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to wish Harry and Meghan would stop holding hands when on official engagements

432 replies

FleetwithPike · 22/10/2018 10:30

I think she is beautiful and he seems like a nice chap. I wish them a long and happy life with their child/ren.

But for the love of God, could they stop holding hands - they're not on a date, they're carrying out official business!

Makes me cringe, so it does.

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SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:06

Nope. You can’t spin a double negative piece of nonsense.

Grammar grammar...

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:06

Do you teach English?!

Lweji · 25/10/2018 12:07

Prey tell, what is the nonsense?
Wink

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:07

Because...

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:08

Are you a teacher if English!? If so...

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:09

Was the misspelling of the word grammar a display of irony?

Lweji · 25/10/2018 12:09

Why are you asking if I'm a teacher of English?

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:09

...of English

Lweji · 25/10/2018 12:09
Grin
SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:09

It’s relevant.

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:09

Do tell. We are all agog.

Lweji · 25/10/2018 12:10

Your funny.

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:10

Okaaaay. The silence speaks volumes. Lol

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:11

You’re a bit funny, too. See what I did there!?!

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 12:14

Oh and it’s Pray tell...

Lweji · 25/10/2018 12:15

You don't say. Reelly?

Grin Wink
SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 13:14

WinkWink

FieryGhoulie · 25/10/2018 13:17

They get right up my nose at the best of times.

SilentIsla · 25/10/2018 13:20

My feelings are pretty much that. But this tour is overkill.

dontalltalkatonce · 25/10/2018 14:08

How is this tour being funded? They're a bit laughable, all the trying to be environmental and woke whilst wearing clothes costing thousands and racking up the air miles. She looks insufferably smug and insincere and he comes across as well, not very bright. Fair enough, but I think the time has come for taxpayers to stop paying for all these people to sponge off us for all their days. Can maybe see the funding for the immediate heirs, Charles, William and Kate and William and Kate's kids, but the rest surely have plenty of dosh to keep themselves going without taxpayer £££.

CallaLilli · 25/10/2018 14:09

I can't get too frothy about them holding hands. Now Kate groping William's thigh at Eugenie's wedding...

MNMH · 25/10/2018 18:50

Silentsla

LMAO. Sorry. It's kinda like saying "jeez" - if that makes anymore sense. Grin

Londonmamabychance · 26/10/2018 10:23

Hello again, just checked back in. I think one of the reasons many people get annoyed w Harry adn Meghan is that they are royals. People don't get so annoyed at other celebrities - actors, musicians, artists, whatever, doing PDA's. They're kind of not meant to be serious, and we can dote on them being happy and in love and attractive.

The riyals family is quite another thing though. For people who support monarchy, I supose they're meant to be dignified at all times, extremely professional, not really human and more like a symbol of Britishness. Which is why some people think it's annoying Meghan seems un-British. Other people who like the monarchy like them for precisely this reason, think theyøre bringing a breath of fresh air and are happy if the monarchy becomes more approachable.

For republicans, I think we often have v mixed emotions when weeing royals? I can only speak for myself, but for me, I alwys feel conflicted. On the one hand, I see people whom I do not know personally, have no reason to dislike particularly, and I even felt touched watching pictures of their wedding, they looked so happy and it was quite moving. The other part of me gets annoyed precisely about the fact that the pomp and circumstance and v human romance at the heart of it has managed to ovverride my dislike of monarchy, and so I tend to look for weak points to combat this emotion. Bet I'm not the only one like this.

One the whole, I suppose it's better to simply say I'm against the monarchy for political and ideological reasons, and seeing that the royals are not excately abdicating or doing anything to lead less lavish lifestyles in the face of increasing poverty in the UK and around the world, I also do not feel v positively towards them. I suppose I wish they would just have the baby and stop holding hands in oublic so we would have to hear about their annoying existence a bit less.

Londonmamabychance · 26/10/2018 10:23

haha seeing not weeing royals

HeckyPeck · 26/10/2018 10:26

I suppose I wish they would just have the baby and stop holding hands in oublic so we would have to hear about their annoying existence a bit less.

I think you’re going to be in for a disappointment when the baby arrives as you’re going to hear much much more about them!