So what the fuck are Kate and Willy doing?

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Isn’t there a princess in Europe that’s now working as a HCA?

A queen somewhere in Asia cooking for the poor?

Harry and Meghan delivering meals?

Bet if Diana was here she’d be out doing everything in her power to help the ordinary folk 💪

Yeah not sure what purpose the daily briefings are supposed to serve given that the queen is pointless apolitical.

Burney that made me laugh. Again, I think there was something on another thread too.

I’m a big fan of Carole actually. It’s just a shame she didn’t pass on more of her work ethic to her daughter.

William’s dickhead mates were appalling about her. Yet another example of jumped up, arsehole aristos without even the wit to respect those who’ve worked for their success.

It’s that old disparage the ‘lower classes’ thing. They really don’t have their own leg to stand on. Bunch of layabouts.

They are young and fit and not likely to put themselves at great risk by getting stuck in and helping

Quite. But Workshy Wills didn't get his nickname for nothing

I've said this before but 'sharp and witty' HMQ showed us peasants exactly what she thought of us by riding in full sight of the paps at Windsor with the ghastly Andrew by her side a few days after the car crash interview then having him riding shotgun on a church visit a few weeks later.

The queen is a disgrace the way she handled the Andrew thing. It showed her true feelings towards us plebs.

@Baconisgoodformeee

Thanks, but we already have bitterness added to our list of useless royalist excuses. Number 9 I think?

@Mamamia456
@Alsohuman

Can I ask your view on the meghan and harry situation?

Wolfgirrl - I always think it's much harder for the "spare" as they don't have a role to fill, so they tend to almost rebel, think Princess Margaret, Prince Andrew (nicknamed by the Press as randy Andy when he was younger) and Prince Harry.

I think Princess Diana's death obviously had a profound effect on him at the age of 13, and he did become rebellious, remember the running naked during a party and the infamous nazi fancy dress outfit. But then he seemed to grow up and joining the armed forces was probably the best thing for him as he became more popular than Prince William.

I haven't really followed the story of him and Megan Markle that much but I think she probably influenced his decision to quit the royal family. I think if they don't want to carry out any royal duties then they shouldn't enjoy the privaleges that come with that lifestyle and should earn their own money.

The latest statement about not talking to certain papers will be the final nail in the coffin for them. However much people on here seem to hate the DM, Sun etc they do have a lot of influence.

At home preventing too many close protection police and other security teams from having to be out and exposed to increased risk as well as the royal couple, therfore setting the right example to everyone in the country being asked to stay at home.

Can I ask your view on the meghan and harry situation?

They’re a fucking disgrace. I never want to see either of them again

Can they not think of anything practical to do to help from home then? Bit short on imagination aren’t they?

@Alsohuman

They’re a fucking disgrace. I never want to see either of them again

Why?

@Gindrinker43

But everyone else are not being asked to stay at home if they are young and healthy. A million have responded to the plea for NHS volunteers. They are the future heads of state. You say they should lead by example. Why arent they volunteering?

And before we get the old 'security nightmare' post, there is plenty they can do that does not require security.

setting the right example to everyone in the country being asked to stay at home.

But not actually doing anything to help from their homes, unlike many, many people who are not in receipt of vast wads of public money.

I’m not engaging in a pointless argument with you @Wolfgirrl. You asked me a question. I answered it (against my better judgement).

The argument is only pointless to the republicans on this thread, we make logical and factual arguments and the best we get out of the royalists is 'you're bitter'

I always think it's much harder for the "spare" as they don't have a role to fill, so they tend to almost rebel, think Princess Margaret, Prince Andrew (nicknamed by the Press as randy Andy when he was younger) and Prince Harry

So all of them lived selfish, hedonistic lifestyles supported by taxpayers money...

Easier for the “spare” surely. All the wealth and privilege with little much required of them.

Philip has The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Charles has The Prince's Trust and Harry has Sentebele (set up when he was 21), Invictus and The Endeavour Fund.

William 'problem' is that he has never been associated with his own solo project, whereas the other three had set up these projects at age 35 or younger (William will turn 38 in two months).

Twirlycat - No I disagree. No one asks to be born into the Royal Family. It must be difficult as a child growing up knowing that you are always second best to your sibling and that the attention is always on them. It doesn't matter how much wealth you have, you can still have mental health problems, suffer from low self worth etc. If wealth and privalege compensated for that, rich people wouldn't commit suicide.

The royals are doing what they always do - nothing! Problem is their 'nothing' costs us a fortune to fund.

Get rid of them all and start living like we are a 21st Century democracy.

Mamamia No one asks to be born at all. You could say the same about any family. Nobody gets an easy ride, you can’t wallow in self pity, but the royals have it a lot easier than most.

No one asks to be born into the Royal Family. It must be difficult as a child growing up knowing that you are always second best to your sibling and that the attention is always on them. It doesn't matter how much wealth you have, you can still have mental health problems, suffer from low self worth

I don't disagree, but mental health issues affect the majority of people at some point in their lives. I believe the statistic is that, at any one time, one in four people is suffering from a mental health issue.

However, the vast majority of people have to struggle to keep going in day to day life. For the average person on the street, developing a mental health issue means joining a 2 year waiting list for any kind of therapy on the NHS, while in the meantime having to carry on with work, keeping your household going, looking after your family etc.

If you are wealthy enough not to have to work and to be able to afford immediate private medical help, of course that doesn't immediately take the mental health problem away, but you are in a far better position than someone who is forced to just get on with things, or who has a breakdown and ends up in debt or even homeless.

I say again, if the Royal Family really cared about the mental health of their 'subjects' they wouldn't sit on vast piles of wealth and property - they'd make them available for those who are most in need in society, and just maintain one house each (which even then would be vastly larger and more luxurious than anyone should have a right to expect without having worked for it).