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Kriselda Gray wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:35 am

Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:12 am Camilla is recycling!!! Good for her!!!

Yeah, I thought that was good, and apparently a conscious part of why she chose to do it this way.

sad-cafe wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:20 pm agree the hag is a weasel

much ado wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:42 pm Okay, let me ask this. Who deserves to be British royalty and why?

much ado wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:07 pm

much ado wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:42 pm Okay, let me ask this. Who deserves to be British royalty and why?

I guess I am feeling negative about the monarchy. I wonder why the UK needs one. Every year it seems more and more anachronistic. The way the UK economy is going, they may eventually find it difficult to justify supporting a monarchy.

Kriselda Gray wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:10 pm

much ado wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:07 pm

much ado wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:42 pm Okay, let me ask this. Who deserves to be British royalty and why?

I guess I am feeling negative about the monarchy. I wonder why the UK needs one. Every year it seems more and more anachronistic. The way the UK economy is going, they may eventually find it difficult to justify supporting a monarchy.

I wonder what the cost for supporting the monarchy is versus how much it brings in via royalty interested tourism. I believe they are the biggest tourist attraction the UK has.

The standard Inheritance Tax rate is 40%. It’s only charged on the part of your estate that’s above the threshold. [£500,000 at most]

Patagoniagirl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:38 pm I'm just a gonna say it. I despise Camila. She is a society grubbing climber. She had an ongoing affair with a married man. She had no respect for Dianna or her sons. That said, Charlie is the biggest fucking asshole creep, and he disgusts me more than Camilla.

Now, would anyone like to hear what I really think?

Patagoniagirl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:38 pm I'm just a gonna say it. I despise Camila. She is a society grubbing climber. She had an ongoing affair with a married man. She had no respect for Dianna or her sons. That said, Charlie is the biggest fucking asshole creep, and he disgusts me more than Camilla.

Now, would anyone like to hear what I really think?

Kendra wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:33 pm

Patagoniagirl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:38 pm I'm just a gonna say it. I despise Camila. She is a society grubbing climber. She had an ongoing affair with a married man. She had no respect for Dianna or her sons. That said, Charlie is the biggest fucking asshole creep, and he disgusts me more than Camilla.

Now, would anyone like to hear what I really think?

Patagoniagirl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:38 pm I'm just a gonna say it. I despise Camila. She is a society grubbing climber. She had an ongoing affair with a married man. She had no respect for Dianna or her sons. That said, Charlie is the biggest fucking asshole creep, and he disgusts me more than Camilla.

Now, would anyone like to hear what I really think?

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:30 pm I'm pretty sure the tourism money brings in more than it costs. And I think we're talking billions.

Gregg wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:52 am

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:30 pm I'm pretty sure the tourism money brings in more than it costs. And I think we're talking billions.

You're right, it's not even close. In actual fact, the Monarchy pays for itself, not just indirectly through tourism, but directly through the Crown Estates which generate a few quid on the side, all of which the Crown has turned over to Parliament since George III.

And I am a shameless Royalist. It's good for the country to have some institution that is purely symbolic, has for all intents no power whatsoever and at least a dozen or so people, give or take, who have the good of the country at heart without having to be the terrible people elected politicians have to be, or even worse the terrible people not elected politicians tend to be.

As long as they shut up and smile, and look good in a uniform, I say "God Save the King".

King Charles Provides Update on Queen Camilla's Health Condition

Carly Silva
Sat, February 18, 2023 at 12:11 AM GMT+1

Buckingham Palace announced earlier this week that the Queen Consort tested positive for COVID-19.

King Charles III is letting the public know that Queen Camilla is on the mend.



https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/king-ch ... 46596.html

Ben-Prime wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:06 am

Concur. And I'm a recovering Libertarian. I still concur.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been asked by the royal family to vacate their UK home, Frogmore Cottage.

A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said a request was made for the couple to give up the 17th-century country house, which is close to Windsor Castle in Berkshire.

It has been reported that the move, likely to be viewed as antagonistic weeks after the release of Harry’s autobiography Spare, was sanctioned by King Charles.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:22 pm https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... ir-uk-home

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been asked by the royal family to vacate their UK home, Frogmore Cottage.

A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said a request was made for the couple to give up the 17th-century country house, which is close to Windsor Castle in Berkshire.

It has been reported that the move, likely to be viewed as antagonistic weeks after the release of Harry’s autobiography Spare, was sanctioned by King Charles.

Seems odd timing with the coronation coming up.