Indifference to PoW?

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I find it strange that there’s no real interest or concern from the public about POW being in hospital. Nobody seems to be that bothered. If you compare it to the circus if Diana had been in the same situation….. I just find it odd. I always thought she was relatively popular because we’re constantly told she is but actually…. Tumbleweed.

I know it’s her own business etc but it just feels quite odd that somebody can disappear and there is no interest in why. I don’t really know or care what’s happened or why, but the silence is really intriguing. It reminds me of when the brexit referendum happened and I had no idea that there was such strong feeling about the EU…. I had no idea that there was such apathy about the PoW until now. It’s been a real eye opener for me.

I reckon the next generation or two, the monarchy will be gone.

Only if posters rise to it, wildernesssw
After all the deletion attempts, like the name changes, are often pretty obvious and there's no obligation to give them oxygen

Happily, though we all have different views, most of us on here can discuss things civilly, so I've never quite seen the point in feeding rudeness

In August 2023, 47 percent of the British people had a positive opinion of Camilla, Queen Consort while 42 percent reported a negative impression.

Is that a definition of popular?

You do have to wonder how the course of history would have changed if they had been allowed to get together in the first place. What would we look like as a constitutional monarchy today without all the ups and downs caused by Charles, Diana and their children. What is clear is that C&C love each other very much, and take great strength from one another, and that type of consistency goes some way to forgiveness for the infidelity in my world (I totally appreciate others don’t feel the same).

Well if it was an election, she would have likely won her place based on that poll!

She is certainly not as hated as she used to be.

I agree Camilla is not as hated. That is not the same as saying she is popular.

I bet she likes her 🧀. Probably the stringy stuff with no taste the kids have in their lunch boxes.

She is certainly not as hated as she used to be.

Totally agree. Since then, she has had years and years of positive PR and a massive image rehabilitation. The Palace played a blinder with it. Helped no doubt by the Queen's seal of approval. Camilla worked hard at it too.

Now , now !! All this talk of cheese is making me hungry 🤤 and I've already had my sandwich ( no cheese!!😭) .

I’ll be having a nice cheese and herb omelette, @jeffgoldblum . Nice and soft for me to smack my toothless aging mouth around, whilst scouring the DM for Davidstow money off coupons. I’ll be having it with kimchi, though, which proves I’m a lefty.

The DM? Don't you mean... "the Daily Fail" 😉

Ahh now your really taking the mick @Mymilkshakebringsallthepapstomycar !!
Why are you doing this to meeeee!
I thought we were friends! But now your waving you cheesy treats in my face ! 😭😭😭🤣

Who would have imagined that Camilla would be the person fronting the news when KC and POW were in hospital. Whatever the past she has been there and done her bit.

I don’t mean to be mean, @jeffgoldblum . It’s my fridge adjacent privilege you see, I can’t help it. I’m gumming on a mouthful of beige goodness as I type, it’s lovely. Can you get to your nearest supermarket for some emergency Babybels?

@Maireas your purity spirals don’t work with me, missy. Anyway, I prefer to call it the Good Book, so there.

Goodness me! I have to retire from MN duty to do some Real Work, and I miss out on lots of cheesy goodness 😡

But I am now thinking of a sneaky little bit of Danish Blue I have tucked away...

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What is clear is that C&C love each other very much, and take great strength from one another

The old strength and stay bullshit. Many many poor people would be able to sustain their marriages for much longer if they could live in separate houses as Charles and Camilla do and Philip and the Queen did for the last years of Philip's life.

Why do/ did the couples live separately if they're so loved up?

It depends how you define love, I suppose, and whether physical presence is necessary for 'love'.

I don't think it is - maybe because I am in my 50s and can't imagine meeting someone and wanting to live with them after many happy years on my own! But can imagine having someone I get to know and love, and spend time with.

Having separate houses is a luxury, of course, but I don't think that invalidates the feelings of the people involved.

Reflecting on the question a bit further, I know/have known quite a few couples who live apart for work related reasons (always the father, things still not being equal!), for years at a time.

One where the husband/father worked on oil rigs, and did 10 days on, 10 days off.

A military family who decided to provide stability for the children by the mother and children living in one place, the father moving around for his military career.

Another where the father's job was overseas in a dangerous place, so his wife and children lived in the UK.

I don't think there was a lack of love in any of those relationships.

Philip didn't abandon the Queen because of a job. It was wholly voluntary.

Ditto Charles and Camilla.

I don't particularly doubt Charles and Camilla getting on well. I just think he's such a ghastly man and so tedious to live with that she's opted for some regular breathing space.

Perhaps he won't shut up about tampons.

Because it works for them and they can. I don’t really get your point. Most marriages would be happier in an (A+B)+/- X equation, where X is a pressure point that can be removed or a positive change that can be enforced. For them it is living separately. You said it yourself: many people would be able to sustain their marriages longer if they lived in separate houses.

I don’t think I would live with someone now either. Not that there is likely to be a someone but I live in hope when I’ve time.

A lot of my colleagues who are now single (in the same age group) quite like the idea of separate houses and some insist on it. I too can see the appeal.

My ex’s mam and dad have never slept in the same bedroom. They ‘visit’ of course but each have gone to their own room to sleep and have done it since they returned from their honeymoon. Their only concession is sharing a room when away - but always separate beds.

They are one of the happiest couples I know. Married 56 years and counting.

I’ve mentioned my ex and we spent so much time apart being in different areas of conflict in different countries. Then postings many miles apart. And we were happy through those times and it just worked.

Love thankfully takes many shapes and forms and what works for one couple is their business.

Their business sure but stop peddling drivel to the public about the most perfect marriages ever.

This is very 'outing'. DH and I live in separate houses a lot of the time. Me at the farm in Scotland and DH in the SE of England where he works full time. I'm down south with him atm. Married almost 40 years