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More News on Harry and Meghan

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Viviennemary · 18/07/2020 19:51

Two little bits of news I read today. First the bells won't ring out at Westminster Abbey for Meghans birthday next month and she'll be devastated. No I don't think she'll even expect them to ring. And I had to smile at Bogart the dog was left behind in Canada because it didn't take to Harry. What else could she do. Hardly leave Harry behind. And it would have been a worry with a baby in the house too. She did the right thing here.

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MissEliza · 21/07/2020 19:16

The RF have the 'countryfolk' attitude towards animals. They have an practical, unsentimental approach.

stairway · 21/07/2020 19:31

Rats spread diseases though, they do make wonderful pets though when domesticated.

peachsquish · 21/07/2020 20:09

Its not just the duchy estate that trap birds. The static caravan site, in the grounds of a Cumbrian farm, i used to stay on as a child had a cage to catch birds, it had dead sheep carcasses in to attract them.

KatherineParr4 · 21/07/2020 20:22

@peachsquish

That is horrible.

meercat23 · 21/07/2020 20:31

The farmer next to us used to keep a magpie in a double cage. He called it a calling bird. It attracted others into the other half of the cage and he then killed them ! He did it because he said that the magpies robbed the nest of the wagtails and other small birds that nest in the hedgerows.

Whoever said above that country folk have a different view of animals than general folk is probably right.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 21/07/2020 20:39

Camilla was a renowned fox hunter back in the day and picketed it against making it illegal

I think it was Charles who said - in yet another burst of petulance - that if he couldn't hunt he might as well leave the country and spend the rest of his life skiing

If only someone had taken him up on it ...

KatherineParr4 · 21/07/2020 20:40

I know the reasons why they are killed, but why were the other birds attracted into the cage killed also? To me all birds have an equal right to live.
Rats are vermin and carry disease but they still deserve to be killed humanely.

YouSayWhat · 21/07/2020 20:58

Ugh can we please move on I am feeling a bit sick.

Clothes
Nice flowers
Garden parties

It’s George’s birthday tomorrow.

MissEliza · 21/07/2020 21:24

Is it George's birthday tomorrow? I remember the day he was born vividly. It was baking hot and my friends and I had taken the kids to a lido. We kept checking our news feeds for news but the birth wasn't announced til the evening. (All announcements were beautifully handled.)

TofinoSurf · 21/07/2020 22:33

I'll rephrase that ... pretty much what all most of us have said here. There are always a few that disagree Wink

myrtleWilson · 21/07/2020 22:58

@MissEliza

Is it George's birthday tomorrow? I remember the day he was born vividly. It was baking hot and my friends and I had taken the kids to a lido. We kept checking our news feeds for news but the birth wasn't announced til the evening. (All announcements were beautifully handled.)
It is and there are photos on KP Instagram

www.instagram.com/p/CC61TwRFOXU/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

StartupRepair · 21/07/2020 23:31

Presumably the constraints that they are free from include qualified legal advisors politely pointing out that it will not end well to sue everyone who questions your actions.
I don't think they have done anything criminal with the funds. I think they do think they are above reproach. Part of no longer being royal means increased scrutiny and accountability.

ButteryPuffin · 21/07/2020 23:39

BBC article with George's birthday photos

www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-53494365

At the bottom they've linked all previous birthday stories with all the other years' photos 😍

ajandjjmum · 22/07/2020 07:46

I think the fact that Kate takes the photographs is an absolute winner - they seem so natural and unposed. What lovely twinkling eyes he has! Happy Birthday George.

Nishky · 22/07/2020 07:54

I thought that she took all the released photos, but I scrolled through the BBC article ( In my defence I woke up at 4:30 and couldn’t sleep! )and many are credited to professionals

SunbathingDragon · 22/07/2020 10:35

@OVienna

www.standard.co.uk/insider/royalssociety/kate-middleton-candid-photos-of-children-making-paparazzi-pictures-unnecessary-a4480571.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1595402618

What do we think of this theory?

It’s not just Kate though and Harry and Meghan had their own photographer take and photoshop their picture of them in the rain under the umbrella. It was a far better picture than the paps got and probably because it was rehearsed beforehand, just like I’m sure Kate takes lots of pictures and then chooses the best ones to release. As a result the pictures are far more pleasing to a reader’s eye than the taken-from-a-distance-quickly-papped-shots.

Wasn’t Princess Margaret’s husband known for his royal family photography though, which was perhaps the equivalent of that time?

Puzzledandpissedoff · 22/07/2020 10:44

Part of no longer being royal means increased scrutiny and accountability

And that's the thing I believe he'll struggle with most ...

StubbleTurnips · 22/07/2020 11:00

I prefer the home style shots, also perhaps as it’s as I’m getting older, I have zero interest and tolerance of pap shots of children. Feels wrong.

OVienna · 22/07/2020 11:00

Tony Snowdon was a professional photographer yes - also Lord Litchfield. I love Kate's pictures. I do think she is talented.

SunbathingDragon · 22/07/2020 11:04

I think the home style shots are ones that look nicer and nobody is going to be able to produce the same as they won’t have access to the children in their home surroundings in the same way. They are also nicely posed and planned pictures whereas children often aren’t that cooperative for others, especially when faced with a barrage of flashing lights when lots gather to take the same picture on the rare occasions they are out.

I think W&K have the same agreement that W&H had growing up, that paps will leave their children alone in exchange for regular updates and pictures.

TheNavigator · 22/07/2020 11:06

Part of no longer being royal means increased scrutiny and accountability

But surely the royals should be subject to the same amount of scrutiny and accountability - more so, in fact, since they represent the country.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 22/07/2020 11:16

Surely the royals should be subject to the same amount of scrutiny and accountability - more so, in fact, since they represent the country

I couldn't agree more in principle, but good luck expecting it to happen ... not when all that money and influence can buy practically anything

EvilPea · 22/07/2020 11:20

I heard a radio 4 program on game bird hunting.
If I remember the stats correctly 50 million pheasants are released a year for shoots. 30 million survive the shoots only to starve to death

Some of the conduct and management at these shooting sites is disgusting, beautiful protected birds of prey killed. I just cannot get my head round wanting to shoot a living animal and taking pleasure in it. I do find the royal families enjoyment of shooting at odds with the eco ethos.

As for magpies, yes they can be arseholes. But is it really for us to interfere? They have a balanced place in nature. They are so clever, the ones that visit my garden know me, they know my routine. They get pissed off when on a Saturday it’s 9am and I’ve not thrown the kids crusts out.