Whatever interaction Ben had with the happy couple at university, .....does not change the fact that ITV invited him on and gave him the opportunity to make lots of comments.
Catherine is Catherine, not Kate. Its her given name and the one on her birth certificate, its also the name she will have for any royal honours bestowed upon her after marriage.
Its not pretentious in the slightest to use your birth name in any context......especially for official announcements....and many people will always prefer to call her my her given name and not the shortened version.
My MIL for instance would never ever shorten her childrens name and would get quite cross when other people did.Did that make her pretentious.??

There is nothing to swallow it's a none story, that's the point and I haven't commented on ben, my comments before were that that radio presenter was delusional and some of ben's fans are too, ben isn't saying he's better or has done better than the other housemates so I'm not having a go at ben

it would be pretentious if she and all her friends and family reffered to her by her chosen name but others thought that was too common and so gave her another name altogether.

It is an example of good etiquette and good manners. I'd have thought that was pretty basic knowledge. :shocked:

I suppose that when the Wedding Invites go out, they will say, "Wills and Kate". Charlie boy as Dad and Auld Lizzy the Queen getting a mention too!:joker: Heaven forbid their full name should be used:o:rolleyes:

How is it a non story exactly? Are William and Catherine getting married......yes
Did they meet and St Andrews......yes Was Ben there at the time.......Yes, did ITV ask him to comment.......yes.
As a supporter of Ben I am not dilusional, Jo Goode loves Ben and she is not dilusional, I really think that its you in this instance that is dilusional, never mind though.....Mario will very soon be a distant memory.

no

So you have come onto a thread about Ben, and by your self admission above, have not commented on Ben.

So......what exactly was your point - apart from insulting Ben supporters.?

You have lost me, her given real name is Catherine, some people call her Kate for short, she has not been given another name....just the one she was born with.

It's a discussion forum about big brother, If I wanted to post negative comments about ben I could but I didn't I posted that that radio presenter who claimed that ben was the only one after bb that anyone remembered was wrong, I guess if you stopped random people in the street and asked who they remembered from big brother they would say john james and josie because they have had the most news mag coverage after bb.
I also commented that Ben said in the house he had never spoken to william just nodded to him in passing, there is nothing wrong with ben making comments about the wedding or any random person but he doesn't really have an insight into their relashionship because he nodded to him once or twice

Utter nonsense. Most of the population have a given name at birth that is shortened as an affectionate or more casual address.

Susan/Sue, Michael/Mike, David/Dave, Charles/Charlie....I could go on offering perfectly acceptable non pretentious examples for hours if I didn't have better things to do than argue a non issue.

I have a full given name which I use at work, but my friends shorten it. Same as my son, his birthname is neither pretentious or particularly formal and he goes by birth name and an abbreviated version in social circumstances. I specifically chose that name so it would work in all elements of life.

Pretentious ? Poppycock. Normal as bread and butter.

...and you comment on Ben fan being delusional? :nono:

You have actively come on this thread to be confrontational.... as shown by your very early post,"who is Kate".

...and your comment on Ben fans being delusional? :nono:

You have actively come on this thread to be confrontational.... as shown by your very early post,"who is Kate".

...and your comment on Ben fan being delusional? :nono:

You have actively come on this thread to be confrontational.... as shown by your very early post,"who is Kate".

Thought I would just do a sample for fun............



Her Royal highnesses Queen Lizzie and Prince Phil
Cordially invite Dazzer and plus one

To the Marriage Of the eldest Son( Wills).. of the Prince of Wales ( Chas & Di)
to the eldest daughter (Kate) of Mr and Mrs Middleton ( nicknames unknown)
Dont forget to bring a bottle for the piss up afterwards and a lovely big prezzie LOL

Hugs and kisses

Liz xx

I agreed with you the first time :joker::joker::joker:

Yes but it was so good Mids needed to say it thrice:dance::dance:And some people anyhow just dont get it easily.:joker:

she is delusional, she must embarrass ben by saying stuff like that if he suspects other bb friends might be listening .

Play nicely people or I'll close the thread. Also only report members if they are breaking the rules, No more reporting people just because you don't agree with their opinion.

Door to manual..... that was a reference to 'kate's' Mother... as she was jokingly referred to by Wills' mates - given her past career as an air stewardess I believe!

Anyhooo

Wouldn't it be hysterical if Ben awoke one morning to find a Royal Wedding Invite on his mat! :hugesmile: Now that would be funny as hell.

I still think it is lovely that Ben was educated in the very same discerning Scottish University as our future King and Queen to be.

Even better that the media sought Benout to ask for his comments, rather than some random passerby - who wasn't even there at the time.

Thanks Dezzy, we are trying, honestly....Its cerainly not me pressing report....of course you would know sorry.
Please dont close the thread, cant you just take out any offending posts,thanks.

Dezzy. I'd have thought that a Moderator would consider the above post to be a clear and direct insult to another forum member. Seems a bit very one sided. LauraC is allowed to do this.

Will wait for thread to be closed as it happens often after this LauraC posts on any thread.

wrong unless the radio presenter is a member here and how would I know? If she is a public commentator on a national radio station i imagine she is also open to comments like any other bb housemate would be

Excellent example of deflection. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a radio presenter you were nipping at. ;) But we both know that.

One thing is for sure: I know who won't get an invite to the Royal Wedding for her warbling on twitter - Mario's chubby blonde haired girly pal. (You'd have to have seen the twitcam last wkend to understand) ;)

Wonders who will get an invite to the Royal Wedding!


Still thinks it was quite something that Benjamin Duncan was sought out for his opinion, for his comments, having been educated at the same place that William and Catherine found that they had a lifelong bond.

Royal Weddings, you have to love them!

I'm confused at how you could think the comment was aimed at anyone other than the radio presenter as i was talking about the comments she made on the radio ?
I didn't see Mario's friend, I don't really get what you mean, she seems a nice girl to me but I didn't think she had any royal connections like ben and the rest of the bb housemates unless you know different?

Ah ok I get it, you think because I'm laura C you think I'm Mario's friend laura and you think you are insulting me by calling her chubby? No sorry you have the wrong person

Wouldn't that be just great :)