Post your unpopular royal family opinions?

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I will start
I prefer Harry to william

fuck you.

Ha ha ha ha ha.

Oh. You were actually serious.

People talking about what Diana would do or say now are strange. Diana died 27 years ago. She would have changed during those years like all normal humans.

If William is going to end homelessness, then he will need to do a lot of behind the scenes work.

Bowing out with my most unpopular opinion.
People who spend a lot of time reading and talking about the Royal Family have something missing in their own lives.

That's my plan screwed then. Back to plan B, which is getting rid of them altogether.

He does. Many hours. It's not in front of the press though or issued as a "press release".

I don't think either were beautiful (if that means conforming to the highest standards of facial symmetry and proportion etc etc) like Princess Grace of Monaco, for eg. But they were both very attractive women.

Looking at them both in their youth, I think it points up how ridiculously unrealistic and unhealthy standards of personal presentation have got now. Any woman in the public eye had better look like a super-model, or face horrific criticism about her looks. In their day you were allowed to have a slightly larger-than-perfect nose, or a bump in your nose. Wrinkles were allowed too as was frizzy hair - or natural hair, without it being tortured by straighteners or curls all the time. Meghan was a lovely-looking youngster - and the changes to her face are clearly not just down to losing puppy-fat. I feel sad about that - but I'm very old-fashioned! But one thing that does surprise me about her is that she has what looks like really unnatural hair.

Here's my unpopular opinion: I think Meghan does a lot to deny her black heritage. I get that Hollywood pressures might have pushed her in this direction 20 years ago, but I wish she'd now reclaim a more natural look, like Doria has, particularly where here hair is concerned. She'd get a lot of kudos for it and she'd look great - and not just like a clone of so many other Hollywood celebrity women.

But I've always felt she shied away from that side of her heritage. I remember thinking at the wedding that the gospel choir and the preacher - included by Charles's suggestion, not hers - weren't really Meghan's culture - she identifies with Hollywood, not black American culture as such. Just my view, having seen and read and listened for several years.

@CarmelaBrunella "He does. Many hours. It's not in front of the press though or issued as a "press release"."

How do you actually know this? I'm not saying it's not true-just how do you know?

Because I have worked on one of the projects. He talks to everyone, the people working there, all the homeless people, the planners and builders. He arrived in a car with one other person, no entourage, no press, no fanfare. He sat and had a cuppa with three guys, learning their stories. I thought he was very genuine and sincere but of course this will be criticised in some way, which is sad.

I think that's a breathtakingly arrogant assumption. You know nothing about any of us, but that remark tells me quite a lot about you!

For me (and I guess lots of posters on this board) interest in the RF is part of a wider interest in history, politics, art, literature and changing British culture,

I get the impression that many posters on here are articulate, well-read, open-minded and well-informed. They are the last people I'd accuse of having something missing in their lives!

I’ll preface this with I was actually a wee bit teary when she died but, blimey, The Queen looked pretty miserable and barely cracked a smile in the last 30 years of her life.

I think Virginia Guiffre came forward with her story because Andrew made her feel like a prostitute and asked her to get out of bed, rather than others who treated her like one of the gang. She wanted the money all along.

@Likewhatever Meghan knew she was bi racial . She didn't need a DNA test to tell her that. My comment is the same.

It's true she was the mother of the future king, but I still think that she would have been more easy going. After all, it was quite a come down for the heir to the Throne to marry an earl's daughter. That was a new thing at the time Princes usually marry into their own rank. And that's my unpopular opinion!

Prince Philip was sometimes hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣

Thr Royal Family is like a mafia without the guns - the king/queen is the Godfather.

The King/Queen controls the money and who is in/out.

Our government - shameful that they give a weekly update and a heads up on anything that could benefit the fam. Tax rules ect. Shameful that the king/queen can lobby our government for exceptions for themselves.

Charles - petty, vindictive, jealous, grasping, self centered man. A pared down monarchy = I will keep all the money.

William - petty, vindictive, jealous, self centered man but seems agressive as well. Will keep all the money.

Camilla - shrewd, chess player. Will get as much money and status for her own family as possible. Strategic. In fairness, works for it.

Kate - as Camilla but "gives" less. I think advantage was taken re her illness and the public are manipulated.

Why we lock in the idea of an unequal society in this day and age is beyond me!

But absolutley none of them are an inspiration.

I'm sure there are posters on the royal forums who are indeed "articulate, well-read, open-minded and well-informed."

The problem is that whenever a thread trends and us outsiders get a glimpse at the place, or with the countless M&H threads of yesteryear, the threads are saturated with absolutely batshit, poisonous, occasionally racist, conspiracy-theory touting lunacy. It's present on this thread: 'if you say you don't like Catherine, then it's because you LOVE Meeeeagain" (because royal forums do love a bit of Trump-style namecalling). It's like a vicious squabble between obsessed 13 year olds who can't quite manage their anger issues.

The most generous assumption is that there's a few bad apples posting under multiple usernames, and everyone else is lovely, but it does rather paint a picture.

Yes, a laugh a minute if you like racism with a good helping of patronising condescension. Embarrassing and belittling those who had no chance whatsoever of answering back was a particular speciality as well. Absolutely side splitting and, might I say, terribly clever too!

I think Kate is sour and spoiled and that she and William are workshy and entitled. Anne is grumpy and sour, and her 'hard work', although more than anyone else does, is a piece of piss compared to most peoples working week. They are all stupid, apart from Kate, and even then, a lot of her smarts comes from good schooling rather than native ability.

I think it was Tory in "Riders" dragging her 11 stone bulk around.
But Jilly in her non-fiction writing always seemed to be aiming at being under 9 stone herself.
Seemed easy though - her heroines crash dieted for a week, had their hair streaked, slapped on Mantan and drenched themselves in scent (never perfume) and emerged as goddesses.

@LaMarschallin now think 10 stone bulk?

User14March

You could well be right.
I'll have to read it (yet) again...

So he was driven to somewhere, spoke to lots of people, sat down and had a cup of tea, and went home. Did he do anything as a result of speaking to builders etc? That's nice, but it's not proof of any background work, and would probably take up a morning. Was he questioned about his plans? Did he have to answer any difficult questions about how his plans to end homelessness were coming along? Was there any proof that he had done any background work at all? Kate has spent 10 years on her early years project. What's come out of that? What tangible benefit? They arent intelligent, informed or even powerful enough to do anything about these things. Their job is to do what Charles and Camilla and Anne do. Go round visiting charities, smile, wave, do it again. But they don't want to do that Even if they want a big project, Charles had set up the Princes Trust in his 30's a tangible and effective project with clear aims that achieves a huge amount. The younger Royals have achieved nothing and they don't even want to do the bread and butter 'Royalling'. Unless it involves going to sporting events.

Callmemel · Today 15:36

I agree with all you say. I was referring to the regular posters (of all opinions) who write thoughtful and well-informed posts, and keep things civilised both in terms of how they relate to other posters as well as the comments on royal individuals (eg, no referring to William as 'Baldy' or 'Peggy', or Catherine as KKKhate and Meghan as Meeghain or similar).

They contrast very noticeably with the 'seagull' or 'guerrilla' posters who just drop in, dump a piece of er...vitriol..., don't engage with any arguments or questions and then disappear, never to be heard of again. I have to say, in my experience, these posters are nearly always M & H supporters, though, and very possibly actual Sussex Squaddies!