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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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Getonwitit · 18/07/2024 19:22

Hopefully Keir Starmer's children are not a target but we know many terrorists would love the glory of hitting such a target.

cardibach · 18/07/2024 19:19

Gorgonemilezola · 18/07/2024 19:18

How do you know this. We voted in Boris Johnson - who's to say what sort of clown we'd vote in as HOS. Probably a Love Island winner.

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Will of t(e people…still better than imposition. And we can vote them out again.

Gorgonemilezola · 18/07/2024 19:18

cupcaske123 · 18/07/2024 19:16

We don't have the same system as the US. We'd have a similar system to Ireland whose head of state is Michael Higgins. He seems decent enough.

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How do you know this. We voted in Boris Johnson - who's to say what sort of clown we'd vote in as HOS. Probably a Love Island winner.

NeverMetASussexSquaddieILiked · 18/07/2024 19:18

We only don’t have Andrew by chance

Thank goodness eh?

Thankfully chance made William pop out first too.

How lucky are we?

cupcaske123 · 18/07/2024 19:16

Grannychick · 18/07/2024 19:09

Look what USA has for a democratically electedHead of State! No thanks. The Prime Minister id good enough.

We don't have the same system as the US. We'd have a similar system to Ireland whose head of state is Michael Higgins. He seems decent enough.

cardibach · 18/07/2024 19:15

Grannychick · 18/07/2024 19:09

Look what USA has for a democratically electedHead of State! No thanks. The Prime Minister id good enough.

Again for those not listening. You can’t choose your King/Queen. If the politician you dislike were to be born eldest child of a monarch you’ld be stuck with them. If they are elected you can get rid. Remember that we only don’t have Andrew by chance.

cardibach · 18/07/2024 19:13

BMW6 · 18/07/2024 19:06

By inheritance or conquest. Battle. Bloodshed - others or their own.

Never read any history?🙄

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Obviously. And that’s my point. They have it because of being royal. It stinks.

BMW6 · 18/07/2024 19:09

Last English king to die in battle was Richard III in 1485.

His crown (and everything that went with it) was taken by Henry Tudor (Henry VII) who had a very tenuous claim, but, to the Victor goes the Spoils.

Grannychick · 18/07/2024 19:09

Look what USA has for a democratically electedHead of State! No thanks. The Prime Minister id good enough.

BMW6 · 18/07/2024 19:06

cardibach · 18/07/2024 19:02

Not when. How.

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By inheritance or conquest. Battle. Bloodshed - others or their own.

Never read any history?🙄

SerafinasGoose · 18/07/2024 19:04

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Lovely.

cardibach · 18/07/2024 19:02

Sharptonguedwoman · 18/07/2024 19:01

About a thousand years ago.

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Not when. How.

Sharptonguedwoman · 18/07/2024 19:01

cardibach · 18/07/2024 18:38

How did they acquire the land?

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About a thousand years ago.

Sandflea9900 · 18/07/2024 18:55

llamajohn · 18/07/2024 18:49

Lol the civil list hasn't been a thing for over a decade, since 2011.

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Apologies, sovereign grant. Basically the same thing. Either way, taxpayers don’t pay for royal kids’ schooling.

Allfur · 18/07/2024 18:53

Getonwitit · 18/07/2024 18:21

Terrorists didn't want to kill his children.

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And kier starmer's children?

llamajohn · 18/07/2024 18:49

Sandflea9900 · 18/07/2024 18:48

Their schooling is not paid for by the taxpayer. The Prince of Wales’ personal expenses are covered by his net income after tax from the Duchy of Cornwall. Only his working and office costs are paid for by the taxpayer, via the Civil List.

Lol the civil list hasn't been a thing for over a decade, since 2011.

Sandflea9900 · 18/07/2024 18:48

Their schooling is not paid for by the taxpayer. The Prince of Wales’ personal expenses are covered by his net income after tax from the Duchy of Cornwall. Only his working and office costs are paid for by the taxpayer, via the Civil List.

Gorgonemilezola · 18/07/2024 18:45

Our elected politicians send their kids to public school - Sunak, Johnson, Cameron, Blair so being elected makes no difference.

Sethera · 18/07/2024 18:42

I don't think we should have a Royal Family, but since we do, I think the only option is to educate the children privately, or at an extremely selective type of state school. They'd be fish out of water in the average state school; their lives are so far removed from the typical schoolchild, they'd struggle to make friends and probably be badly bullied.

Deepf60 · 18/07/2024 18:40

Hahaha ha what a ridiculous suggestion.

cupcaske123 · 18/07/2024 18:40

cardibach · 18/07/2024 18:38

How did they acquire the land?

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https://www.costar.com/article/1757681178/coronation-special-how-and-when-king-charless-real-estate-was-assembled

cardibach · 18/07/2024 18:40

llamajohn · 18/07/2024 18:39

It wasn't them...it was the people living centuries ago.

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But they get to take the money and call it theirs?

TeatimeForTheSoul · 18/07/2024 18:39

Time for VAT in private healthcare too, or just make everyone use the NHS.

Both NHS and state education being crushed by defunding, but if we’re going with ideology rather than pragmatism should shove all adults and children into state provision.

Pragmatism would suggest re-funding both NHS and education before pushing extra loads their way.

llamajohn · 18/07/2024 18:39

cardibach · 18/07/2024 18:38

How did they acquire the land?

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It wasn't them...it was the people living centuries ago.

cardibach · 18/07/2024 18:38

moaningmyrtle4 · 18/07/2024 18:25

The sovereign grant only pays for official duties. NOT the kids’ schooling. They make money off land and other investments etc so no skin of my back or any other taxpayer.

How did they acquire the land?

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