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How come William chose to ignore the massive elephant in the room and no one challenged him on it?

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Roadtripwithpretzels · 19/02/2026 08:21

Prince William spoke about the very important subject of mh yesterday on Radio One and while it’s a subject that should be highlighted, does no one else think that his credibility on this issue has now been damaged by the AMW case?

He may not have been personally responsible for the alleged cover up, and he may well loathe Uncle Andrew, but he is still a central player in the institution that helped to pay off and cover up the voices of AMW’s alleged victims? Virginia Giuffre took her own life fhs! He can’t just ignore it!

To me this interview came across as incredibly unintelligent and insensitive in current circumstances. And proof that William himself just doesn’t “get it”.

Why on earth did he not say that in the light of current circumstances and out of respect for victims; the interview couldn’t go ahead?

Or why did his new ex crisis manager PR person not advise this?

And why was he allowed to sit there by the BBC and not address this?

And what about the mh of the Palace staff who have suffered because of AMW’s boorish and inappropriate behaviour for years? The nanny who allegedly left because of AMW being inappropriate and the policeman whose arm was hurt by AMW’s speeding at Windsor? The maids who were screamed at? What about the mental health of the police protection offices who quite recently were, according to Lownie, reminded about their NDAs and the safety of their pensions if they spoke out?

I don’t think it’s good enough any longer for a senior member of the RF to sit there and say yet again in a rather generic way “we all need to talk about our mental health” while ignoring what their own institution has covered up for years and is still allegedly trying to suppress?

And the BBC should hold some accountability about this too!

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RainbowBagels · 24/03/2026 09:35

BillericayDickie · 24/03/2026 09:27

i don't get it. so PW said he couldn't go to church when he had children. yet he goes to church publicly with said children. 🙄

Yes basically. He can't, despite being surrounded by staff be expected to take a 12, 10 and 7 year old to church on a Sunday. Even though one of them will also be expected to be Head of the C of E ( if either institution exists for long enough)

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 11:58

Christian atheists? What are they?

RainbowBagels · 24/03/2026 12:11

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 11:58

Christian atheists? What are they?

Atheists who go to church because they like the songs, the traditions and the ethos! I think Richard Dawkins is one.

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 12:21

RainbowBagels · 24/03/2026 12:11

Atheists who go to church because they like the songs, the traditions and the ethos! I think Richard Dawkins is one.

That’s not being a Christian atheist. That’s being an atheist who likes Church music.

RainbowBagels · 24/03/2026 12:24

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 12:21

That’s not being a Christian atheist. That’s being an atheist who likes Church music.

That's what I would have thought, but apparently that's enough nowadays to be a priest or the Head of the C of E!

wordler · 24/03/2026 12:30

RainbowBagels · 24/03/2026 09:35

Yes basically. He can't, despite being surrounded by staff be expected to take a 12, 10 and 7 year old to church on a Sunday. Even though one of them will also be expected to be Head of the C of E ( if either institution exists for long enough)

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I hadn’t heard this before and Google was unhelpful - can you point me towards a link where this was said?

wordler · 24/03/2026 12:33

BoudiccaRuled · 24/03/2026 08:29

In reality of course, until recent times, most children were sent to confirmation classes and were confirmed regardless of their actual thoughts on the matter.

Well in the 1980s our confirmation classes were definitely not against our will - they involved quite a lot of discussion about why and if we really wanted to commit to the church - maybe we had a progressive vicar.

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 12:57

Richard Dawkins is not a Christian atheist. He actually doesn’t use the word atheist because of not being able to prove a negative. He is also not a Christian atheist. He is an agnostic who was brought up in a Christian culture, so he had described himself as culturally Christian. Which had quite a lot of theists getting all excited because they didn’t understand the concept!

RainbowBagels · 24/03/2026 13:19

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 12:57

Richard Dawkins is not a Christian atheist. He actually doesn’t use the word atheist because of not being able to prove a negative. He is also not a Christian atheist. He is an agnostic who was brought up in a Christian culture, so he had described himself as culturally Christian. Which had quite a lot of theists getting all excited because they didn’t understand the concept!

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Is he agnostic? I don't know much about him, It's just heard he goes to church for the traditions but doesn't believe.

Ukisgaslit · 24/03/2026 15:19

William is an empty suit and the fact that this uninterested man is automatically made head of the COE highlights how hollow the monarchy is .

Elizabeth’s spiritual advisor publicly expressed concerns about William’s lack of spirituality years ago.
William has the shiny hat nearly in his grasp and this latest PR ‘leak’ about him being ‘quietly religious’ is needed . Clean up in aisle 3 .

William can believe what he likes but bloody well do not burden the tax payer with a multi million pound sham . Pay for it your bloody self William and then you can be as disingenuous as you like .

bluegreygreen · 24/03/2026 17:34

Have just spent the last half hour or so reading about Gavin Ashenden. An interesting person to quote.

One would have expected him to understand a change or development in belief, rather than to call it 'insulting'.

