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2023 Predictions

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tatalan · 31/12/2022 17:42

I thought I'd create a more light hearted thread. What are your (positive) predictions for the royal family in 2023.

I think King Charles will have a successful coronation.
Eugenie will have a baby.
The royal family will work more.

What are yours?

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TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 04/01/2023 17:53

DRegnarts · 04/01/2023 17:42

Meghan will announce that she intends to run for election as US President.
That would be fun!

I predict that something game changing will happen in the dynamics between the RF in Britain and M&H. Something game changing that will bring them back into the fold. It's simply a very bad idea to have British royal children growing up estranged, I wouldn't be surprised if the whole family didn't relocate back to the UK and Archie started his schooling in the UK.

Interesting.
Maybe Harry could come back as a working royal but not Meghan- is there any reason why they both have to do the same?

I think Prince Charles forgiving them despite everything they have said and are yet to say is going to happen some time but I would be surprised if it was this soon.

I think they are going to come back for the coronation but it will be super awkward and there will be obsessive coverage of everyone’s facial expressions, body language etc.

Ohnonevermind · 04/01/2023 17:56

I’ve been asked plenty of times ‘where I’m from’ when working in other counties or travelling. I always answer that I’m Irish (just to clear up I’m not British 😀). Many times it leads to conversations about past or planned visits to Ireland or knowing someone Irish, we can often find shared connections which is always lovely.

Irish people often seem to try to make connections wherever they are, but I would never pry into anyone else’s situation.

MissMarpleRocks · 04/01/2023 18:53

DRegnarts · 04/01/2023 17:48

Doesn’t bother me & I usually preempt it by saying I’m born here but my family is originally from Cyprus. I find most people are interested especially in my name & I don’t find it racist or xenophobic.

That's nice for you. For many people such personal questions can range from sensitive to tricky and it is the hight of rudeness to enquire 'where are you from' unless you are on holiday and know you are talking to fellow tourists. If you are in the workplace or other local setting, wait until people voluntarily tell you where they are from or why they have an unusual name or why their appearance may not immediately match their other cultural or ethnic markers. Focus on what you have in common or what your shared context is, the rest will be revealed if the person wishes and feels comfortable. Anything else is ignorant and unconsciously xenophobic.

I don’t find it offensive & I don’t look for offence in everything people say or do. It’s obvious I’m not from Bognor or wherever in the U.K. so why should I get upset about it? I think it’s nice people are interested in others. It’s not always with a racist or xenophobic intent.

If people are racist or xenophobic them asking me about myself isn’t going to change their view. That’s their loss not mine. I wouldn’t want to be friends with them anyway.

KnickerlessParsons · 04/01/2023 22:42

No you don't. My husband has never been asked this nor has he been asked where he is REALLY from.

My surname name is one of those I mentioned, and I get asked where I'm from all the time.
Ironically, I'm Welsh, for as many generations as I can trace. My surname is my husband's, who was born in U.K. to immigrant parents.

I don't think it's either xenophobic or racist to be asked about our family name. I think it's nice that people take an interest and want to know more about our family history.

Tlolljs · 05/01/2023 08:08

Maybe lady Louise will have a boyfriend.

Yesthatismychildsigh · 05/01/2023 10:01

KnickerlessParsons · 03/01/2023 17:55

If you’re white you don’t get asked where you’re really from.

Yes you do, if your surname isn't Smith or Brown or something obviously British.

If you're a Finnegan, a Lorkova, a Korda, a McKee, a Merkel, a Zahradníková etc, you always get asked where you're really from.

What utter rubbish.

KnickerlessParsons · 05/01/2023 10:58

What utter rubbish

Well, as MM would say "It's my lived experience" and as QEII said "recollections may vary".

Just because you've never experienced something doesn't make it rubbish.

Yesthatismychildsigh · 05/01/2023 14:26

I have a name that is almost identical to one in your list. I’ve been asked maybe 2 or three times in my life where my name is originally from, in an interested way. Never ever been asked where I’m really from. So yes, my lived experience is valid. And what you are saying is total bollocks.

Yesthatismychildsigh · 05/01/2023 14:29

KnickerlessParsons · 05/01/2023 10:58

What utter rubbish

Well, as MM would say "It's my lived experience" and as QEII said "recollections may vary".

Just because you've never experienced something doesn't make it rubbish.

But thanks for attempting to tell me of my own life experience. I’ve used that surname for 50 years (latterly usually just for work) but hey, you know what’s ‘always happening’ to me and everyone else.

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