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Why are the Royals headline news?🥱

86 replies

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 06/01/2023 09:12

I have no interest. I don’t care. The country’s falling apart and they are the first thing in every news bulletin.

l don’t know what’s happening, l never listen, but I’m sick to the teeth of it.

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SnoozyLucy7 · 06/01/2023 13:03

CriticalAlert · 06/01/2023 12:44

I so agree with you! But we are forced to fund the parasites. Kate Middleton had an evening dress one the other night that cost £10k!! That money could be used to help people.

That just vexes me to the core! 10k on a dress she will never ever wear again, mean while people eating cold savers baked beans because they can’t afford to heat their food, sitting in a very cold house because they dare not switch on the heating because there’s no money for it.

These people need to go!

barneshome · 06/01/2023 13:03

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 06/01/2023 09:12

I have no interest. I don’t care. The country’s falling apart and they are the first thing in every news bulletin.

l don’t know what’s happening, l never listen, but I’m sick to the teeth of it.

Because people are small minded and do not have a life

barneshome · 06/01/2023 13:06

CriticalAlert · 06/01/2023 12:44

I so agree with you! But we are forced to fund the parasites. Kate Middleton had an evening dress one the other night that cost £10k!! That money could be used to help people.

Do you have a car?
An expensive dress or shoes?
Mobile phone?
Do you ever eat out?
Have a drink?
That money could help poor people
you own a house?
Sell it and give the money away to the poor

SnoozyLucy7 · 06/01/2023 13:14

barneshome · 06/01/2023 13:06

Do you have a car?
An expensive dress or shoes?
Mobile phone?
Do you ever eat out?
Have a drink?
That money could help poor people
you own a house?
Sell it and give the money away to the poor

She probably has all those things, but she probably worked day in day out for all of those things, and paid all of the taxes on her wage, and is probably taxed through the nose on everything else, and so will be throughout her life.

Kate, like all of the royal family, are unelected and have immense personal wealth. 10k on a dress, paid by us, in a time of ever growing austerity and recession should frankly be unacceptable!

purpledalmation · 06/01/2023 13:30

No one forces you to read them there are plenty of other news stories. Tomorrow's fish and chip papers and all that. I am sick to death of climate change and turn it off or don't read. No different. Other people are interested, right or wrong.

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 06/01/2023 15:19

I never said anyone was ‘forcing’ me to read it. Do you think l actually do that?!😲

Its the fact that you can’t get away from it.

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ichundich · 06/01/2023 16:06

MarshaBradyo · 06/01/2023 10:37

Not everything has to be 24 doom. I know some prefer it but it’s popular exactly because it’s gossip and people are enjoying talking about it

You’re better off just taking a break from media if it’s too annoying, or being selective I’m sure you can find something else

But there is a bit of gossip and then there is the BBC website, which at this very moment has 6 items about the Royal Fuckers Family in their Top "News" section. Beyond ridiculous.

ichundich · 06/01/2023 16:08

BlueKaftan · 06/01/2023 11:01

Stop reading the daily Mail and you won’t find them shoved down your throat nearly as much

If only that was true.

Roselilly36 · 06/01/2023 16:09

Distraction

user1634987 · 06/01/2023 21:29

At least it's stopped a lot of the Covid stuff that had started to take over the boards again

Pedallleur · 06/01/2023 22:16

Much of their clothing is prob gifted or substantially discounted. Think of Diana in the fishtail Versace, Lopez in the green Versace or Aniston in anything Armani. Liz Hurley catapulted to fame with that Versace (again) dress. Costs the designer some money but it's part of the advertising budget. The publicity is priceless.

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