of generations away the offspring are from the reigning monarch. When the queen died, everything moved down a level and made them eligible


Charles I believe could have denied them the titles but has clearly decided against it……a wise move.

[arista]

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[Beso]

Get the little ****s back here then and set them to work.

[rusticgal]

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I mean it really does put everything into perspective…

[Zizu]

She has done nothing….her parents are solely responsible for destroying family values and loyalty and the family unity that comes with it.


I find your constant criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan extremely tiresome


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[rusticgal]

I find your constant criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan extremely tiresome


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Why?

[Livia]

I find your constant criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan extremely tiresome


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Says the person who repeatedly refers to Camilla as chlamydia, if you want to talk about tiresome...

[Zizu]

…

[Zizu]

Says the person who repeatedly refers to Camilla as chlamydia, if you want to talk about tiresome...


You missed the point clearly..


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[Zizu]

Why?


For the very same reason you find my criticism of Charlie Boy and his mistress tiresome …


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[Zizu]

Right before this all gets messy ..,



I apologise for my little display of petulance …


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[rusticgal]

For the very same reason you find my criticism of Charlie Boy and his mistress tiresome …


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But I dont….

It’s the name calling I find tiresome as in Camilla…Chlamydia…

[rusticgal]

Right before this all gets messy ..,



I apologise for my little display of petulance …


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Accepted…:wavey:

[Zizu]

Accepted…:wavey:


Hugz


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[Zizu]

But I dont….

It’s the name calling I find tiresome as in Camilla…Chlamydia…


To be honest I cannot bring myself to utter her name … and that’s the truth

So I use that ‘term’ to avoid getting banned for the use of unsuitable language
It just seems derogatory enough yet obviously .. her

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[arista]

[Meghan the teenage homecoming queen:
Unseen footage of duchess during her high school days
are shared by her estranged family
for TV show - as father Thomas says
he 'refuses to be buried by her' and pleads
with daughter to heal their relationship

The Markle family shared a selection
of childhood videos of a young Meghan
She is seen swinging a baseball bat,
jumping in the snow, and fishing by the lake]


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/30/13/70403655-12030517-image-a-33_1682858571805.jpg
[The Markle family shared a selection of childhood
videos where a young Meghan is
seen fishing by the lake]


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/30/13/70403649-12030517-image-a-34_1682858608801.jpg


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12030517/Meghan-teenage-homecoming-queen-Unseen-footage-duchess-shared-estranged-family.html

[arista]

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[arista]

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[Thomas Markle Snr, Meghan's father,
is seen holding two images of his daughter
when she was at school]

[arista]

SkyNews Text
[The Duchess of Sussex's new security arrangements,
including a bodyguard to the stars.]

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