Club Penguin Royal - the intricacies of the monarchy etc

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Have taken the liberty of starting a new fred if no one else has?

Just googled and was going to say the same.

Why on earth did I think it was Dennis Thatcher?

I’m sure I read it being attributed to him recently although I’ve no doubt he wasn’t the person who said it first.

the dog has thoroughly cleansed his colonic system, shall we say. He seems very pleased with himself.

He’s probably thinking he feels better for a good clear out. 😂💩💩💩

Ah it has been attributed to Dennis Thatched saying it. It’s not this virus making me delusional, phew.

Dennis Thatcher Quotes

I like the Shakespeare one too btw

I loved the photos on the Cambridge Instagram. The one of Carol and Kate particularly lovely. Carol looks beautiful.

Shakespeare came up with a lot of good stuff but not that quote. I think it's another one from Anon.

Saw this on another fred and couldn't resist re posting here

Cutting Sacrilege!

I’m glad it’s in stock though with free delivery, and not stuck in customs in Belarus.

Also, what “other” threads are you on then missus?

How’re you feeling Dandy?

Hahaha I found it listed under ‘posted in last 15 mins’

I’m feeling exhausted and achey, but then I only got a few hours sleep.

And my bastard (female) puppy must have somehow got hold of some of the laxatives BrainFog’s dog got, because she did a poo in the middle of the night in my bedroom, and I accidentally stepped in it

Are you sure you didn’t misread and the section wasn’t ‘posted in last 15 mins’ but actually ‘pleasured in last 15 mins’?

A video has appeared on my FB showing penguins going downstairs. If I was clever enough I would share it here.

Good morning, all. Hope everyone ill is feeling better.

I like this thread too. Some great insights on here.

Dandy - I have no doubt that journalists use this site. How could they not after all the effort we put in to put the world to rights?

I've been thinking about 'what went wrong'. I think that the royals are, more than anything, 'a brand'. The Queen is the most recognisable woman in the world, they are synonymous with quality, stability, OTT celebration and pageantry, utility, etc.. Just like any big, global brand. Game Theory (weighing up costs and benefits and formulating behaviour strategies) suggests that we keep them because their benefits to us ('us' being the country and its citizens) outweigh their costs to us. They know this, hence, 'The Firm'. They all subscribe to the brand and work to maintain it. Married-ins do so too. Diana turned against the brand after her divorce but I would still put her into 'The Firm' because feeling bitter after a divorce is not a reasonable indicator of not wanting to be part of the overall brand.

Enter Harry and Meghan. Harry, despite the occasional pronouncement that he dislikes royal life, always seemed to be an enthusiastic member of The Firm. Then, he met Meghan, and, here is my point - Meghan was too. She seemed keen, ready and able to work for The Firm, and received adulation and support from the public (note, though, that the public is constantly weighing up how she can improve their lives by bringing in trade, re-directing funds from elsewhere to this country, etc.. Adulation is not blind) and a reasonable press (they'd always get one or two negative articles but, knowing how this all works, I don't think she'd give a jot about those)...which, leads me to think that what went wrong was not anything to do with the media or the public but something internal within The Firm. It all fanned out from there.

SleuthPenguin rests her case.

Oh night terrors I just retched reading that. How much more misfortune can happen for you

Fred is in chat

Ah my response is to Dandy and her overnight misfortunes

SleuthPenguin I wonder who would have wanted to rattle the bars from within though

Interesting theory Barley I have a lot to say in response to that (in support mainly) but I’m too fatigued atm.

Yy to journalists using this but what do you reckon to my side to side with Camilla L?

SleuthPenguin is a great name btw.

We all need to think about our roles and usefulness in our penguin colony commonwealth waddle during these harsh times.

Interesting Barley I suspect it’s because Our Megs wanted to hit the ground running & probably ruffled “the moustaches” a bit too much and didn’t quite get that she would have to defer to Camilla & especially Kate.

Bollocks, the Ocado website has crashed again.

Barley I think you’re right.

1. princess Michael of Kent and THAT brooch, at the engagement party

2. much as they pretend otherwise, the aristocracy and Prince Philip are inherently racist and anti Semitic. They won’t say it deliberately l, of course, but the amused exchanges looks will be there every time Meghan held her fork “incorrectly”

3. RF protocol. I read that The Queen views the world as Her, Her Family (ie blood royals) and Everyone Else. Incomers used to be foreign royals who knew what to do. Diana knee the ropes as she came from that background of butlers, housemaids and maintenance staff. Kate (as we all do) vaguely knew the rules and has clearly worked hard to smile, shit up and learn the rules slowly and surely. Meghan clearly has no clue and refused all advice and guidance. HaM wanted to do things their way and ruffled everyone’s feathers.

Then you get back to the barbed comments which would be perceived as persecution and racism, the stories about the leaks, the fallouts, the refusal to play the game over the birth of Archie and subsequent christening, etc etc etc

A family rift blown up by the media and boom.

Interesting analysis, Barley. My feeling is that it all went wrong when the Fab Four set up the joint foundation. If Meghan came in, full of novel suggestions, and kept getting told that 'you can't say that' or 'that's not how it's done here', she would have, understandably, become more and more frustrated. That was also around the time they decided to move away from KP.

So there was a very public split into the two rival camps and it all went downhill from there.

My feeling is that William and Harry have properly fallen out; I suspect William is refusing to pander to Harry, in the way only siblings can - especially when you're the sibling with access to the future purse strings

Oh bugger, I corrected shit up and autocorrect put it back again

Dandy I think you’re right about Camilla Long but none of us like her on here so I don’t know what she gains, apart from nicking our insights and getting paid for it, bitch.