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Why does Prince Edward garner less interest from the press and public compared to the other senior royals?

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refantazio · 17/03/2026 08:27

Is it partly because he's QEII's youngest child, and also that he hasn't really done anything controversial during his life? I'm too young to remember his childhood and formative years - did he get more attention back then?

I thought there was a chance he might assume greater prominence as one of the most senior royals, particularly with the events of the last few years - his nephew the Duke of Sussex departing as a working royal, both his parents passing away, KC struggling with cancer, and AMW now completely ostracised from the family. That doesn't appear to have happened though.

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jeffgoldblum · 09/08/2026 17:42

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Allegedly allegedly someone I also knew was at a party with him who said that everyone had to leave the room for a few moments so that he could do something privately. Still, at least he didn’t say “Hello Mummy” afterwards.
@Toohot4aduvet
can you please explain explicitly exactly what this paragraph in your post is about?

adragoncalledaudrey · 09/08/2026 17:47

Grudge match domino game?

Scoffing a creme egg?

Sorting out an errant eyebrow hair?

Could be anything.

jeffgoldblum · 09/08/2026 17:50

adragoncalledaudrey · 09/08/2026 17:47

Grudge match domino game?

Scoffing a creme egg?

Sorting out an errant eyebrow hair?

Could be anything.

Indeed! , however I would like to understand why, when they introduced this particular comment, phrased in ( let’s face it!) a particularly salacious way, they are now trying to shift the blame onto others who obviously read into it the very obvious undertones.🤷‍♀️

OliveMyLove · 09/08/2026 17:58

Allegedly allegedly someone I also knew was at a party with him who said that everyone had to leave the room for a few moments so that he could do something privately.

I met this guy that knows this girl that saw Ferris pass out at 31 flavors last night!

adragoncalledaudrey · 09/08/2026 18:30

A person on the train here tonight allegedly once spoke to a man who knew a girl that had a cousin who owned a house that had a resident cat.

The cat meowed hello granny in four languages.

Which allegedly yowled outside PE’s room in Cambridge and was rewarded in sardines.

OlympicWomen · 09/08/2026 18:36

Oh my god! Trust "you lot" to twist an obviously nasty salacious story! 🤣

CrocusesFlowering · 09/08/2026 18:39

I’ve taken one for the team and googled Prince Harry hello granny’. Nada on the salacious front disappointingly.

adragoncalledaudrey · 09/08/2026 18:42

Allegedly when folk google PE’s sunset auburn haired nephew a bit more comes up when you substitute granny with mummy…

OlympicWomen · 09/08/2026 18:44

adragoncalledaudrey · 09/08/2026 18:42

Allegedly when folk google PE’s sunset auburn haired nephew a bit more comes up when you substitute granny with mummy…

😲

CrocusesFlowering · 09/08/2026 18:57

Nothing there either except references to Diana..

CathyorClaire · 09/08/2026 20:00

CrocusesFlowering · 09/08/2026 17:04

@Toohot4aduvet
Are you suggesting Edward had the room cleared so he could have a wank in private? Or what?

That's exactly where my mind went too 😆

I've googled the Prince of England hailing both Granny and Mummy in cheery fashion and come up with nothing.

PP alleging some sort of incident (incidents?) appears to be keeping a beady eye on reaction so now can maybe spill?

OliveMyLove · 09/08/2026 20:04

adragoncalledaudrey · 09/08/2026 17:47

Grudge match domino game?

Scoffing a creme egg?

Sorting out an errant eyebrow hair?

Could be anything.

This scene in Weird Science?

Toohot4aduvet · 10/08/2026 13:04

Granny is on a £10 note. Mummy is on a £10 note. There is absolutely nothing sexual nor Diana related so you have all gone down the wrong rabbit hole.

CrocusesFlowering · 10/08/2026 13:18

So what did you mean when you said that he 'allegedly' had a room cleared? Am invested now unfortunately.

OliveMyLove · 10/08/2026 13:26

Toohot4aduvet · 10/08/2026 13:04

Granny is on a £10 note. Mummy is on a £10 note. There is absolutely nothing sexual nor Diana related so you have all gone down the wrong rabbit hole.

Oh, if only someone could explain what was meant.

adragoncalledaudrey · 10/08/2026 14:43

I’m not interested in playing tawdry guessing games @OliveMyLove.

It is like a watching a person doing a dirty protest, throwing their shite around to see what sticks.

Or getting others to throw it in the hope that someone will guess it correctly and say what they will not.

I don’t know the reason they won’t say it. Perhaps it is shite. Perhaps it is something to make one look interesting when there is nothing really of note (ahem) to say.

But given that one part of their statement has been shown to be shite (the suits), I’m coming down of the side that it is just plain shite.

And I’m not into guessing games about shite.

Why does Prince Edward garner less interest from the press and public compared to the other senior royals?
OlympicWomen · 10/08/2026 14:59

Excellent points, @adragoncalledaudrey👏 👏 👏

BunnyBunbunbun · 27/08/2026 07:51

Toohot4aduvet · 09/08/2026 07:44

A friend of mine was at Cambridge with him. One day she was reading a notice board and was aware of someone standing next to her wearing a suit. It was PE. Poor guy still had to wear suits as part of his royal image even as a student. He was there with a protection officer, he read the board and then ambled off.

Allegedly allegedly someone I also knew was at a party with him who said that everyone had to leave the room for a few moments so that he could do something privately. Still, at least he didn’t say “Hello Mummy” afterwards.

My son is a dead ringer for PE’s son, James Wessex. Do you think there are career opportunities as a royal look a like these days? PS I would say that I haven’t met PE but actually I have but it was during the day and Sophie was there who led the show and was utterly delightful. PE, I think, grew up in the spotlight, is socially awkward so he puts on a show to literally act out his royal duties.

I was also watching an interview with an ex royal butler who said that PE had private rooms in. Buckingham Palace so he did. It intermingle with his parents very much, ie no nightly family dinner. The butler would deliver PE’s evening meal to him and during the stint with the Royal Marines, he would often find PE asleep on the sofa with his feet bleeding. The marines was a ridiculous choice for him, I don’t know why he didn’t stick with the regular army or go into the RAF.

There are lots of photos of Edward at Cambridge not wearing suits. I don't think even in the 70s and 80s there was an obligation for royal men always to wear suits.

"Allegedly allegedly someone I also knew was at a party with him who said that everyone had to leave the room for a few moments so that he could do something privately."

Sounds like one of those parties where a bunch of people had crowded into the bathroom and he really needed to use the loo.

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