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Beatrice and Eugenie banned from Ascot

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Viviennemary · 01/03/2026 08:44

Beatrice and Eugenie have been banned from the royal box at Ascot and from royal events in the foreseeable future. That's according to a headline in the Daily Mail. A little part of me feels a bit sorry for them as they're not their parents. I don't like them much but they do seem to symbolise all that's wrong with the royals. Money and immense wealth and priviledge for very little return.

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simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 18:51

BillericayDickie · 31/03/2026 18:41

Flattered but not interested

😅😂🤣

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 18:55

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 18:51

😅😂🤣

Yes it’s 🤣 when posters own posts reveal all!

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 18:59

No idea what that means 🤷‍♂️

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 19:08

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 18:59

No idea what that means 🤷‍♂️

Nice to see the band back together 😁 but we should probably “leave it there” .

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 19:11

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 19:08

Nice to see the band back together 😁 but we should probably “leave it there” .

I truly have no idea what you are talking about. What band. I'm not clever enough to decipher your very odd riddles and mysterious comments!
You can leave it where you want! 😂

TravellingSomewhere · 31/03/2026 19:12

Lunde · 31/03/2026 18:40

Inequality is pretty common in many families and a fact of life. Hereditary estates/titles all go to the eldest, family businesses often pass to one sibling as do family farms (my SIL knew from an early age that the "boy" would inherit the farm).

It seems to be a particular issue for royal younger siblings (AMW/Harry) with a certain sense of entitlement that their children should be Prince/Princesses and have privileges because of this. Princess Margaret was the spare - but her children were not working royals nor held princely titles. Only Andrew chose for his kids to be princesses - Anne chose no titles and Edward chose lesser titles.

A lot of Royal houses of Europe have faced this issue and streamlined the RF to the heir and their family
2023 - Denmark stripped all of the prince/princess titles from Prince Joakim's (the spare's) 4 children who are now styled Count/Countess of Monpezat
2019 - Sweden removed HRH titles from the children of the Kings younger children - Carl Phillip has also during childhood gone from being the heir to the spare

I personally feel that just because something is doesn't mean it should always be that way. Yes I am sure it happens alot but having not experienced it my point of view is why do they continue that way seeing the issues that come up time and time again.

Then I hear the talk of modernising but yet to see that actually happening, it feels like they won't be since they are continuing down the same path. Well that is my opinion after all.

corblimeyguvnr · 31/03/2026 19:13

Isn't this funny when on the other side of the pond Meghan and Harry seem to treat their children differently? Lili is the draw/ the attention/ the one in the social media for whatever reason whereas poor old Archie is less favoured/ featured for whatever reason.

TravellingSomewhere · 31/03/2026 19:16

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 18:41

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Well I have asked to clarify what you meant and you don't seem to want to. I have no idea what you are going on about to be honest but I get the sense you are not being very nice so will it leave it there.

corblimeyguvnr · 31/03/2026 19:18

wordler · 31/03/2026 16:36

I think one of the harder things is managing everyone else’s attitudes towards the children growing up.

Princess Anne talked about one of her nannies who was much nicer to Charles than her when she was a child.

One of the late Queen’s cousins has talked about going to a family gathering when they were young and their mother sprinting out the then Princess Elizabeth as the one to be extra nice to.

And although Harry’s extra sausage complaint seems trivial it’s possible that even subconsciously the staff were automatically favouring William.

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BillericayDickie · 31/03/2026 19:38

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 19:08

Nice to see the band back together 😁 but we should probably “leave it there” .

Sorry that makes no sense.

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 19:41

BillericayDickie · 31/03/2026 19:38

Sorry that makes no sense.

Please don't tell me Police are reforming. Never liked them first time round 😂

ThePoshUns · 31/03/2026 19:42

Is the ghostly wrestler back ?

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 19:47

ThePoshUns · 31/03/2026 19:42

Is the ghostly wrestler back ?

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Nobody leaves! We are locked in here together on the carousel! 😱

corblimeyguvnr · 31/03/2026 19:53

TravellingSomewhere · 31/03/2026 17:05

I believe Paul Burrell said that one of the staff said to William he is to get an extra sausage as he is the future heir and this was said infront of Harry at a very young agem sorry but of course any child is going to grow up feeling like they are not wanted, not important not treated the same.

My nephews for example, the youngest wants what the oldest has, same food, same clothes they do at a young age idolise their sibling, look up to them and mirror them. Its quite common. You ca explain to a young child whose brain isnt developed eboigh to understand something so complicated and tell them they are loved the same etc. They won't get it.

I can see what Harry was trying ro say about the sausages its not he didnt get a third one its that he was never an equal etc. Its alot to ask and put on a child.

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A joke went over Harry's head ? What a surprise !

corblimeyguvnr · 31/03/2026 19:56

TravellingSomewhere · 31/03/2026 16:04

Its not about appearing a spare...wow what an attitude you have about children.

As I have said the children need to all be raised up out of public view until they are adults and to be raised knowing they all need jobs. Of course with the heir he can start his royal training after he is 18. There is plenty of time for the future heir to be trained up, since most kings/queens live to a very old age.

Beggars belief anyone actually thinks its ok to raise children up where there is clear inequality between then and somehow think these kids at a young age should just be okay about it. Then raising them to be working royals to be dependent on their brother for money, to have to behave how he wants them to lest he takes away their allowance.

There is no alternating the rules of succession here the first child will always be future heir regardless.

You've lived with limited life experience I can tell.

BillericayDickie · 31/03/2026 19:56

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 19:41

Please don't tell me Police are reforming. Never liked them first time round 😂

Oh please can we be slade, I will be noddy

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 19:57

@ThePoshUns, you on the app like me?

ThePoshUns · 31/03/2026 20:03

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 19:57

@ThePoshUns, you on the app like me?

Yes

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 20:04

ThePoshUns · 31/03/2026 20:03

Yes

Shame! , I get around the limitations by also having it open on my safari browser, that way I can see my notifications and pms .

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 20:05

🤣😅
Ive lost the plot with this thread, no idea what posters are talking about! Lots of 'in' jokes obviously, way to spoil a thread

BillericayDickie · 31/03/2026 20:07

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 20:05

🤣😅
Ive lost the plot with this thread, no idea what posters are talking about! Lots of 'in' jokes obviously, way to spoil a thread

It’s called derailing. The fans like to do that.

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 20:09

Of course the police and slade are entirely relevant! 🤣

NewAgeNewMe · 31/03/2026 20:14

I worked in the family business. As did my little cousin and little brother.

Guess who was to get the business? Yep it was one of the males.

Not the female who was the most experienced and older. That’s life. I didn’t whinge. I just got on with it.

They ended up with the headaches of running a business and employees, while I could swan off to the wine bar. Well it was the 90’s 😁

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 20:19

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 20:09

Of course the police and slade are entirely relevant! 🤣

You started it with odd posts about reforming bands that me and others said they didn't have a clue what you were talking about!
So I decided to make a joke about it, it made me laugh 😂

jeffgoldblum · 31/03/2026 20:23

simpsonthecat · 31/03/2026 20:19

You started it with odd posts about reforming bands that me and others said they didn't have a clue what you were talking about!
So I decided to make a joke about it, it made me laugh 😂

Of course! , anyone can post anything not about the York daughters and its perfectly fine ! , it’s only the “fans “ ( of what I don’t know) who are of course derailing.

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