Strange family relationships

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The Queen is reported to have invited Harry to a private lunch. According to a courtier speaking to the Mail: "It’s a typically magnanimous gesture by Her Majesty.
It will be the first time they will meet alone since 2020.

www.thesun.co.uk/news/15196025/queen-harry-lunch-windsor-private-meeting-royal-family/

If my great grandmother (if she was alive) was going to invite me for lunch, even if there had been a big family feud, it would not be seen as this amazing gesture.

I do find it strange anyway that they have to book an appointment to see the Queen, even her adult children have to. In a more normal family the adult children would just ring and say are you free tonight, okay if I pop over for a quick coffee? It is all so stiff and formal even with close family relationships. No wonder they are so dysfunctional.

Mummy was quite correct. And there was no aggression in her post.

You may think you are slick @RickiTarr

Your post was the one that was aggressive, incredibly rude, personal and offensive.

I just came on the thread and it was clear as day who @Roussette was talking to and the person even responded. You then went on to falsely claim that she had been confused in other threads, in order to discredit her views.

@Roussette

Mummy was quite correct. And there was no aggression in her post.

Not as much as there was in your epic deleted one, in fairness, but you’re both imagining a whole layer of meaning I didn’t intend and it’s getting dull now.

And you are not the only person that thinks that Mummy

The weird thing is I don't know Ricki from adam, but over two days she seems to think I need her help to navigate MN like I've never been here before lol. According to her... I'm muddled, I post on the wrong threads, I talk to myself and I mix people up, but she's just 'trying to help'. Yeah right.... 🤣

Rude, patronising, condescending and gaslighting.

I was a moderator on a very busy forum when they went from being BulletinBoards to forums, so I think I can manage to totter around here and answer a few posts 🤣😂🤣😂

I wish I knew what you did intend Ricki.

Yes, my epic post in answer to your rudeness, that one.

Hi folks

Can we draw a line now, please?

Totally agree. Will do. Thanks Lily

Back to the subject in hand...

Thank you @LilyMumsnet

I thought royal families were the oldest mafias, literally.

Goodness, this former cult member can recognise that.

www.bustle.com/entertainment/royal-family-meghan-markle-prince-harry-cult-opinion

Extreme exclusivity, bizarre rules, secrecy, lies, isolation, psychological warfare… If you put “cults” and “the royal family” on either side of a Venn Diagram, these points would fall squarely in the middle.

Cults maintain power by creating enemies; whenever something goes wrong, cult higher-ups redirect negative attention onto lower-ranking followers and outsiders.

In the royal family’s case, while superfans rallied around the tabloids’ “Kate Middleton vs. Meghan Markle” feud (and other violent narratives), the royals and their communications reps sat back, allowing the public to condemn Meghan and continue worshipping them. Though Meghan was told that palace staffers were doing everything in their power to protect her from the press, in reality, they appeared to be more than comfortable positioning the independent, outspoken American as a contemptible outsider.

Leaving the firm is like trying to leave the cartel / mafia.

I note they now follow H&M to America in a way. The same Biden they were condemned from supporting, now the RF are all over him - I'm sure him and his team have not forgotten that. This is the G7 (political meeting), not a Royal visit, but they are all over him.

Also, suddenly doing a sit down interview with CNN when the RF have been favouring British media instead.

I think that HaM were frowned upon for supporting Biden in an election. That is a political action. Now that he has been duly elected, it is perfectly reasonable for the Royals to engage with him at the G7 meeting as they are representing the country. They are not being political. They would do the same if it was Trump had been re-elected. You are being silly.

'Now that he has been duly elected, it is perfectly reasonable for the Royals to engage with him at the G7 meeting as they are representing the country. They are not being political. They would do the same if it was Trump had been re-elected. You are being silly.'

Yes they have to grin and bear any leader don't they.

As an aside didn't they all look lovely at the G7 thing. So dignified, they really do rise above it all don't they.

I was hoping there might be a banquet to see them all in their finest. Tiaras and all.

As an aside didn't they all look lovely at the G7 thing. So dignified, they really do rise above it all don't they

Yes, apart from Johnson who looks like he's on a day out with his parents. Badly fitted suit and thumbs up.

It's COVID times though, they can't look too decadent

'Yes, apart from Johnson who looks like he's on a day out with his parents. Badly fitted suit and thumbs up.'

As an aside, I saw a comment from Biden where he said he and Boris are both punching above their weight in terms of their wives 🤣

@smilesy

I think that HaM were frowned upon for supporting Biden in an election. That is a political action. Now that he has been duly elected, it is perfectly reasonable for the Royals to engage with him at the G7 meeting as they are representing the country. They are not being political. They would do the same if it was Trump had been re-elected. You are being silly.

H&M were not part of the Biden campaign, nor did they tell anyone to vote for him. They just reminded everyone it's important to vote, probably less like HMQ telling everyone in Scotland to be careful how they vote, or some having private meetings with politicians to to 'bolster the union'.

I didn’t say they were part of the Biden campaign. In urging people to vote and reject the “politics of hate” they were clearly referring to not voting for Trump, and Meghan had previously expressed her support for Biden. Also, Harry was interfering in the politics of another country, whereas the Queen is head of the UK which currently includes Scotland. Anyway that was not really my point. My point was that the Royal family are certainly not behaving politically with regard to Biden during the G7 meeting. They are welcoming the G7 leaders on behalf of the UK.

Just checked and not one pot or thread has moaned that Charles is 'lecturing' on the environment...

I was glad to see the Queen looking well and even cracking jokes.

My point was, the RF has not welcomed any leaders of the G8 summit since 1977 with our first meeting when it was being newly formed. It is a political meeting with presidents/PMs/ Chancellors (Germany), discussing political issues.

By encouraging people to vote H&M, were also not behaving political.

This is a PR stunt by the RF to show to the American audience and worldwide.

Anyway, on the bright side, The queen did look happier than she did with Trump (hopefully the poor grieving queen shtick from H&M haters will now abide, every time they criticise him for having a baby and naming her)
Also, well let's face it, I wouldn't trust BoJo as far as I can throw him, and I'm sure neither do the summit leaders, so in that sense I guess the RF had to be there.

By encouraging people to vote H&M, were also not behaving political

It was however easy (and not inaccurate) to construe it that way, as it was such a major and high profile part of the Biden campaign but did not feature in the Trumps. When you echo and rebroadcast a campaign message, you shouldn't really be surprised at how widely that is seen as campaigning.

@Becles

Just checked and not one pot or thread has moaned that Charles is 'lecturing' on the environment...

Absolutely not, they are saving their energy to have troll a newborn baby's name and anything H&M do. 🤣🤣 Can you imagine if MM mumbled as much as much as KM did for her 'passion project' for children, we would have a 1000 post thread already.

On a bright note though, it was lovely to see PC shoehorn Lili into his speech at that factory the other day - yes, it was another environment lecture .🤣

@Becles

Just checked and not one pot or thread has moaned that Charles is 'lecturing' on the environment...

Start one if you like

But I guess the main reason that people don't, is because he has done it for so long he has built up credibility in that area.

It's a bit like Princess Anne and her comment that you learn the roles for your major causes for a good ten years before speaking up. Because then people know you have some idea what you are on about. I think people believe that Prince Charles has done that in the environment. He does the unglamorous end of it too - visiting the innovative refuse management sites, supporting better sewage etc.

All the while exclusively private jetting............................