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'Queen' Camilla

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Replitad · 04/04/2023 23:12

I wouldn't have called myself a republican before now but I think the 'Queen' Camilla thing has tipped me over the edge.

Pretty audacious considering their history and I think a lot of the public won't agree. I certainly won't be celebrating or even watching coronation.

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Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:08

You have to say that Diana dying - benefitted Charles in many, many ways.

You also have to admit that if the royal family wanted to kill anyone off, they would be able to.

Diana said that "Charles is planning an accident in my car".

I've talked to several people about this this week, and one reason Charles and Camilla are extremely unpopular is because people believe that Charles killed Diana.

So the theory is Charles killed his wife , he arranged a car crash. Diana told people she thought Charles was going to plan for her to crash. And then we have to watch him sliding his mistress in.

It's just disgusting.

Do I think the royal family killed Diana? I don't know. However I'm not naive. I knkw if the royak family wanted to kill someone, they would have the means and power to do so.

Overthehillsandfaraways · 05/04/2023 09:08

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 05/04/2023 08:54

Not at all.

Bit when people come and and talk total rubbish about immutable facts, it’s frustrating. When they peddle National Enquirer gossip about children who clearly DON’T belong to people who couldn’t have possibly bore them, it’s annoying. People claiming to not care about something they’re so obviously froth-mouthed about is annoying, and yes it makes them look thick.

You're so arrogant and histrionic that you fail to see when you massively contradict yourself and look less than smart.

You're stubbornly sticking to what you think the debate is and rudely refuse to discuss opinion

If others had acted your way and stuck to your titles are fixed line, we never would have had Queen Liz 1 or 2 and the rules about titles wouldn't have been changed for first born girls to be monarch as happened when Kate was pregnant

You don't get to set the rules of a debate and yell at everyone for not sticking to your rules.

People want to discuss if the titles are right. Screaming about rules again and again and again like you have adds nothing. We've heard you. Many times

Beantag · 05/04/2023 09:12

Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:08

You have to say that Diana dying - benefitted Charles in many, many ways.

You also have to admit that if the royal family wanted to kill anyone off, they would be able to.

Diana said that "Charles is planning an accident in my car".

I've talked to several people about this this week, and one reason Charles and Camilla are extremely unpopular is because people believe that Charles killed Diana.

So the theory is Charles killed his wife , he arranged a car crash. Diana told people she thought Charles was going to plan for her to crash. And then we have to watch him sliding his mistress in.

It's just disgusting.

Do I think the royal family killed Diana? I don't know. However I'm not naive. I knkw if the royak family wanted to kill someone, they would have the means and power to do so.

Meanwhile she would have survived if she'd had her seat belt on, whilst for security reasons it's advised in some circumstances to travel without one, in this case it was her choice. Of course I'm not suggesting that she deserved what happened, of course not, but surely if they wanted to dispose of her and had the tools to do so they'd have better methods then let's hope she's reckless and doesn't wear her seat belt.

NQOTDarling · 05/04/2023 09:16

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 05/04/2023 08:14

WTF is a Hallowed Title 😂

People can question what they like in a democracy but they don’t have a right to vote everyone and everything in. We didn’t even vote in our last 2 PMs FFS

'Greatly revered' or 'holy' according to the dictionary! (Our Father...hallowed by thy name... etc)
But not really appropriate in terms of royal monikers!

NQOTDarling · 05/04/2023 09:20

massivenamechnage · 04/04/2023 23:15

No it isnt- not on the invites- the consort is dumped

And a blue dress- who else wore an iconic blue outfit (for their engagement with a matching ring)

The woman who has been deceased for the past 25 years. So sodding what?

Alert everyone, according to this poster, the wearing of a blue dresse when announcing an engagement is forbidden...

Get over yourself

Overthehillsandfaraways · 05/04/2023 09:20

NQOTDarling · 05/04/2023 09:16

'Greatly revered' or 'holy' according to the dictionary! (Our Father...hallowed by thy name... etc)
But not really appropriate in terms of royal monikers!

It's pretty obvious looking back at the post that the term hallowed title was a joke.

Feemie · 05/04/2023 09:20

Beantag · 05/04/2023 09:12

Meanwhile she would have survived if she'd had her seat belt on, whilst for security reasons it's advised in some circumstances to travel without one, in this case it was her choice. Of course I'm not suggesting that she deserved what happened, of course not, but surely if they wanted to dispose of her and had the tools to do so they'd have better methods then let's hope she's reckless and doesn't wear her seat belt.

