Family event on child’s birthday

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If your in-laws arranged an event where the date is optional (wedding/funeral/another child’s baptism) on your child’s birthday would you be at least a bit miffed?

I would be.

(yes I am thinking of the coronation and Archie’s birthday.)

Maybe the Palace and the organising committee thought having it on Archie's birthday would keep both H and M away, avoiding all the unpleasantness they like to create. Still 1 out of 2 ain't bad.

Shouldn't that read Charles has never been allowed to celebrate Archie's burthday though no fault of his own?

That depends on how convenient your kids birthday is. If you kid is Christmas day or Christmas eve you might op to move it a few days when they are young enough not to notice.

Harry played polo on his son’s birthday last year so I doubt he is that fussed to miss it again. He could bring the kids over like they apparently did for the Jubilee if it was that big a deal.

I’m probably alone thinking it’s a bit odd they didn’t avoid the king’s grandchildren’s birthday. Now Harry won’t be there for Archie’s birthday. Wider family fine but when this is a sensitive family member you’d think they’d go for the path of least drama.

So basically everyone has to capitulate to the most sensitive family member? I.e whoever kicks off the most gets their own way?

This post is incredibly naive!

Do you honestly think Charles and Camilla sat dow their their day planners and picked a date! This has hives economic and social impact! Senior government officials will have worked for months to select a day with the greatest economic impact that would work logistically. No one’s birthday would have been considered!!!!!

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Would I rearrange a funeral to avoid it being on the same day as a four year old who doesn't even live in the same country's birthday?
No probably not!

The coronation will last a few hours in total.

Most 4 year olds won't spend the whole day with their parents because they will be in school the day of their birthdays - so will see mum and dad in the morning quickly then open presents/have special birthday tea when they come home, and have a party on the weekend with friends

So there's no reason H&M couldn't go to the coronation AND still spend the majority of the day with archie or at least no less of the day than most working parents spend with their kids - and significantly more than a parent doing shift work or working abroad.

If Harry had stayed in the army he could very well have been deployed and not seen his son for months before/after his birthday.

An event that takes a huge amount of planning and involves hundreds of people and will impact most of the country….: pretty sure they picked the most optimal date and it’s just unfortunate it happens to be the same day. What would you do on your own children’s birthday pull them out of school and demand their friends also don’t attend and everyone that works has to take a day off work? Utterly ridiculous. It’s not even like they would have thrown a party that the royal family would attend A compete non issue