Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon Men’s Final

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Kensington Palace have confirmed that Princess Catherine will be attending the Wimbledon Men’s Single Final on Sunday.

news.sky.com/story/princess-of-wales-to-attend-wimbledon-mens-singles-final-13177335

Make it a 12 pack and I'm singing the Marseilles!

Seriously, I think this notion that somehow redistributing the RFs wealth would cure all social ills serves some people very well. Rich people, who fly under the radar or are somehow Everyman because they've built businesses that exploit people but that's OK because they "did it themselves".

Their rich children won't have though, or their grandchildren.

@Mylovelygreendress Did you enjoy the tennis?

I’m dubious at the idea that the UK would rot if you left, @Sethera

Imagine if the Royal family were disbanded tomorrow, who would posters be able to blame their life failings on? See, the Royal Family do have their uses!

I did indeed 🎾

I don't begrudge it. Saying that a standing ovation from centre court attendees is not representative of 'the British people' is simply a fact.

However, I wonder how many of them would give a standing ovation to A.N.Other sufferer of a serious illness if they walked into a space they were in? This comes back to the 'lesser mortals' journalist quote cited by a previous poster.

I've noticed this irrelevant comment being trotted out on a number of threads recently.

Still a reasonable thing to suppose. Though I am willing to bet if the crowd had booed her, they would have been a representative sample.

It doesn't come down to lesser mortals, it comes down to the fact that it's unlikely you would know anything about a stranger walking in with an illness

A colleague visited work recently, she had been off with brain surgery. Lots of hugs given , a gift, coffee and cake etc no standing ovation as she would have thought we were bonkers

It's about the situation and what is reasonable and appropriate

I honestly think that if they were made aware of that fact at Centre Court, they would.

People like me? What, non British people who think the idea of monarchy is faintly ridiculous?

If they'd booed her I would've thought that was hilariously silly given the setting, and outright mean given her health.

Most of us just don't think that deeply about this stuff.

No - whether a sample is representative or not is determined by its number and how it was selected, not by the opinion it expresses.

But I'm sure you know that really.

What is it you are actually trying to prove?

Well then just don't! Nobody fucking cares what you "accept" or don't "accept". I was discerning enough even as a child to know where the laughter and applause was coming from.

Not really. I expect if they had known that A.N. Other was suffering a serious illness and they made an “entrance” they would have the same respect. You can’t really make a comparison because it would rely on everyone knowing, which only tends to happen with famous people

I'm actually losing the will to live. NOBODY CARES!!

It's a very nice way to say you're boring the crap out of me without getting deleted.

'It doesn't come down to lesser mortals, it comes down to the fact that it's unlikely you would know anything about a stranger walking in with an illness.'

Absolutely. And don't forget the Princess of Wales was forced into going public about her health following the actions of a couple of members of staff at the hospital where she was being treated, and because of vile speculation from some quarters, including sections of the media (despite PP thinking the media supports the rf above all others).

A relative has had a year off work due to cancer and subsequent treatment. While physically she is doing great mentally she is still a mess. Cancer treatment is brutal whether you're a princess or a pauper..

Tbh I don't think even if 60 million people turned out on Christmas Day at Sandringham to cheer the rf into church it would be a representative sample in some quarters

Yes, absolutely this.

And tto an earlier poster, you can't resell Wimbledon ballot tickets for anything other than face value. The ticketing is incredibly democratic - I go every year, but it's often via The Queue or the LTA and (very occasionally) the ballot.

She looks so happy to be out in public again ❤️

Yet a few Sussex Squadders represent the whole of the rest of the world 🙄😂

I take issue with your assertion that watching tennis is "work". 😀