Wootton Bassett to become Royal Wootton Bassett.

[FourFortyFour]

I think this is a wonderful thank you and honour to the town.

Fantastic isn't it? I didn't think we still 'royalled' (?) places these days but it's lovely that a whole town can get an honour.

Brilliant news! I'm really pleased for the town and the people there.

They should make it Royyall Wootton Bassett.

Totally deserved,the towns residents have acted with dignity and compassion.

It is so moving watching the soldiers from previous wars honouring the soldiers from our current war.

it's nice but I'm glad in a way that the town will have a rest from all this soon, though will be sad to see Lyneham go for the area - but Wootten Bassett needs some peace and quiet.

I thought it was lovely too.

It's not lovely. It's condescending and patronising. Why don't they send the freeloading royals to die in far flung lands? It also confirms the fact that the twenty first century is characterised by a return of serfdom.

oh belt up, glasnost.

Er, no. There's still freedom of expression I believe. So flop off you clod.

You are totally right glasnost, there is still freedom of expression.
I think you are a twat and are being offensive and insulting to the many hundreds of british servicement who have lost their lives

The insulting insensitive ones are those who send them to die in the first place. Go figure. Doesn't take alot of brain power to get to that point.

The foreign royal so called family are part of the false patriotic notions that produce cannon fodder. So it's insulting to me they deign to prefix Wooton with royal. And twat is a tad strong for someone you disagree with. I would never dreeeeeeeeeam of calling a fellow mumsnetter that even though there are evidently plenty of them out there.

Well, Prince Andrew flew during the Falklands Conflict, and Prince Harry did as much of an Afghanistan tour as he could. That's quite a high proportion from the families in the line of succession. And the Duke of Edinbugh's medals were earned on active service too. So I think the Royal family do put themselves into harm's way.

I was pleased to see this honour for the town.

They never truly get in harm's way. It's all part of the propaganda needed to occasionally show the serfs that they care about our country really as opposed to just leeching off us and living the high life. They can go swivel and the wedding is an insult too in times of economic strife.

Clearly everyone is entitled to their opinion and imo glasnost, this is not the thread to express that opinion.

I think you are factually wrong about Princes Andrew, Harry and Phillip.

The Royal Wedding isn't really relevant to recognition of the spontaneous and consistent public demonstration of support to families of the bereaved.

Prince Harry was only removed from Afghanistan becasue someone leaked details and he became a target and more of a danger to those he was serving with.

Don't want to get into name-calling or arguing with anyone - but just wanted to say that I agree with glasnost [runs for cover]

Why don't you try and make some kind of comment relevant to the thread, glasnost, instead of simply spouting your anti royal feelings in general.

I'm utterly anti royal. Still think it's lovely

meditrina - you said this - "I think you are factually wrong about Princes Andrew, Harry and Phillip. Put us right then.

The Royal Wedding isn't really relevant to recognition of the spontaneous and consistent public demonstration of support to families of the bereaved."

We are discussing Wootton Bassett becoming Royal, not the wedding.

As a local to the area and a frequent visitor I am delighted for the residents of WB.

Fourfortyfour: this thread is about the recognition of a town which stood with the bereaved.

I do not wish to derail it further - information on the operational military records of the Royal family is readily available should anyone google it. The reference to the Royal Wedding was solely in response to a comment by an earlier poster, And I was too at it's being raised in this thread.

My MIL who is 82 and a Bassett resident aka The Prophet of Doom said 'If you don't put Royal on your post now it won't get to you'. I'm sure that given that Bassett was around before the national postal service it will still miraculously find it's way there with or without the Royal. Nice that she looks on the bright side as usual