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Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon Men’s Final

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PrettyFlyforaMaiTai · 13/07/2024 10:25

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

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ShamedBySiri · 14/07/2024 19:50

I'm not criticising the ticket allocation. But the costs and logistics of getting to Wimbledon put it out of reach for many. If I were to go it would cost me about £200 in train fares to London plus whatever the cost of hotel accommodation in a reasonably nearby area would be; I doubt I would get change from £500.

Glastonbury tickets are about £355 plus transport plus all the eating and drinking whilst there. Assuming those are directly bought tickets and not overpriced secondary sales. How representative of the British public are the audience there?

smilesy · 14/07/2024 19:51

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:47

I think flying to another country to see a football match that's on TV everywhere is absolutely shocking from an environmental point of view. There should be very strict limits on the number/mileage of non-essential flights each person can take in their lifetime.

What would you do to anyone who exceeded their quota? Shoot them or put them in a Gulag?

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:51

Barbadossunset · 14/07/2024 19:49

There should be very strict limits on the number/mileage of non-essential flights each person can take in their lifetime.

If this were to work, every country would have to cooperate and good luck getting that to happen.
Also, how do you define a ‘non-essential flight’?

99.9% of flights are non-essential. An essential flight might be a surgeon with a specific skill flying to another country to provide treatment, for example.

AliceOlive · 14/07/2024 19:52

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:47

I think flying to another country to see a football match that's on TV everywhere is absolutely shocking from an environmental point of view. There should be very strict limits on the number/mileage of non-essential flights each person can take in their lifetime.

North Korea has this travel limitation.

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:52

smilesy · 14/07/2024 19:51

What would you do to anyone who exceeded their quota? Shoot them or put them in a Gulag?

Flag their passport so they are prevented from taking any more flights by being turned away.

SentebalesChair · 14/07/2024 19:53

Dear god, you really are a joysucker!!

But that is a skill.

And probably will get you a title from far flung shores.

AnnieMcFanny · 14/07/2024 19:53

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:44

You sound like rather like one of those 'everyone could send their children to private school if they made some sacrifices' posters. Too many people live in a sort of 'bubble' of privilege and don't seem able to grasp that others might not have the same experiences of life.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

And once again you’ve just very clearly illustrated just how restricted your thought process is.

AliceOlive · 14/07/2024 19:53

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:36

I'm not criticising the ticket allocation. But the costs and logistics of getting to Wimbledon put it out of reach for many. If I were to go it would cost me about £200 in train fares to London plus whatever the cost of hotel accommodation in a reasonably nearby area would be; I doubt I would get change from £500.

Would you just ban Wimbledon type events all together then?

Salemforcuddles · 14/07/2024 19:54

SentebalesChair · 14/07/2024 19:53

Dear god, you really are a joysucker!!

But that is a skill.

And probably will get you a title from far flung shores.

I can think of a title.....

PrincessMee · 14/07/2024 19:54

"What we need is a redistribution of wealth so that no one has to live in poverty or squalor."

@Sethera can you name me one country in the world where this is the case?

Barbadossunset · 14/07/2024 19:54

Flag their passport so they are prevented from taking any more flights by being turned away.

Who will decide what are essential and non-essential flights?

SentebalesChair · 14/07/2024 19:54

And a husband that one can pretend you met many months after you actually did.

StiffyByngsDogBartholomew · 14/07/2024 19:55

Sethera · 14/07/2024 18:02

Indeed. Abolishing the monarchy would be an important step towards the ultimate end of capitalism.

Yes, definitely . We could probably copy the ultimate in non-capitalist societies, the USA with their presidential election process that has absolutely nothing to do with wealth, notoriety or power.

PrincessMee · 14/07/2024 19:56

Wish this was the case on here ...

Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon Men’s Final
Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:56

Barbadossunset · 14/07/2024 19:54

Flag their passport so they are prevented from taking any more flights by being turned away.

Who will decide what are essential and non-essential flights?

I will. It's not difficult.

AliceOlive · 14/07/2024 19:57

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:52

Flag their passport so they are prevented from taking any more flights by being turned away.

I had a friend that attended a party with a two shrimp per person maximum. But then some people didn’t want their shrimp for various reasons. He was able to obtain extra shrimp by locating others with shellfish allergies, dislikes and religious restrictions and making trades with them.

Would this type of horse trading be allowed under your world leadership?

AliceOlive · 14/07/2024 19:58

SentebalesChair · 14/07/2024 19:54

And a husband that one can pretend you met many months after you actually did.

Mine tells people he met me when he was my parole officer. You can tell so much about a person by how they respond to that!

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:59

AliceOlive · 14/07/2024 19:53

Would you just ban Wimbledon type events all together then?

No, as I have explained many times on the thread, this is simply an illustration of why the audience at Wimbledon can't be said to represent 'the British people' - it has nothing to do with banning the event. I would make the same point about an event local to any part of the UK.

PrincessMee · 14/07/2024 19:59

Lovely pic of Novak and the Princess of Wales.

Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon Men’s Final
ShamedBySiri · 14/07/2024 19:59

*250,000 people are estimated to have attended Elizabeth II's lying in state - 0.003% of the population, again likely to be biased towards those living in London and places where London is easily reachable; and including foreign tourists who happened to be in London at the time.

So, no, not representative, even leaving aside the fact that Elizabeth is no longer a living member of the RF and many non-Royalists had a personal respect for her as an individual which won't necessarily carry forward to her descendants.*

Given that it was necessary to queue for 24 hours plus that would have ruled out people like me who couldn't disappear from work for a couple of days and no doubt many people whose health was not up to an overnight queue. (I still don't know how they managed toilet breaks Grin)

A doctor from work went, outing herself as an enthusiastic monarchist - I had no idea, she seems to have managed to attend most of the big Royal events of my lifetime going back to the wedding of Charles and Diana.

My next door neighbour's daughter went, with a friend.

I have no idea how many other people (like myself) would have liked to have gone but were unable to or simply couldn't face a 24 hour queue. Given they were queuing right up to the last minute I assume the whole thing worked to capacity - that is, it would have been impossible for another 250,000 to visit. Maybe if they had kept the lying in state going another week double the number of people would have attended.

So I'm not sure what it is you think you can conclude from your simplistic attempt at statistical analysis.

Salemforcuddles · 14/07/2024 20:00

Absolutely not Alice, everyone should eat their two shrimp whether they like it or not, otherwise some people will end up with more shrimp than others and we can't be having that

Sethera · 14/07/2024 20:00

AliceOlive · 14/07/2024 19:57

I had a friend that attended a party with a two shrimp per person maximum. But then some people didn’t want their shrimp for various reasons. He was able to obtain extra shrimp by locating others with shellfish allergies, dislikes and religious restrictions and making trades with them.

Would this type of horse trading be allowed under your world leadership?

No - you use it or lose it. Unlike the shrimp, the environmental impact isn't a sunk cost.

AliceOlive · 14/07/2024 20:01

Sethera · 14/07/2024 19:59

No, as I have explained many times on the thread, this is simply an illustration of why the audience at Wimbledon can't be said to represent 'the British people' - it has nothing to do with banning the event. I would make the same point about an event local to any part of the UK.

Do you only participate in events that you think represent the British people?

PrincessMee · 14/07/2024 20:02

The POW always looks so involved when presenting awards. It's not about her or which camera is looking at her it's about the person.

Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon Men’s Final
SentebalesChair · 14/07/2024 20:02

I’m not feeling the shrimp.

All I hear is carping.

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