Serenster · 24/03/2026 17:50

RainbowBagels · 24/03/2026 08:29

People who believe in the RF will believe anything they say, or put out for PR.. It's like his ' I'm learning Welsh on Duolingo' Anyone who has tried to learn Welsh on Duolingo knows that it's a very short, not updated programme, yet he has said the same thing every St Davids day since he became PoW. He is hardly short of time or money if he wanted to get a Welsh tutor. He is all PR, and it's the same with this. He believes in his right to be King. That's all. He has done the bare minimum as usual, getting his ' sources' to put out a nonsensical fawning leak to the press. Unfortunately for him the people who believe everything the RF says are diminishing either through age or dissilusionment.

William has said this precisely once, in November 2024 on a visit to a school in Wales while chatting to the people at the school. St David’s Day is on the first of March, not in November. He has been Prince of Wales since 9 September 2022, so there have been 4 St David’s days since then, on none of which he has mentioned Duolingo.. So I think we can take your post as wrong on all counts?

I suppose I could say that people who have no time for the RF will believe anything they fancy to denigrate them, irrespective of whether it’s true or not?

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 19:17

Serenster · 24/03/2026 17:50

William has said this precisely once, in November 2024 on a visit to a school in Wales while chatting to the people at the school. St David’s Day is on the first of March, not in November. He has been Prince of Wales since 9 September 2022, so there have been 4 St David’s days since then, on none of which he has mentioned Duolingo.. So I think we can take your post as wrong on all counts?

I suppose I could say that people who have no time for the RF will believe anything they fancy to denigrate them, irrespective of whether it’s true or not?

No need to believe untrue things to denigrate the RF-they do enough real things!

simpsonthecat · 24/03/2026 20:28

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 19:17

No need to believe untrue things to denigrate the RF-they do enough real things!

Indeed.
We look. We see.

BoxingHare · 30/03/2026 14:58

I'm now wondering if one of the criteria for choice of schools was the length of the holidays...

Lambrook are off for a whole month so we won't be seeing the Wales family for some time, apparently.

😆😉😂

Kate Middleton and Prince William Won’t Be Making Many Public Appearances for a While https://share.google/FoyCmJno5gYsaMfM1

WateringCans · 30/03/2026 15:05

There’s a lot of activity online trying to destabilise western counties, and getting the UK public to oppose the royal family - or to try to divide society into spending time arguing about the RF is part of that.

the people agitating for this are not doing it out of concern for the British public. It’s like Brexit part 2.

NewAgeNewMe · 30/03/2026 15:42

BoxingHare · 30/03/2026 14:58

I'm now wondering if one of the criteria for choice of schools was the length of the holidays...

Lambrook are off for a whole month so we won't be seeing the Wales family for some time, apparently.

😆😉😂

Kate Middleton and Prince William Won’t Be Making Many Public Appearances for a While https://share.google/FoyCmJno5gYsaMfM1

Par for the course for private/public schools. School days are long, hence the longer holidays.

Lunde · 30/03/2026 16:48

BoxingHare · 30/03/2026 14:58

I'm now wondering if one of the criteria for choice of schools was the length of the holidays...

Lambrook are off for a whole month so we won't be seeing the Wales family for some time, apparently.

😆😉😂

Kate Middleton and Prince William Won’t Be Making Many Public Appearances for a While https://share.google/FoyCmJno5gYsaMfM1

Isn't that normal for private schools? They have longer school days and some have Saturday school as well.

bluegreygreen · 30/03/2026 17:16

Isn't that normal for private schools?

Yes, but it's William: therefore it's a problem.

CurlewKate · 30/03/2026 17:43

bluegreygreen · 30/03/2026 17:16

Isn't that normal for private schools?

Yes, but it's William: therefore it's a problem.

It is a little unusual for two working parents to both take all of their children’s school holidays off- whether it’s St Custard’s or Bash Street…..

Daygloboo · 30/03/2026 17:57

WateringCans · 30/03/2026 15:05

There’s a lot of activity online trying to destabilise western counties, and getting the UK public to oppose the royal family - or to try to divide society into spending time arguing about the RF is part of that.

the people agitating for this are not doing it out of concern for the British public. It’s like Brexit part 2.

Yeah, i thought about that a few months ago. Seems suspicious. Im not parricularly a RF fan but i can see how getting rid of them could conveniently play into certain hands. Those who want a president in the ' cult of personality' style......with financial connections to dodgy global figures.

BoxingHare · 30/03/2026 19:48

I'm sorry everyone, my laughing emojis indicating a slightly tongue in cheek post mustn't have shown up for some of you.

CurlewKate · 30/03/2026 20:17

Ah, right. So us Republicans are part of a conspiracy to overthrow Western democracy….😂😂

There is a very entertaining conspiracy theory claiming that the King is a Muslim…

Rhaidimiddim · 30/03/2026 20:28

CurlewKate · 24/03/2026 19:17

No need to believe untrue things to denigrate the RF-they do enough real things!

Precisely!

And denigrating a man who is Prince or Wales, Duke of Cornwall and a future King of Scotland and Northern Ireland for not spending time learning a bunch of languages used by minorities of people in the regions he is named after, who have a common language they share with him, is scraping the barrel.

berthasbloomers · 31/03/2026 20:15

CurlewKate · 30/03/2026 17:43

It is a little unusual for two working parents to both take all of their children’s school holidays off- whether it’s St Custard’s or Bash Street…..

That's not my experience with professionals and wealthy families.

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