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Why can’t Harry just pay for his own private security?

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jennylamb1 · 03/05/2025 14:36

Don’t get it. He says that he can’t ever visit the UK again because his security won’t be provided. Loads of celebrities and high profile business people pay for their own security, why should tax payers pay for his security when he isn’t a working royal anymore?

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Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:59

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IAmATorturedPoet · 04/05/2025 17:54

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:41

Anyone can edit and string together random words and make it sound nonsensical - as you have done, shamelessly. Especially when I’ve given examples and used expressions or metaphors.

Anyone can edit and string together random words and make it sound nonsensical.

Well, you aren’t wrong there!

And your examples aren’t correct, hence PP asking if you actually are from the U.K.

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:54

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:49

I think Alpha Centauri looks down on the World.

No , no ! Alpha Centauri looks down on Betelgeuse, they are our supporters and we look down on the milky way!

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:49

IdaGlossop · 04/05/2025 17:48

Well I think the world looks down on Harry for how he has treated the UK. No, I have no evidence. I just feel like saying it.

I think Alpha Centauri looks down on the World.

IdaGlossop · 04/05/2025 17:48

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:40

Am I Harry ? How ridiculous… Are you all from government or whoever is politically motivated to exile Harry ?

I never mentioned the Pope.

I’m from one of the Commonwealth nations colonised by the UK.

Anyone can cut out key words and rearrange them to mark someone sound a certain way. Try harder.

Yes ‘you’ who criticise Harry constantly & have no charity.

I think the world looks down on the UK for how they have treated Harry.

Well I think the world looks down on Harry for how he has treated the UK. No, I have no evidence. I just feel like saying it.

IdaGlossop · 04/05/2025 17:46

The Sun on Sunday reports that when Harry was staying with a 'posh pal' in Chelsea last May, they ordered a takeaway from Deliveroo. That involved an unknown person with a big bag standing on the doorstep in front of an open store. Celebs, apparently, never order takeaways because they don't want to reveal where they are, for their own safety. The only protection Harry needs is protection from himself 🙄

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:44

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:40

Am I Harry ? How ridiculous… Are you all from government or whoever is politically motivated to exile Harry ?

I never mentioned the Pope.

I’m from one of the Commonwealth nations colonised by the UK.

Anyone can cut out key words and rearrange them to mark someone sound a certain way. Try harder.

Yes ‘you’ who criticise Harry constantly & have no charity.

I think the world looks down on the UK for how they have treated Harry.

Pray do tell us which country this is?

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:44

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:43

That’s brilliant @FenellaFeldman!!
I don’t know why you didn’t think of this before!!

I think I was looking up whether you could hire police officers as personal body guards if you lived in North Korea.

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:43

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:39

I think that's an obvious solution to Harry's security issue. He could utilise the Baker Street Irregulars and look out for Moriarty.

That’s brilliant @FenellaFeldman!!
I don’t know why you didn’t think of this before!!

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:41

IAmATorturedPoet · 04/05/2025 16:54

So the jist of all that @Lavenderfarmcottage is you think this is all everyone else's fault, our society is inhumane, our court system is corrupt, our armed police should be available to hire on a whim and you reference monkeys, the pope, sacrificial lambs and Aldi and yet you say others are 'pedalling utter nonsense' 😵‍💫. Righto.

Anyone can edit and string together random words and make it sound nonsensical - as you have done, shamelessly. Especially when I’ve given examples and used expressions or metaphors.

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:40

Am I Harry ? How ridiculous… Are you all from government or whoever is politically motivated to exile Harry ?

I never mentioned the Pope.

I’m from one of the Commonwealth nations colonised by the UK.

Anyone can cut out key words and rearrange them to mark someone sound a certain way. Try harder.

Yes ‘you’ who criticise Harry constantly & have no charity.

I think the world looks down on the UK for how they have treated Harry.

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:39

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:36

Yes! Probably he could if Watson put his pipe down and pulled his finger out!!!

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I think that's an obvious solution to Harry's security issue. He could utilise the Baker Street Irregulars and look out for Moriarty.

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:36

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:32

Tell me, Jeff, does Sherlock Holmes still operate from Baker Street? Perhaps he could do security.

Yes! Probably he could if Watson put his pipe down and pulled his finger out!!!

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:32

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:29

Scotland Yard is only one division of the police in the U.K.!
didn’t you know that?
and I’m still waiting for an answer to my question.
are you from the U.K. or not?

Tell me, Jeff, does Sherlock Holmes still operate from Baker Street? Perhaps he could do security.

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 17:29

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:27

Right they have a selection of one person over at Scotland Yard.

Scotland Yard is only one division of the police in the U.K.!
didn’t you know that?
and I’m still waiting for an answer to my question.
are you from the U.K. or not?

