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Prince Harry

230 replies

emeraldgirl1 · 10/05/2013 00:02

AIBU to find it impossible NOT to have a sneaky crush?

Like pretty much every grown woman in America, apparently...

Blush

Only a few years ago I was openly mocking a friend for her minor obsession with him.

And oh god I have just realised my mum fancies him too... Blush Blush

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TSSDNCOP · 12/05/2013 14:44

Ah "Somebody" that well documented evidence provider.

My DM refers to the Daily Mail as "They say..."

LtEveDallas · 12/05/2013 14:49

'Someone' is lying to you for effect seeker. The 'Sooty' story broke at the same time as the 'Paki' story (2009) and was about Prince Charles. 'Sooty' is an old family friend, who has known the Princes since childhood and is called 'Sooty' by all his friends. For some reason, goodness knows why, the papers decided that there was a link there? How silly.

LtEveDallas · 12/05/2013 14:51

Here is one of the reports for you seeker Telegraph

seeker · 12/05/2013 14:58

Would you like me to name the "they"?

"You don't sound like a black chap"?????

TSSDNCOP · 12/05/2013 15:03

Please tell me you have "Somebody" strapped to a stack of Holy Bibles and a polygraph Seeker Grin

Is it Prince William? Is it Mr Amos? I give up!

LtEveDallas · 12/05/2013 15:06

Firstly it's Stephen K Amos, secondly that story was also in 2008 and came up on the Wright Stuff of all places. Matthew Wright is hardly a paragon of virtue...

But Mr Amos says himself: Telegraph

And here's an amusing anecdote from the man himself:

Amos has previously spoken of how Prince Philip jokingly told him he could have Lenny Henry killed to help his career. He met the Duke Of Edinburgh after a Royal Variety performance in which he had quipped that the BBC could only employ one black comedian at a time, so he would have to wait for Henry to die for his big chance.

The Prince said: ?So you?re the chap who wants Lenny Henry to die? That can be arranged??

ajandjjmum · 12/05/2013 15:15

But a little bit of context ruins a good story! Grin

seeker · 12/05/2013 16:26

Nope- the somebody obviously read the same papers.

I just find it bizarre that an educated, modern young man would say any of those things. Particularly an educated, modern young man who had extensive media training!

seeker · 12/05/2013 16:28

And I do wonder, just a bit, if you were somebody employed but the royal Family and they decided that your nickname was "Sooty" whether you would feel able to ask them not to?

And why on earth did they think Sooty was an appropriate nick name anyway?

TSSDNCOP · 12/05/2013 17:29

Perhaps it wasn't the RF that came up with the nickname in the first place. Perhaps it's a derivation of the persons name. Perhaps it's a nickname he uses himself. Who knows? But it makes better copy to insinuate racist undertones, so perhaps that's why the papers printed it.

LtEveDallas · 12/05/2013 17:51

It seems it was a nickname given to him by his Polo Club, not the Royal Family Telegraph

seeker · 12/05/2013 17:52

Well, that's all right then!

thezebrawearspurple · 12/05/2013 18:14

He's very good looking, has a good body, looks full of personality, fun and seems down to earth despite his upbringing. I admit to a bit of a crush on him too, he's very attractive.

I wouldn't judge him on the basis of distortions of truth, exaggeration and probable lies coming from the tabloids. I know someone very famous and have seen the huge gulf between public persona (and media lies) and the reality. The most innocent of interactions/situations can be taken out of context and exaggerated and distorted to make anyone look like a horrible person.

Considering the microscope he was raised under, he seems to have turned out very well.

giveitago · 12/05/2013 19:52

my view is that that he's used a horribly offensive term. He's not surrounded by normal society but by toffs.

I'd hope that with all the bad publcity in the newspapers he's finally understood that the words he used is offensive to citizens of this country.

He's part of a family that has very little access to the subjects they rule over.

WannaBeANinja · 13/05/2013 10:15

I'd stills go for a pint and a natter with him :)

EldritchCleavage · 13/05/2013 10:43

The 70s were horribly racist but I think everyone has overcompensated

I can't believe I've just read this. Honestly. Racism is, sadly, not something people used to do but have now universally stopped doing.

As for Prince Harry, I think he deserves to be criticised for some actions, but we all have to be wary of extrapolating from those actions to asserting any kind of certain knowledge about what kind of person he actually is.

Pro or anti (my own view is he is probably a bit of a smug, not v bright but fundamentally fairly nice upper class bloke, and I'd find him quite shaggable if I were a 20-something), we just don't know him.

allaflutter · 13/05/2013 12:13

Harry is a tall strappy lad physically, and is of course so well-spoken - not surprised at all at women crushing on him, especially the US ladies who like chunky dynamic men! I wouldn't say he's very good -looking facially (too red for my taste, for one) but he is fun, brave, and has a sexy body.

BUT I;d go for Charles myself Shock, the sensitive soul who's quite passionate underneath, and I just LOVE his voice.

ComposHat · 13/05/2013 15:09

Having spent three years at University with posh twats, I'd imagine on his own he'd be okay, but get him with a group of mates he'd be unbearable.

ajandjjmum · 13/05/2013 16:04

And the people from uni might think the same about you Compo.

We're all different.

seeker · 13/05/2013 16:40

The bottom line is that for some, a member of the royal family can do no wrong. 'twas ever thus- the English dearly love a toff..

DontmindifIdo · 13/05/2013 16:47

allaflutter - you'd do Charles, really??? Really??? Can we all just ignore the racist/posh boy issue and focus on this for a second, there's someone other than Camilla who'd do Charles.

(I do have a soft spot for a ginger, DH is one too - not got Harry's £10m in the bank though...)

ajandjjmum · 13/05/2013 17:35

Quite seeker, and for some a member of the Royal Family can do no right.

Personally I have the intelligence to realise that no-one is all good or all bad.

seeker · 13/05/2013 17:48

Me too. I also have the intelligence not to excuse casual racism in a highly educated, media trained young man because "everyone makes mistakes"

LtEveDallas · 13/05/2013 18:19

And I'm glad that I have the intelligence not to constantly harp on about something that happened in 2005 and was apologised for, simply because I haven't got anything else to whine about Smile

Live and let live eh?

allaflutter · 13/05/2013 18:19

Dontmind, oh yes Grin! seriously, I can't see what's so off-putting about him unless he is simply not your type (and unless it's purely him being a Royal, which I admit is annoying Grin, and indeed I'm not a fan of any Royals apart from the Queen.

Ideally I'd prefer him to be 10yrs younger as I'm in my 40s, but nobody's perfect Grin. And whatever anyone thinks of his looks, his voice is very attarctive .

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