WillKat's second honeymoon...

[louloutheshamed]

They've gone to the Maldives without Prince George apparently (it's in the dm)

Seriously?? Think this might turn the tide of public opinion against them...seems its just one long holiday being the D and D of Cambridge....

[StanleyLambchop]

Loudloutheashamed - maybe he has a wet nurse!

[fideline]

Ubik They are supposed to be rich people who need our support and agreement to continue.

Go on then Super, sack them. Today. I'll hold your coat

[Mignonette]

Lazy sods on our dime.

[Lighthousekeeping]

Maybe the still have wet nurses

[formerbabe]

Anyone would think they are taking prince George to Oz for a publicity stunt....

[fideline]

I bet their PPOs are happy though

[ColdTeaAgain]

Yeah such a down to earth, normal young family
The Duchy is doomed when Wiliam takes over :(
And is Kate ever going to do anything commendable with her privileged life other than turn up to the odd public engagement?

When are we going to wake up and realise that the 21st century does need a family of over privileged spongers swanning around the world at our expensive!

[MyGastIsFlabbered]

Can we not turn this into a thread about BF....please?

[MargotLovedTom]

I think there's a lot of people on here who don't care about them in a "Gawd bless 'em, ain't they lavverly, her so pretty an' 'im so tall an' 'andsome, lavverly couple they are, lavverly".

There are a lot of people who actively dislike the institution of the Royal family, and start threads about it. You can see the difference, can't you?

[MargotLovedTom]

That was to minniethedevilmouse

[frogwatcher42]

Maybe she has been pumping like mad and frozen a weeks worth of milk. And will contine to use breast pump in Maldives!

Who knows. I don't care if she chooses to feed or not feed. I do care that money needed elsewhere goes on them when they have enough to fund things themselves.

Maybe they are funding security etc and all associated costs themselves and we are getting our knickers in a twist for no reason. Mind you, I still think they should support 'their' public far more than they do and spend less time on themselves and less time on holidays. They do appear to be as lazy as sin.

[fideline]

Margot you should be on the stage Great Eliza Dolittle that was

[olidusUrsus]

I don't understand what it means when people say "we aren't paying, they're funding themselves". We are their funds surely - everything they earn from is eventually linked back to us, even if it's indirect - inc the Duchy due to it's refusal to pay tax.

[MargotLovedTom]

If this course has been specially designed for him, then is he the only one on it? Is there some farmer/lecturer left twiddling his thumbs in Cambridge whilst his erstwhile student lives it up in the Maldives? .

I couldn't give a toss if they've left their son, or how he gets his milk. I am pissed off with the monarchy fullstop.

[frogwatcher42]

They are independently rich though. And that money will continue to grow - money makes money.

What is done is done and even if the money historically came from the taxpayer, that is no different to most 'gentry' type wealths surely.

What do you mean the duchy doesn't pay tax? I don't know anything about that.

[MargotLovedTom]

Fideline fank yer kindly, my lavv .

[gertiegusset]

Like all the arguments about what a fantastic tourist attractions they are.
When does anyone ever see the fuckers...really?
And if they ARE a tourist attraction why aren't they and their tax funded palaces open to the public?
It's not like the hoi polloi are going to be traipsing through their sitting rooms and looking in their kitchen cupboards is it?

Bring on the revolution.

[fideline]

Maybe they've taken a Cambridge Don with them? The Royal equivalent of taking your textbooks on holiday?

[frogwatcher42]

Fideline - I bet their personal protection officers are more than happy!!!!

On a different note, I didn't know that the met can travel on public transport to their jobs free of charge from anywhere in country. So when they commute by train in the mornings to London they get free travel as long as they are willing to step in if their is a fight or something.

Is this right? Or is this just royal officers?

[gertiegusset]

Let them keep their palaces and stately piles and just bugger off and fend for themselves.

[fideline]

"When does anyone ever see the fuckers...really?"

Heh. That's my quote of the week Gertie.

[frogwatcher42]

If they are such great tourist attractions, perhaps there should be a special 'live' room in the tower or madame taussards where they have to sit and read, or dance or perform in some way so the tourists can see them!!!! Ive never got that argument either.

I suppose on weddings, funerals, state occasions people come to see them. But aside from that they are just looking at the outside of palaces - we would make more money by seeing the inside!!!!

[venturabay]

Minnie I care a good deal about the freeloading by unelected people with not an obvious shred of merit between them. Agree strongly about the revolution - long overdue.

[specialsubject]

bit harsh to slag her off for possibly not breast-feeding (We don't know).

maybe she can't. Maybe it hurts too much.Maybe she really hates it. I know people who stopped for all these reasons, and support their choice.

I wouldn't swap with Kate for anything - a lifetime of endless observation, attending boring events and abuse such as this. OK, so there are definite compensations but I still wouldn't swap.

we've bigger fish to fry.

[fideline]

I've now got this mental image of Gertie standing outside Ken Pal yelling "Get out 'ere where I can see you, you fuckers"