And Diana, bluntly, was a silly, irrational person with some dementedly woo beliefs, who made large numbers of remarkably poor decisions — not surprisingly, given her own deeply dysfunctional upbringing, lack of education, disastrously unwise marriage entered into very young, dysfunctional ILs and gilded cage. I mean, I wouldn’t see her paranoia as based on anything concrete.

Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:21

Princess Diana said to several different people that she believed that Charles was planning a car crash for her.

Paul burrell , her butler, said she told him this and wrote a note about this to him.

Another even more credible account. One of her legal advisors says that she also told him that they were planning a car crash for her.

NQOTDarling · 05/04/2023 09:21

Overthehillsandfaraways · 05/04/2023 09:20

It's pretty obvious looking back at the post that the term hallowed title was a joke.

Oh, I do apologise
Thank you for pointing that out

DappledThings · 05/04/2023 09:25

People want to discuss if the titles are right. Screaming about rules again and again and again like you have adds nothing. We've heard you. Many times
But people are arguing that Queen Consort is a title different to Queen Camilla and that calling her Queen Camilla is a change from the late Queen's statement of a year ago. Which it isn't. That's not a change of title and people claiming it is are just wrong. It's not a moral argument, it's just fact.

Sapphire387 · 05/04/2023 09:29

I'm anti-royal in general and think the whole thing should be abolished.

But I think people really need to get over the whole 'Diana the martyr' thing.

If Charles is King, Camilla is Queen. She's his wife.

Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:30

Diana told several people that she believed that people were planning a car crash for her.
She told her butler Paul burrell this.

One even more credible account was this one. One of Diana's legal advisors said that Diana told him that someone was planning a car crash for her. This account is called the "Mishcon note" if you want to look it up.

On Oct. 30, 1995, Victor Mishcon, the personal legal representative to Princess Diana, attended a closed-door meeting with his most famous client and her personal secretary, Patrick Jephson. During the rendezvous, Diana told Mishcon that “reliable sources,” whom she would not disclose, had informed her that by April 1996, efforts would be made to either “get rid of her”—or injure her to the point where she would be deemed “unbalanced”—in a car accident via brake failure or other means.

Diana told several people that she believed the royal family were planning a car crash for her.

And then she did go on to die in a car crash. That makes me shudder

Laiste · 05/04/2023 09:30

HollyBerri · 04/04/2023 23:32

I completely agree. Didn’t have any strong views before but am sick of the lot of them now. The despicable way they both treat Diana, Prince Andrew and the refusal yo have a low key coronation despite a huge recession has just tipped me over.

Yep.

I used to lean towards - don't give a shit either way.
Now i lean towards - actually wish we could get rid.

For all those saying ''It's the way it is, it's always been this way, like it or lump it'' - you're right, but i guess these two being our supposed King and Queen is just too much to swallow.

I don't not give a shit anymore i actively want them to fuck off.

Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:31

Beantag · 05/04/2023 09:12

Meanwhile she would have survived if she'd had her seat belt on, whilst for security reasons it's advised in some circumstances to travel without one, in this case it was her choice. Of course I'm not suggesting that she deserved what happened, of course not, but surely if they wanted to dispose of her and had the tools to do so they'd have better methods then let's hope she's reckless and doesn't wear her seat belt.

We were told that she wasn't wearing her seatbelt. That doesn't mean that she wasn't wearing it. Question what you are told.

WeWereInParis · 05/04/2023 09:33

Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:08

You have to say that Diana dying - benefitted Charles in many, many ways.

You also have to admit that if the royal family wanted to kill anyone off, they would be able to.

Diana said that "Charles is planning an accident in my car".

I've talked to several people about this this week, and one reason Charles and Camilla are extremely unpopular is because people believe that Charles killed Diana.

So the theory is Charles killed his wife , he arranged a car crash. Diana told people she thought Charles was going to plan for her to crash. And then we have to watch him sliding his mistress in.

It's just disgusting.

Do I think the royal family killed Diana? I don't know. However I'm not naive. I knkw if the royak family wanted to kill someone, they would have the means and power to do so.

I don't know anyone who believes that.

A car crash is a rubbish way to kill someone! It's hardly guaranteed. If her car had mysteriously blown up with no chance of survival then sure, but a crash?

Newyeardietstartstomorrow · 05/04/2023 09:34

Can we not get over the whole Charles, Diana, Camila love triangle, because that's what this is really about. The king gets to choose his queen and her title, not the public.

Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:35

Feemie · 05/04/2023 09:20

And Diana, bluntly, was a silly, irrational person with some dementedly woo beliefs, who made large numbers of remarkably poor decisions — not surprisingly, given her own deeply dysfunctional upbringing, lack of education, disastrously unwise marriage entered into very young, dysfunctional ILs and gilded cage. I mean, I wouldn’t see her paranoia as based on anything concrete.

"Diana was a silly irrational person".

Do you know there are several people that have said that , in order to rehabilitate Charles image, Charles's friends started a media campaign agains diana. The campaigns main aim was to make Diana look unstable, mentally ill and unbalanced.

It worked.

That is why you often see people on here now describing Diana as mentally unwell, as unhinged, irrational , unbalanced.

The media campaign by Charles friends to make Diana look like this, worked.

purpledalmation · 05/04/2023 09:35

It was a quarter of a century ago. Let it go. The couple clearly love each other and the Diana/Charles marriage was a disaster waiting to happen. Sad for all concerned but people are human, even kings and queens. I'm sure Camilla would much rather be retired and pottering around with her grandchildren in her garden or having a g&t with friends, but she married for love so has to put up with all the pomp and ceremony.

Schmutter · 05/04/2023 09:35

I can’t believe people still believe there was some sort of plot to bump off (the paranoid and unstable) Diana.

It was a bloody masterpiece if there was one. I wonder how they managed to persuade that driver to get bladdered before driving the car at high speed? Maybe he told Diana not to bother with a seatbelt too 🤔

If Charles is king, Camilla is queen. As all the female consorts before her.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 05/04/2023 09:35

It hasn’t been changed. All Queens who are queen because they are married to the King are technically queen consort. It just means they aren’t the reining monarch.

I don’t believe in a monarchy full stop, so Camilla or no Camilla is no odds to me. If you’re going to have a monarchy, the whole point is you don’t get to choose who is King or Queen.

For my money, if you didn’t allow her as Queen, you wouldn’t want him as King - he was the one who cheated on Diana from the outset. Andrew B-P was well at it himself apparently so not sure he cared much.

S25 · 05/04/2023 09:37

HappinesDependsOnYou · 05/04/2023 06:57

I really don't get why people can't get over an affair that had nothing to do with them after 20+ years. Diana had her fair share to but she is turned into some sort of Saint who was perfect and pure. The reality is it was a marriage match that should never have been. She was a traumatised young adult who was suffering silently in her mental health and he was being pushed into marrying and denied the woman he wanted to marry. it was a recipe for disaster but people need to get over it.

This

specialklady · 05/04/2023 09:38

Why does anyone care if she's queen or queen consort? The king is the king and she's just his wife. It does not matter.

SimplyAverage · 05/04/2023 09:38

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 05/04/2023 01:15

They don’t rule 🤣 and ruling is not reigning.

No one is ‘accepting corrupt rules’ WRT the RF. they don’t rule.

And you say I’m incapable of critical thinking. It’s all quite simple.

The RF are of very little consequence to most of us. You can ignore them and nothing will change.

However we DO have corrupt rulers and it ain’t the RF. I’d rather expend my energy on getting cross about them

The RF are no different to a presidents First Lady/gentleman. Jacqueline Kenedy or Jill Biden weren't elected and they require securityfor life once their short reigns are over. Jill will represent as Queen of America equivalent at the Coronation in all but name. The same goes for the wife of the Irish president and so on.

We need someone to carry out that diplomatic role it may as well be this family we can all ridicule and say ahh as a baby is born, the media help hold them to account.

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 05/04/2023 09:39

Mooshamoo · 05/04/2023 09:08

You have to say that Diana dying - benefitted Charles in many, many ways.

You also have to admit that if the royal family wanted to kill anyone off, they would be able to.

Diana said that "Charles is planning an accident in my car".

I've talked to several people about this this week, and one reason Charles and Camilla are extremely unpopular is because people believe that Charles killed Diana.

So the theory is Charles killed his wife , he arranged a car crash. Diana told people she thought Charles was going to plan for her to crash. And then we have to watch him sliding his mistress in.

It's just disgusting.

Do I think the royal family killed Diana? I don't know. However I'm not naive. I knkw if the royak family wanted to kill someone, they would have the means and power to do so.

Mitchell and Webb prove the absurdity of this claim far better than anyone

Mitchell & Webb - Conspiracy Theories.

Aliens, Princess Diana & Moon landing.

https://youtu.be/5muY64Oyp10

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