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Wedding of Princess Eugenie - 12 Oct

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    palarsehater said:

    immediate royals have no issue with - this mob on the other hand should get fucked.

    Agreed.

    I honestly assumed that the likes of Eugenie would have to cover all costs themselves.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    SoundAsa£ said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    Have you no idea how much money they bring into the country.....in tourism alone? It’s huge and far outstrips any outgoings by a massive distance.
    Just like any family, some of them are immediately likeable and some not.
    I appreciate some folk don’t like them, but we’d have to have a head of state anyway and as such, one who could easily be corrupt and well dodgy, even if elected as has been seen countless times the world over.
    Liz has been a superstar Queen......Charles (if he ever gets there), will be rock solid and steady as she goes) and William, it would appear, will be a very pleasant non controversial caring soul, who may well see through some interesting and challenging changes in how The Royals will operate in years to come.
    Ask yourself honestly, hand on heart, if you can say the alternative to The Royals would be any better than the system we have now.
    I don’t much like the prospect of the alternative.
    I literally don’t think Eugenie brings in £1 in tourism money at all.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,480
    se9addick said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    Does it actually cost the public purse that much?
    I very much doubt it, I wonder where and by whom that figure was plucked out of the air.....how can it be proven........one way or the other?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,480
    palarsehater said:

    immediate royals have no issue with - this mob on the other hand should get fucked.


    I have some sympathy with this comment.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    edited October 2018
    palarsehater said:

    immediate royals have no issue with - this mob on the other hand should get fucked.

    Should you not be arguing that they shouldn't - I mean further procreation will only exacerbate the situation.....

    On a human level, I hope that, like everyone else, the couple are marrying for the right reasons, with a full and adult understanding of what they are getting into, and that they will be happy with their choice (so, IMHO, entirely unlike a certain plebiscite of recent times).

    Other than that, I couldn't give a toss (mostly because I fear I may be suffering from "tennis" elbow). :wink::blush::smiley:
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,480
    se9addick said:

    SoundAsa£ said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    Have you no idea how much money they bring into the country.....in tourism alone? It’s huge and far outstrips any outgoings by a massive distance.
    Just like any family, some of them are immediately likeable and some not.
    I appreciate some folk don’t like them, but we’d have to have a head of state anyway and as such, one who could easily be corrupt and well dodgy, even if elected as has been seen countless times the world over.
    Liz has been a superstar Queen......Charles (if he ever gets there), will be rock solid and steady as she goes) and William, it would appear, will be a very pleasant non controversial caring soul, who may well see through some interesting and challenging changes in how The Royals will operate in years to come.
    Ask yourself honestly, hand on heart, if you can say the alternative to The Royals would be any better than the system we have now.
    I don’t much like the prospect of the alternative.
    I literally don’t think Eugenie brings in £1 in tourism money at all.
    Did I say ‘she’ did.
    Read my other posts.
  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    They need to cut down the civil list - we have enough z-list celebs.
    She receives nothing from the civil list.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    2 million cans of special Brew.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    StigThundercock said:

    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    They need to cut down the civil list - we have enough z-list celebs.
    She receives nothing from the civil list.
    Indeed - she has her own income through her job and she is an ambassador for street kid as well as working for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Children in crisis, along with working for a myriad of other charities linked to homelessness, children and modern slavery.

    Jack however, is a bit of a scallywag.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,449
    StigThundercock said:

    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    They need to cut down the civil list - we have enough z-list celebs.
    She receives nothing from the civil list.
    I just said we need to cut down the civil list
    StigThundercock said:

    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    They need to cut down the civil list - we have enough z-list celebs.
    She receives nothing from the civil list.

    Didn't she benefit from a trust fund set up by the Queen Mother?

    Does she not claim expenses from the public purse? Is her rent subsidised?

    Why is the public purse paying for wedding security? Shouldn't the dad pay for it?

    I feel there is a degree of piss taking by some of the royal family - some not all.
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    If you want to stand and cheer and wave flags then don’t complain that it’s costing you money.

    Those of us republican types can moan to our hearts content.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Osbourne abolished the Civil list in 2010.

    The whole funding has changed since this was enacted in 2012.

    At the last account, The Crown Estate (where the monarch gets her 15% of net revenue) is a commercial organisation, and actually contributed over £200 million to HM treasury.

  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,964
    All I will say is what the hell is Beatrice on...

    image
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,980
    Eugenie would definitely get a bit of common muck up her
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    SE10Addick said:

    All I will say is what the hell is Beatrice on...

    image

    Axminster carpet, by the looks of it.
    with one hell of a lot of polyester mix, hence the static shock?
  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    SE10Addick said:

    All I will say is what the hell is Beatrice on...

    image

    Axminster carpet, by the looks of it.
    with one hell of a lot of polyester mix, hence the static shock?
    Thats one hell of a good shag.
    Dont rate the girls too much though.
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    edited October 2018
    palarsehater said:

    immediate royals have no issue with - this mob on the other hand should get fucked.

    Well, Eugenie is getting married, so sounds like she's getting fucked.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Which one is eug?
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    SoundAsa£ said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    Have you no idea how much money they bring into the country.....in tourism alone? It’s huge and far outstrips any outgoings by a massive distance.
    Just like any family, some of them are immediately likeable and some not.
    I appreciate some folk don’t like them, but we’d have to have a head of state anyway and as such, one who could easily be corrupt and well dodgy, even if elected as has been seen countless times the world over.
    Liz has been a superstar Queen......Charles (if he ever gets there), will be rock solid and steady as she goes) and William, it would appear, will be a very pleasant non controversial caring soul, who may well see through some interesting and challenging changes in how The Royals will operate in years to come.
    Ask yourself honestly, hand on heart, if you can say the alternative to The Royals would be any better than the system we have now.
    I don’t much like the prospect of the alternative.

