Cheese and royal gossip 2 , cheese harder

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A second thread!

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Uranus is talking out of its arse 🤪

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@smilesy feck!

Did anyone else see the lovely birthday tribute to Edward from Sophie? They're not usually a couple who have PDAs, so that was really genuine and sweet. When Edward was born he was 3rd in line to the throne, now he's 14th! He seems to have carved a role for himself though.

Yes, I must have for something in my eye when I read about it.

I think Ed and Soph are grand.

That is all.

If we are giphing then this place sometimes be like …

Edward and Sophie are lovely. They really were derided in the early days (with good reason in some instances), but seem to have just quietly got on with things, brought up their lovely and seemingly very grounded kids, done their duty and not sought to hog the headlines or make hay out of their royal names. In particular, I found Sophie's connection with the late queen very touching.

I always thought it was very lovely that Sophie’s father was invited to Christmas at Sandringham after her mother died.

A lot is made of the Middleton’s being invited to things as if it’s new, but the late Queen was obviously very aware that people who marry in have their own families that they care for for a very long time.

Yes I think that was very kind. I understand that Doria was also invited when Meghan and Harry got engaged.

I go to bed last night, and look back on the RFF today...

WTAF???

I am just catching up also. Well, not too deeply.

Yep ! @MrsFinkelstein ! That sums it up!

I can’t believe how much speculation about a marriage is just seen as ok. How many times have posters been rebuked ( justifiably) for speculating about another couple 😡

alberto

Sophie broke my heart when the queen died and at the guard and funeral. The expressions on her face were of absolute sorrow.

I think that the pain you feel when someone or something dies is directly proportionate with the love while they lived.

The lass looked broken.

And as rotten as grief is, I think (as Nurse Crane said) the love is always worth it.

I go to this time and time again.

It is a favourite.

Ay, the pain it costs me
to love you as I love you!

For love of you, the air, it hurts,
and my heart,
and my hat, they hurt me.

Who would buy it from me,
this ribbon I am holding,
and this sadness of cotton,
white, for making hankerchiefs with?

Ay, the pain it costs me
to love you as I love you!

@ArcaneWireless ❤️

Beautiful, @ArcaneWireless ❤️

It wasn’t my doing.

But Nurse Crane. Those words have stuck with me ever since.

I find Lorca’s words and the words of Phyllis makes sense of love and loss and provide comfort.

A silly tv programme maybe but still…

As you were!

Back to happy stuff!

Thank you for posting those beautiful words, @ArcaneWireless . The air, it hurts. Gosh, I have felt like that, what a wonderful way to express that all engulfing emotion.

Talk about cheese @ArcaneWireless 😛

I totally love Nurse Crane. I want her in my life.

We’ll have to share my flower 🥰

A lot is made of the Middleton’s being invited to things as if it’s new, but the late Queen was obviously very aware that people who marry in have their own families that they care for for a very long time

That wasn't always the case, though. It used to be that the ILs of royals were pretty much excluded from royal events. I think that started changing when William was dating Kate and got so close to the Middletons that he wanted them included.