George’s education costs

We could use surveillance on them (like in East Germany), only allow printed literature that revises history, and free shots of Victory Gin?

Certain groups cordoned off ?
These would be the certain groups that you disapprove of I take it ?

Why not follow your line to its full big brother conclusion and organise a daily two minute hate?

Let’s be honest- no one would really want their children to have the life that George has. His parents are wealthy and they have picked the school they felt best for him weighing up lots of factors including security.

There will be lots of private and boarding schools that couldn’t manage the security either because of the site structure. My daughter goes to a school that has boarding- that school would never pass the security requirements as it is an open site, has the public in for swimming, gymnastics, swimming etc. I really do think that is going to be a massive factor for why they’ve chosen Eton. They might not have had as wide a choice as people think.

Exactly this. Thank you

And the attempted narrative that those wanting answers and transparency from the Windsors are ‘far left’ is just flailing around for something to throw and is nonsense.

Actually, I have been thinking about this. And I think the Protesters, we the Public should all have the right to lodge complaints against certain Protest Groups and should be allowed to provide evidence, peacefully.
Happy for them to Protest. But we should all get a right to complain about the Protesters that infringe on our rights to peaceful enjoyment of Central London too and whatever event or where they go. And if there are enough complaints from the public with evidence, certain protest groups need to be restricted permanently to cordoned off areas. I think that would be fair.

I wonder if Charles will wonder on his death bed if it was all worth it?

I’d better buy a few more packets of biscuits then, or he’ll be short.

You have reminded me ... yes, the palaces. I don't quite understand why - because there are all the royal ones and they are in London, Windsor, Edinburgh - but where did Charles go? Not Clarence House, not Sandringham, not Highgrove, not the Isle of Scilly, not even Balmoral itself. No, Birkhall.

The vast majority of posters are absolutely fine with the tremendous wealth of the royal family. But not Elon Musk... isn't this hypocritical?

Remember Covid ?
After making a complete ARSE of himself ( ‘it’s just a cough’ laugh laugh ) William and co ran to their palaces.
They did disappear .
No one noticed.
No one cared.
Nothing happened .

Well nothing except drs, nurses , delivery drivers , supermarket workers etc continued to run the country as they always have done. Many risking their lives .

As far as I understand it, the charitable sector in England plays a crucial role in many spheres. The royal family leading by example there means other rich and privileged people partake and donate. Even normal people in this country give a fair amount to charity, we do.
There are millions of people who have benefited from charities where the State has failed them. It is extremely naive of Big State Republicans to think the State is somehow going to plug all those gaps. They won’t. There would be even more poverty etc.
It is best in life to focus on what you do have compared to the majority of the rest of the world rather than hating on those better off than you. Better for your mental health and more likely to translate to success in life as well.

Booing royal children is disgraceful. They know children are vulnerable and impressionable. Nobody has a right to try and indoctrinate someone else’s children in their ideology. Our children go to school where the curriculum is carefully checked by the DFE and we know what they are taught. We also know what they consume online etc if we are parenting them in a certain way. Other adults never have the right to accost and indoctrinate our children with their views. They can educate their own children as they wish.

I don't want to judge his parents and think that wherever they choose, there'll be criticism. I am really disappointed that he'll be boarding though. Really hoped the mold would have been broken here, for him and his siblings. Boarding can be really damaging but often the effects aren't realised til mid-life. I think their decision about boarding may be very influential to so many others, too.

I've often wondered if anyone would notice if they did no Royal Duties for six months or a year.

Some of them have been on normal active service with the Services but there has to be a balance between letting them do something ‘normal’ with all the security issues and doing the usual ‘Royal’ duties where the security processes are tried and tested.

I do know there are two schools of thought as to how useful various Royal’s active Service duties were.

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“People protest because they have a different view to you. They see privilege and injustice. You can’t just stop them protesting because they don’t agree with you!”

People aren’t peacefully Protesting anymore! They are booing and accosting etc and some are throwing fire bombs and intimidating others.
My son felt assaulted by those animal rights activists. Assault is in the right of the beholder.
This needs to end.

And @Peacewillcome - typical “poor George being used” left wing bollocks from you. I hope you teach your DS the privilege of being born into a free country with free state education where he can become pretty much anything he wants to be. Except a royal. Now live with that. It is hardly something to cry over.
Most of the billions of children in the world would absolutely love the privilege of living in the UK and would not be whining about not being as privileged as a royal.

WhitgreenNcandle I think this was talked about ,but a bit too far to come home at WE maybe ,Interesting to see where Charlotte will go of course

I also have a 12 year old, born two days before George.

george parents choose to parade him (quite literally) in public. He is used by them to ensure the continuation of the family’s position and privilege. He is is part of the ‘new/young’ royal set, part of the brand/marketing machine, offering cuteness, fresh hope, longevity, interest and intrigue. This is parental choice and the quid pro quo of living on the public dollar. Could they remove him from public life if they chose.
Yes, absolutely they could but they’d won’t as they know their future depends on it - not the country’s future, their own future.

People protest because they have a different view to you. They see privilege and injustice. You can’t just stop them protesting because they don’t agree with you!

there’s an irony in your comment about ‘not achieved much in life’ - you see this is the crux of the problem. Nor have the royal family. They have wealth and opportunity as a right of birth. What does Kate know about under five’s other than the knowledge any mother has? Did she earn her influence? No she did not; she married it. The bottom line for me is that the Royals offer zero inspiration to anyone. What’s my 12 year old going to do? Be reborn as a royal? The biggest irony is when they chip in about D&I. I don’t known how they do that with a straight face. I honestly have more respect for the Beckhams. At least they had talent that could be monetised before they pulled their kids into brand Beckham.

I often wonder what would happen if one of the royal offspring turned out to be very bright and wanted to train as a doctor and go off to do a stint with Medecins Sans Frontieres, would they be allowed?

So whilst Starmer is busy banning under 16s from social media, maybe he needs to start with real life and protests. Including far left and far right ones that are plaguing are streets and have also led to some underage wayward youths ending up with a criminal record (whilst being incentivised to do stuff online).

And people accosting and booing children need to be warned too. And that includes all children, the royal ones as well.

People can have their angry opinions all they like, but children need protecting from it. And booing children is lowest of the lowest. There is NOTHING worthy in that, ever.

“Utter nonsense
You sound very triggered by a peaceful protest.
The Windsors knew the protesters would be there . They chose to parade the children - why?”

@Ukisgaslit - there is nothing “peaceful” about booing children. It is disgraceful behaviour.
And yes I feel for them because my 12 year old and his friends were recently aggressively accosted in Central London by animal rights activists for eating an icecream.
Nobody should be allowed to accost or boo any children. There should be laws against it, including taking children to protests in the first place.

I can think of worse things than a role similar to Princess Anne's, she'll have to be well inducted as she's the 'Spare'. Louis might end up like Edward, helping out with stuff but finding his own employment too.

I think that he is in an otherwise difficult position .He always looks very serious and doesnt always seem comfortable .He will be King one day and needs to prepare with correct training .Its an expensive School ,but he could hardly go to the local indie or state school!

@IcedPurple

Nope. Everything they have they took from us

The Duchy is not William’s - and even if you believe it is ( in defiance of the evidence ) he’s still charging public services and not paying his full tax - he excludes himself from laws including tax law .

I have some hope that the parliamentary investigation with result in reforms and put a stop to the rip off .