    I didnt trealise the queen was getting married... I thought it was someone thats so far down the list that we'd need an appocolypse before they had any chance of sitting on the throne.

  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    edited October 2018
    shine166 said:

    SoundAsa£ said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    Have you no idea how much money they bring into the country.....in tourism alone? It’s huge and far outstrips any outgoings by a massive distance.
    Just like any family, some of them are immediately likeable and some not.
    I appreciate some folk don’t like them, but we’d have to have a head of state anyway and as such, one who could easily be corrupt and well dodgy, even if elected as has been seen countless times the world over.
    Liz has been a superstar Queen......Charles (if he ever gets there), will be rock solid and steady as she goes) and William, it would appear, will be a very pleasant non controversial caring soul, who may well see through some interesting and challenging changes in how The Royals will operate in years to come.
    Ask yourself honestly, hand on heart, if you can say the alternative to The Royals would be any better than the system we have now.
    I don’t much like the prospect of the alternative.

    I didnt trealise the queen was getting married... I thought it was someone thats so far down the list that we'd need an appocolypse before they had any chance of sitting on the throne.

    I thought it was the apocalypse when I was sitting on the throne this morning.
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  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    edited October 2018
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    SE10Addick said:

    All I will say is what the hell is Beatrice on...

    image

    Axminster carpet, by the looks of it.
    with one hell of a lot of polyester mix, hence the static shock?
    100% wool. Fact. Ironically, my firm was at a Royal House yesterday and they genuinely are haggling on budget...
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    smudge7946 said:

    Which one is eug?

    That’s unfair starting with the difficult question first.
  • Super_Eddie_Youds
    Super_Eddie_Youds Posts: 1,977
    SuedeAdidas said:

    shine166 said:

    SoundAsa£ said:

    shine166 said:

    Literally cant think of a single better way for the country to spend 2 mil atm....

    Have you no idea how much money they bring into the country.....in tourism alone? It’s huge and far outstrips any outgoings by a massive distance.
    Just like any family, some of them are immediately likeable and some not.
    I appreciate some folk don’t like them, but we’d have to have a head of state anyway and as such, one who could easily be corrupt and well dodgy, even if elected as has been seen countless times the world over.
    Liz has been a superstar Queen......Charles (if he ever gets there), will be rock solid and steady as she goes) and William, it would appear, will be a very pleasant non controversial caring soul, who may well see through some interesting and challenging changes in how The Royals will operate in years to come.
    Ask yourself honestly, hand on heart, if you can say the alternative to The Royals would be any better than the system we have now.
    I don’t much like the prospect of the alternative.

    I didnt trealise the queen was getting married... I thought it was someone thats so far down the list that we'd need an appocolypse before they had any chance of sitting on the throne.

    I thought it was the apocalypse when I was sitting on the throne this morning.
    Beetroot for dinner last night?
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Not to re-open the whole Royal Family debate....

    but I thought Princess Eugenie showed a lot of class today in choosing to wear a backless dress that showed (rather than hid) a major scar she carries. Apparently, she had major surgery on her back to treat a curvature of the spine at the age of 12. In choosing to wear a wedding dress that showed her scar, she hoped it would honour those who had helped her and inspire others with the condition of scoliosis.

    For that, if nothing else, she deserves a bit of respect IMO.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,844
    SE10Addick said:

    All I will say is what the hell is Beatrice on...

    image

    You can't see the hand of the guy behind, can you? Just sayin!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,004
    Davo55 said:

    Not to re-open the whole Royal Family debate....

    but I thought Princess Eugenie showed a lot of class today in choosing to wear a backless dress that showed (rather than hid) a major scar she carries. Apparently, she had major surgery on her back to treat a curvature of the spine at the age of 12. In choosing to wear a wedding dress that showed her scar, she hoped it would honour those who had helped her and inspire others with the condition of scoliosis.

    For that, if nothing else, she deserves a bit of respect IMO.

    Didn’t know that, fair play by her ... still not a Royalist though :wink:
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited October 2018
    Big expensive wedding. Biggest public event until one of them dies. Then it will be a big expensive funeral.

    Fuck em all.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    edited October 2018
    Well my mum rocked up at my house at 10.30, I’d mentioned to her I was working from home. She was mortified I didn’t have it on and had selected ken Bruce as my soundtrack whilst working. She’d bought her breakfast and was determined to watch with me! So we did. And I bloody loved it!

    She looked awesome. (Eugenie not my mum) Fab dress. No veil, scar not for hiding, her admiration of her commoner (who looked like he was going to faint) was brilliant to watch, young love! fergie looked fab with her Awkward goofy skills whilst being shot daggers from behind by Philip! Who knew her name was pronounced not ‘you genie’! But ‘ewejurney’
    Who is next? I want another royal wedding!!!!!
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,226
    The groom, Jack Brooksbank, is a British wine merchant.

    Runs the local Bargain Booze in Canning Town.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255
    I’m completely indifferent to the royal family. On the one hand I recognise they’re part of our culture and heritage and as such play a role in being British and our National identity, but on the other, I’m never gonna be one of these flag waving M&S picnic on the mall types like we had for the jubilee

    Really like William & Harry. After everything they went through from such a young age, I think they have always shown great humility, seem very down to earth and approachable and I like what William has done for mental health and now causes like the elephant trade. I think they both get it and will be good figureheads for the country.

    Wouldn’t choose to watch a wedding myself but caught y’day’s one on the news. They looked like a nice happy couple and it seemed like a nice day people could enjoy and join in with if they wanted.

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