I couldn't care less about that wedding

Shes hardly a commoner, shes still from an upper class family, its not like this is Kerry Katona we're on about.

She is not from a "Royal" family and so is classed as a commoner.

The track record has been that commoners are utter disasters for the monarchy, so why has nobody in the royal circle put a stop to this?

The last time we had a ''commoner'' marry a British king we almost could of been taken over by Nazi Germany and all be German today :shocked:

Thought this was the Dolmino advert.

*Leaves upset*

Not America. They don't do monarchies. In fact, many countries are Republics, and for good reason. The monarchy should have been abolished a long time ago! ****ing inbred, Nazi lot!

What ethnicity do you think the current Royals house? Swedes?

Oh shut up whinging. You'll all get a day off. All bloody Brits care about these days

Yes we should - it will be more than repaid in terms of hugely increased tourism and sale of souvenirs and artefacts which will boost our economy.
Furthermore, we need a national celebration to look forward to in these times of doom and gloom.

It's odd that the rest of the world is so fascinated and enthralled with our Royal Family whilst here we have the curmudgeonly anti-monarchists in our midst who don't recognise a good thing when they see it.

The Royal Family provide us with a link throughout history to the earliest inhabitants of this island, they give us a sense of continuity and cohesion as a nation, especially in hard times; they keep our traditions and ceremonies alive and they work tirelessly as ambassadors for this country.

I note New Labour themselves were not averse to availing themselves of knighthoods and seats in the House of Lords.

The Royal Family are of German descent:rolleyes: Does anyone on here know their history at all? In fact most of European Royalty is related, since that is how alliances were forged at one time, by marrying between themselves.

America doesn't "do monarchies" because the population is comprised of immigrants from all over the world, who all arrived in a fairly short 200 year time span. Strangely enough its the Americans, in particular, who are dizzy with excitement and anticipation for the royal wedding next year, and will be coming here in droves to spend their money and boost our economy - so much for them not giving a toss - in fact they are envious of our shared history, tradition and ceremonies.

That is why the abolitionists will not succeed. Ask the "anti-monarchist" New Labour lot, many of them still happily squatting in the House of Lords, who distributed honours left right and centre in return for favours.

Perhaps because they HAVE learnt from the mistakes of before - Prince Charles did not love Diana - it was a marriage of convenience, whereas William and Kate have known each other for almost a decade and have waited a long time to be sure of their feelings before making the commitment - it is a love match.

I'm sure Will and Kate will be devastated to hear of your indifference:bored::laugh2:

"It's odd that the rest of the world is so fascinated and enthralled with our Royal Family whilst here we have the curmudgeonly anti-monarchists in our midst who don't recognise a good thing when they see it."

Yes the Yanks Love the images
as they do not have Royal.

they were on the news last night and my hubby thought she was rotten and that Will could have done better:joker: I think she's very pretty though

Fascinated and enthralled??:joker: eh not in Ireland anyway!

Andrew and Sarah?

Anne and Captain Mark Philips?

Edward and Mrs Simpson?

His Royal Highness Prince William is of royal blood, and as a Royal there are certain obligations.

Love matches have never been part of our monarchy, and if there was any love, it was incidental. Marriages amongst Royals are for political reasons only. Their position of royalty dictates that.

I am talking about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson here....

I grasp that, but shes still distinctly upper class and they're clearly a good match. Like it or not, these are just people too so deserve the same social rights as everyone. What would you have done if Prince Harry and TV presenter Caroline Flack ever came to be more than what they were?

What has gone before doesn't necessarily impact what will happen in the future and clearly the public have taken very well to Kate and the fact she will probably be our future Queen.

On the subject of what Kate looks like, shes like some weird kind of hybrid of Frankie from the Saturdays, Imogen from BB7 and even Mary from Corrie

Yeah it's fascinating really, just look at WWI. King George V, Tsar Nicholas II & Kaiser Wilhelm II; all cousins, and leading the 3 biggest powers in Europe into one of the deadliest wars of all time

But that is precisely why it has moved on and adapted to modern times - it's called self preservation - if the monarchy wants to survive they have to be able to progress and adapt as they have done throughout the ages. After all the Monarch once had absolute sovereignty and control over the country but now is a mere figurehead. These are different times and the legacy of Princess Diana is that the Royal Family is far more accessible and less constrained by rigid protocols.

also just to add to that, the royal family have come under intense scrutiny in recent years and people are calling for abolition but this move reconnects the royal family with the public and somewhat blurs the boundary

You cared enough to come on a thread to tell us you couldn't care less:laugh2:

wow their story is like a novel. i didn't know william was such a playa:joker:


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...ss-PART-1.html

". As she walked in, William did a double-take. They danced and drank into the early hours, and when Arabella said goodnight to the guests, the Prince quietly slipped out of the room to follow her."

gwan prince!