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 17:27

Harassedevictee · 04/05/2025 17:17

Asking for 28 days notice is not unreasonable, how would you like it if your employer said right lavender you know you were going on holiday today sorry Prince Harry is arriving at Heathrow at 5 am tomorrow morning, you need to meet him. No idea where he is going, no idea how long he will be here, your on 12 hour shifts so John will relieve you at 17:00 and we expect you back on duty at 5 am the following day!

Right they have a selection of one person over at Scotland Yard.

Kinkyroots · 04/05/2025 17:22

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 04/05/2025 17:14

I went to a talk by a forensic pathologist. Apparently they can pick up our DNA in every room we simply pass through these days.

But for Harry, testing would likely have been on a blood sample given it would have been over thirty years ago. Parents are able to give consent on behalf of children.

Bloody hell, I wish it were that easy! can possibly, but certainly not consistently and reliably. I work in policing.

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:20

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 04/05/2025 17:17

I do wonder where the nirvana is that that PP lives in. Interesting that there are no child celebrities there.

Yes. Ulaan Baatar? North Korea? Alpha Centauri?.

Kinkyroots · 04/05/2025 17:20

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 04/05/2025 17:09

Quite clearly not. They are unaware of how the monarchy works. How Parliament works. How the courts work….

How the UK police are funded…

I still see MM here. ‘Babies paraded out in the cold’. Yes, we make the. RF dangle the naked baby in a little sling and walk him down the mall. Or maybe I imagined you just get a 2 minute glimpse of a bundled up shape that might not even be a bloody baby!

Harry does not need 24/7/365 close protection officers on standby for him (environmentally savvy him) for when he fancies a flit to the What do they do the rest of the time?

PS - he has been offered a place to stay in royal accommodation, he prefers luxury hotels and he turned down the invitation.

The taliban wouldn’t even know who he was if he didn’t blab about his (hugely over exaggerated) tours in Afghanistan. Ask the troops he was there with. In the compound. Constantly.

this poster is either Harry or MM….hilarious

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 04/05/2025 17:17

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:13

.....how security works, how the Met Police work, what the Home Office does, that there was a Union of England and Scotland...

I do wonder where the nirvana is that that PP lives in. Interesting that there are no child celebrities there.

Harassedevictee · 04/05/2025 17:17

Lavenderfarmcottage · 04/05/2025 15:32

Feel so angry about this - such a loss of faith in humanity and people’s judgment. Also the naivity of people - it’s clear this decision is rigged and designed to control. The masses are so naive about ‘democracy’ - this reeks of in-house manoeuvres and a royal dictatorship casting out one of their own to protect their power and reputation.

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Asking for 28 days notice is not unreasonable, how would you like it if your employer said right lavender you know you were going on holiday today sorry Prince Harry is arriving at Heathrow at 5 am tomorrow morning, you need to meet him. No idea where he is going, no idea how long he will be here, your on 12 hour shifts so John will relieve you at 17:00 and we expect you back on duty at 5 am the following day!

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 04/05/2025 17:14

I went to a talk by a forensic pathologist. Apparently they can pick up our DNA in every room we simply pass through these days.

But for Harry, testing would likely have been on a blood sample given it would have been over thirty years ago. Parents are able to give consent on behalf of children.

FenellaFeldman · 04/05/2025 17:13

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 04/05/2025 17:09

Quite clearly not. They are unaware of how the monarchy works. How Parliament works. How the courts work….

.....how security works, how the Met Police work, what the Home Office does, that there was a Union of England and Scotland...

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 04/05/2025 17:09

jeffgoldblum · 04/05/2025 16:50

Excuse me , what do you mean by YOU , are you not from the U.K.?
are you not a resident of the U.K.?

Quite clearly not. They are unaware of how the monarchy works. How Parliament works. How the courts work….

Kinkyroots · 04/05/2025 17:04

Seventell · 04/05/2025 13:26

You CAN get DNA from rootless hair. So it's you that needs to learn something love.

  • Nuclear DNA:
  • The majority of DNA used for identification, paternity testing, and forensic analysis is nuclear DNA, which is located in the cell's nucleus.
  • Hair Roots:
  • The root of a hair follicle is where the nuclear DNA is primarily found.
  • Hair Shafts:
  • Hair shafts, the part of the hair that extends from the scalp, do not typically contain a high concentration of nuclear DNA.
  • Mitochondrial DNA:
  • While rootless hair shafts do contain some DNA, it is primarily mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which is inherited maternally.
  • Forensic Analysis:
  • Forensic labs often use rootless hair for mtDNA analysis, as it can help link a hair sample to a particular maternal lineage.
  • Challenges with Rootless Hair:
  • The DNA in rootless hair shafts can be degraded or present in insufficient quantities for standard forensic techniques like CODIS analysis.
  • Advanced Methods:
  • New technologies and techniques are emerging that allow for the extraction and analysis of nuclear DNA from rootless hair, even with degraded samples.
  • Rooted Hair:
  • Hairs with intact roots offer a higher chance of successful DNA profiling compared to rootless hairs.