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The pocket square is a bit JAUNTY for mourning
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I'd probably be wearing trackies and a hoody if my mum had just died.
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William is Prince of Wales.
ZenGiraffe
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Right, he's had his fun, let's abolish now.
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Is was a good speech.That made me very sad
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Good start, I guess.
Tisch
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And Kate Princess of Wales, a title only ever bestowed upon Diana (I think) but is him mentioning it enough to confirm it do we thin? Or does something more "official" need to happen. Charles III seemed to be confirmed yesterday as soon as it was mentioned, so maybe it's as simple as that.
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I thought his tone was on point, especially as he looked like his about to cry.
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But has she been mentioned in a Lady Gaga song? That's the real honour.
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Sexx Dreams was specifically written for her, I'm sure of it.
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There might be a ceremony. There was that weird one back in the 60s for Charli.
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Investitures are ceremonial. Him saying it was enough.
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This is Kate's anthem
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Oh one million percent. His mother has just died, and I am not saying he has a heart of stone. It must have been incredibly difficult to film that, and carry out any duties so soon after she passed.
I am expressing my opinion on things, and am not trying to push anyone in to my way of thinking. He, and his Mother before him have very little input in these public addresses so as lovely and heartfelt as the speech was, he didn’t write it.
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Nice speech. It's still massively surreal seeing "King Charles III addresses the nation" in the headlines...
Do the royals cost us that much or do much harm? (Prince Andrew notwithstanding)
Mostly they're figureheads and part of our personality to the world which let's be honest, is otherwise somewhat lacking. And I like the comfort blanket analogy
I'd probably lean towards keeping them and spending less on 'defence' (wars). Maybe tax some footballers more, they make SO MUCH money for kicking a bag of wind around it's insane.
Charles seems alright, he's got positive interests like environmentalism and charity work and if he can somehow unite people like he's meant to be good at then happy days, we could do with a bit less division lately.
With every respect to those who think otherwise!
.... wonder if we'll get some (more) pubs named after her?
Do the royals cost us that much or do much harm? (Prince Andrew notwithstanding)
Mostly they're figureheads and part of our personality to the world which let's be honest, is otherwise somewhat lacking. And I like the comfort blanket analogy
I'd probably lean towards keeping them and spending less on 'defence' (wars). Maybe tax some footballers more, they make SO MUCH money for kicking a bag of wind around it's insane.
Charles seems alright, he's got positive interests like environmentalism and charity work and if he can somehow unite people like he's meant to be good at then happy days, we could do with a bit less division lately.
With every respect to those who think otherwise!
.... wonder if we'll get some (more) pubs named after her?
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The wife of the Prince of Wales is automatically Princess of Wales, including Camilla. She just never used the title for, well, reasons.
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To be fair, The Crown is more than JUST the Royal Family.
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I always like to think he and the Queen had some input into speeches. Even if it was just "I'd like to mention this and that".
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Mr Ag should said that this ceremony needs a Nicole Scherzinger medley.
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I don’t think they “cost” anything. The money they bring in to this country is that many times over. It’s only an opinion because it’s difficult to quantify.
Again I’m not a royalist but I’ve never judged them as heads of state. Just celebrities that the rest of the world seem to be fascinated by more than we are. I’m ok with that.
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I think certainly in terms of our perception in the States it would have a marked effect.
Tisch
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Go off Leanne!
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Yes it is incredibly difficult to quantify as you would need to check every tourist coming in to the country and what they spent their money on. I don’t think we have any solid evidence of how much they bring in, but we know how much they take out.
Erm...no.
Tisch
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Erm...okay I was mistaken
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The specific title of "Diana, Princess of Wales" was given to Diana after the divorce, though I think that was a unique situation and it was technically a different status from a 'normal' Princess of Wales.