George’s education costs

Johnson is not a buffoon. That’s all an act. A dangerous one I grant you. A persona. Dc was at school with someone, whose dad was at Eton with Alexander (his actual name). He was the same at school apparently.

Your taxes pay for all children to go to school.
Kids are freeloading bastard's.

How did he end up owning this I wonder 🤔?

I am not a Royalist either And loved your post. I think the whole concept of Royalty is very strange and should have be done away with centuries ago.

Said child was always destined to go to Eton from.the minute he was born. So that's no big suprise really.

Eton has always been attended by the children of the great and the good. plus the Landed Gentry. And of course that buffoon Boris Johnson.

I'm.sure he will.feel right at home there. Mater and Pater will not be looking for cut price second hand uniforms.

Or wondering if they can afford the cost of a cheap jar of meat paste from ALDI to fill his lunch box sandwiches.

Rule Britannia?

Absolutely.

There are plenty of palaces across Europe that are always packed out without the inconvenience and expense of a useless monarchy

“Why are we leaving out adults who knew potentially distressing incidents were likely”.

Err really @CathyorClaire - are you that ignorant of how the law works. What next? You”re going to blame the parents who let their kid go to the park where they got stabbed?
Members of this protest group have been done for similar offences in the past. What country do we live in where people victim blame like this.

Because there’s lots of idiots about! The ones who do it are probably the stereotype of woke, they’ve probably been displaying their moral superiority in a similar way by intimidating Jews and supporting men who break -female police officers spine with a hammer. I don’t know where they get these people from, but they’re out there

I agree, but I do laugh slightly thinking about a GCSE in small talk.

He's being trained for kingship. Unlike many of his schoolmates, his education won't give him a leg up -he's still going to be king, even if he's expelled from school at 14. It's in the interests of the country that he's well educated.

Fegsf · Today 21:47
Why would anyone harass young children of the royal family

Have you read some of the comments on here? People are full of hatred and they are secure in the knowledge that booing at the royal family puts them, the protesters, at no risk.
Were they to boo trans activists they might have a bumpier ride.

the elder two at least are of an age where they're capable of gently absorbing the idea that not everyone supports a monarchy.

Yes but context is everything. Behind closed doors and in a safe environment discussion of what they have been innocently born into - warts and all - probably is beginning to be appropriate at their age.

But imagine sitting in an open carriage in front of a large number of members of the public, being filmed, knowing you have to put on a front, not to mention feeling afraid. It was cruel.

Did you see Charlotte's face?

And George actually - who, to his credit, carried on with his duties manfully.

Well, he has to go to school somewhere and it was never going to be the local comp, was it? Those children are already in a prep in the Berkshire area which probably has similar fees.

What did surprise me was when they all went to Thomas' Battersea because it's impossible to get a car down that road at the best of times, let alone on school runs. Chaos! DD had friends there who went to a few royal birthday parties.

I'm fairly sure George will have to have passed the entrance exam so he must be quite academic? I think the days of letting them in just because they're royal have gone. The school is much more academically selective now. Like Oxbridge or other top unis - royals used to be able to waltz in regardless of A level results. That wouldn't fly now. George must have sat the entrance exams for Eton with everyone else. If his results have been 'adjusted' or he has the place over someone who scored higher, simply on the basis of being future king, it will be revealed probably. Someone will leak the story no doubt.

Why would anyone harass young children of the royal family?

No - the protestors know full well children are vulnerable and impressionable and the protestors are most likely enjoying the power trip as well.

I agree. Weird to get a kick out of booing at children.

I think if he was sent to a state school it would actually cost the taxpayer a lot more money in terms of security.

They are wealthy, there will always be wealthy people and they will use it to pay for goods and services that aren’t available to others. It’s a really stupid thing to moan about. (I am not wealthy at all btw).

Why are we leaving out adults who knew potentially distressing incidents were likely?

No @CathyorClaire - it is for the protestors who are adults to know the law and for the police to bring the charges.

If it was harassing, alarming or distressing to the children it can still constitute an offence under the Public Order Act. Hope some of themget done for it. Completely reasonably foreseeable to any standard human that children are more likely to be sensitive about these things. Hence best to not intimidate children or approach them!

Hence my suggestion it might be better to leave them out of the hurly-burly...

@CathyorClaire - it does not matter what you think. If it was harassing, alarming or distressing to the children it can still constitute an offence under the Public Order Act. Hope some of themget done for it. Completely reasonably foreseeable to any standard human that children are more likely to be sensitive about these things. Hence best to not intimidate children or approach them!

A person likely to be caused alarm is enough of a threshold. They knew the kids will be there and many of the protestors are on camera. And good luck arguing it is reasonable conduct. It is not.

Harassment, alarm or distress.
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(a)uses threatening [or abusive] words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
(b)displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening [or abusive],
within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby.
(2)An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place, except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation is displayed, by a person inside a dwelling and the other person is also inside that or another dwelling.
(3)It is a defence for the accused to prove—
(a)that he had no reason to believe that there was any person within hearing or sight who was likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress, or
(b)that he was inside a dwelling and had no reason to believe that the words or behaviour used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation displayed, would be heard or seen by a person outside that or any other dwelling, or
(c)that his conduct was reasonable.
(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5). . . . . .
(6)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Going off the last few PMs who went there I’d rather he got a better education…

Given that the monarchy is incredibly wealthy and has more than enough money to pay for private education I don't think taxpayers should fund this (although as I understand we don't...but the issue of whether it's 1 pence per person is irrelevant).

the protestors know full well children are vulnerable and impressionable and the protestors are most likely enjoying the power trip as well. And the kids aren’t heat shields. They have come to celebrate their grandfather who has cancer and has given his life to duty. William does not know how many years his father has left and he is there to support him.

I disagree entirely.

The protestors didn't hide their agenda or intention and BP undoubtedly monitor the website.

Perfectly possible for the children to celebrate Grandad's big day in private after the public display and I don't doubt there was provision made for such.

W should be there more often for Papa. Lazy.

Buckingham Palace probably will be one day. But it notionally belongs to the British people. Or do you want it put up for sale to the likes of Elon Musk or even someone like Vladimir Putin? It is British heritage and should be maintained.

It is peanuts compared to Westminster repairs estimated between 11-40 billion.

Westminster is a working building used daily.

None of the royals want to live in BP.

If we're forced to fund its repairs, maybe it should be opened fully as a museum with ticket takings reverting to the treasury rather than yet another dimly lit royal arm.