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Royal Baby name making me rage

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ItWillAllBeFine · 25/04/2018 21:46

Firstly, I know that I am ridiculous and unreasonable and totally over invested but it is GIVING ME THE ABSOLUTE RAGE that the Royals haven't released the name of the baby yet. I'm sure they are doing it deliberately just to exercise the tiny scraping of power they actually have over us. They are doing evil laughs behind the curtains of Buck House and saying "let the commoners wait..."

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TitilatedOcelot · 27/04/2018 00:11

Hmm - has google images been cleaned up? Just googled Prince Albert and didn't get a single picture of a pierced penis in the top results, scrolled a long way down before one popped up.

natjojo · 27/04/2018 00:16

Our son had no name for 5 days because we could not agree. And we were not limited to a king's name....
Poor guys....

UserV · 27/04/2018 00:22

@titilated I got LOADS of pierced bellnobs when I googled Prince Albert. But then I don't have filters on google. Wink

SevenStones · 27/04/2018 00:28

I googled Prince Albert too and got mostly pics of Queen Victoria's husband, a smattering of Prince Albert of Monaco, one dick pic, a couple of drawings and a few pics of penis furniture.

koyaanisqatsi · 27/04/2018 00:33

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Beeziekn33ze · 27/04/2018 00:49

OP - has your 'rage' abated yet?

Battleax · 27/04/2018 01:00

WTF is “penis furniture”?! Shock

Answer primly please. No photos.

JustaLittlePrick · 27/04/2018 01:07

They're waiting for Charles to visit. If he can tear himself away from his holiday in Scotland...

He may be holding out to make a point. I suspect there's some tension whenever Kate pops out a baby, he's relegated to second tier of visitors after her own family have been round.

Battleax · 27/04/2018 01:08

There’s tension anyway. I got in a Royal mood despite myself and just watched the Camilla documentary on catch up; Some very pointed remarks about a “Diana camp” in royal circles.

JustaLittlePrick · 27/04/2018 01:11

Snap! I'm literally watching the closing credits of that.

I got a sense Joanna Lumley is terribly over-invested in Charles and Camilla's relationship...

OrlandaFuriosa · 27/04/2018 01:25

I don’t care but it would have been tactless to have announced it today, Anzac Day, when the focus should be on the veterans not the name. We wouldn’t have thought it appropriate on Remembrance Day/Sunday.

Torquil Jaiden Dwayne is my bet. .

Battleax · 27/04/2018 01:26

I thought Tuesday was Anzac Day?

TheDowagerCuntess · 27/04/2018 03:32

Wednesday was ANZAC Day - 25 April.

CosyLulu · 27/04/2018 05:10

Syd. Just in case he turns out to be non-binary gender. Or Billie.

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ItWillAllBeFine · 27/04/2018 06:56

Beeziekn33ie Yes don't worry. After smashing up my living room and punching my husband I had a word with myself, and have now simmered down to within "irritated tutting" range. Grin

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Octonaught · 27/04/2018 07:03

Apparently Prince Charles is now back from France.
Hopefully he will meet the baby today & we can all be put out of our misery!

NumberFrame · 27/04/2018 07:14

Charles in Scotland supposed to be travelling back today think he’s had been making a point not coming back sooner.
Queen visiting this weekend so bet it’s monday now before the announcement.
What channel was the camilla documentary on please?

Louise56 · 27/04/2018 08:06

I think you're reading too much into it. they probably just haven't decided yet

Shadow666 · 27/04/2018 08:25

Daily Mail are saying there is a rift between Charles and William, and that Charles is deliberately delaying visiting the baby meaning they can’t announce the name yet. Shock

Does anyone need more popcorn?

Thebirthdayparty · 27/04/2018 08:29

I read something about William and Charles not being close too. It was said that William has two sides, one where he is friendly and the other where he is icy and aloof. All dependent on his current mood! To me, that would suggest William would plough ahead and announce the name whether Charles was there or not.

The whole lot of the younger generation come across as petulant and spoiled.

Katyb1310 · 27/04/2018 08:36

We had to wait ages to hear what our nieces and nephews were called.

willynillypie · 27/04/2018 08:52

Do people really believe that the royals didn't know the gender/don't already have the name? I'm sure they went through months of discussions and careful planning and decided ages ago, but have to now wait for the Queen to see him or some such pretence to act like they didn't know and need her approval.

FrLukeDuke · 27/04/2018 09:04

Maybe the iciness/aloofness is to do with boarding from a young age?

Octonaught · 27/04/2018 09:10

William is no different to Diana. Charming but capable of freezing people out.
However Kate is a diplomat, so if anyone is holding back the baby's name, its probably her, until Charles comes back from Scotland..

This description of Charles by the Sun's photographer Arthur Edwards seems very fair. He has followed the royals for 40 years. Apparently William looked out for him when they presented the latest baby to the press.

FairyCustard · 27/04/2018 09:18

I know, I know, we're all meant to be cool & not bothered, but surely it's going to be today!! I'm sick of checking my phone!

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