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Royal Children - Time for State school?

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:45

Should the Royal Family children be educated in state schools? Why do they get to attend private schools on taxpayers money? Is this something the Labour government could push for?

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OhHelloMiss · 17/07/2024 16:01

Don't trip over that bottom lip @microplastic

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 16:01

Nice to see people put the Royal family on a pedestal but working parents sending their kids to private schools have been given lots of grief.

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SonicTheHodgeheg · 17/07/2024 16:00

How long until we get a sad face article by the family who lost out on a school place because of the Wales’?

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:59

@Zanatdy why would they be ripped apart, state school children aren't barbaric.

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OhmygodDont · 17/07/2024 15:59

I think privacy would be an issue too. As well as peer parties.

In the richer circles they move in everyone is very well used to wanting their own life’s to be private business. No wagging to the press everytime there is a party or someone’s scraped a knee or whatever.

Imagine just the local secondary down the road there would be TikTok’s for days made of the children, primary parents would be selling stories. Trying to attend a public soft play party security nightmare.

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sesquipedalian · 17/07/2024 15:56

Just leave the Royal children alone. I think the King has enough independent income to be able to afford to educate his grandchildren without recourse to the taxpayer. OP, I think you’re being hugely unreasonable.

I think so too

Stupid thread really

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:59

@Zanatdy lol there are plenty of kids who have the potential to have important roles. Important roles do not only equate to Royalty.

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Zanatdy · 17/07/2024 15:57

microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:53

Why not? We've had threads heavily debating the VAT, with posters saying that private school parents are snobs. Surely the UK state school system is good enough for the royal family. It's good enough for the rest of us.

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Because the role expected of them requires more than a mediocre education, which my school was. Also they’d be completely ripped apart. It’s cruel to them. I’d rather our king have a decent education personally and pay for that out of my taxes

sesquipedalian · 17/07/2024 15:56

Just leave the Royal children alone. I think the King has enough independent income to be able to afford to educate his grandchildren without recourse to the taxpayer. OP, I think you’re being hugely unreasonable.

OhmygodDont · 17/07/2024 15:55

Do we actually pay… doesn’t the Dutchy pay presumably for their schooling if
they are of that part of the line. Id hazard a guess Charles would of used the Dutchy to pay for both Williams and Harry’s children when he was Prince rather then king (had harrry had school age children at the time)

Presumably Harry from his income will pay for his children abroad.

The sisters (Andrew’s daughters) will pay for their childrens via their jobs/their husband.

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:55

Cangar · 17/07/2024 15:55

They obviously need lots of security but why couldn’t this be identically provided in a state school as a private school.

Exactly!

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cupcaske123 · 17/07/2024 15:55

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I'm sure lots of people would love it.

Cangar · 17/07/2024 15:55

They obviously need lots of security but why couldn’t this be identically provided in a state school as a private school.

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:54

SemperIdem · 17/07/2024 15:49

I wouldn’t want the “royal children” at school with my child. Would rather my child didn’t go to a school that became a terrorist target.

They currently attend schools you know. Surely security measures can be put in, More cost effective than the full cost of their private education.

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Meowzabub · 17/07/2024 15:54

You'd be the first person to complain about Security protocols if they attended your child's school.

There is a reason there was an exodus and complaints from the school they moved to a couple of years ago. It is not fun to attend a school with the royal children.

Houseplanter · 17/07/2024 15:54

Why should royal children go to state schools more than those of wealthy politicians, celebs, etc. To make a point?

Ridiculous

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:48

Why would security be an issue, I'm sure that can be accommodated. Don't think it's strong enough a reason.

Mate, I'm as working class as they come but this is a shit idea. 😂 If a gunman entered a school looking for the Royal kids how many state school kids would get taken out in the ensuing chaos?

keylimedog · 17/07/2024 15:53

Why should they go to a state school when their parents have the ability to pay for private education without it being a worry? I'd want my children educated by the best means I could afford possible in their position which probably would be a private school in their area.

I don't think children of royalty should be pawns in the game of state school vs public school, I also don't think that the general public should have any say in how another family (even if it's the royal family!) decide to educate their kids / spend their money.

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microplastic · 17/07/2024 15:53

Zanatdy · 17/07/2024 15:51

No, imagine our future king being educated in a school like I attended. Just no.

Why not? We've had threads heavily debating the VAT, with posters saying that private school parents are snobs. Surely the UK state school system is good enough for the royal family. It's good enough for the rest of us.

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AngryLikeHades · 17/07/2024 15:53

I hate the fact that the royal children need tight security and surveillance, but they definitely need it! Of course they do!
Why do they need it, because there's some very strange people about and there's also some well meaning people that want to get intrusive photos of them. There's some power hungry dickheads about that would love to hold them to ransom and all sorts. Of course they need security, even some of the minor royals do.

coxesorangepippin · 17/07/2024 15:52

Never gonna happen

cupcaske123 · 17/07/2024 15:52

Zanatdy · 17/07/2024 15:51

No, imagine our future king being educated in a school like I attended. Just no.

What about a democratically elected head of state?

Zanatdy · 17/07/2024 15:51

No, imagine our future king being educated in a school like I attended. Just no.

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