Harry and Meghans Aussie extravaganza 2.

[jeffgoldblum]

Hope Avid doesn’t mind ! The last one finished unexpectedly and it’s only day 1!

None of us has enough information to reach this conclusion. Your assertions are sweeping. Charles and Camilla seem to be mostly well received when in public and in palaces. Both were unfaithful in their first marriages but that doesn't make them hypocritical. Andrew may be a paedophile. We don't know. We know he was close friends with one. The family is immensely privileged but most of them carry out the duties expected and do a good job.

Harry and Meghan have spent six years floundering around makingvrhemselves look foolish. With experienced courtiers behind them, they could have wielded real influence.

Indeed. Why is he so desperate to get back in the fold? Why insist that the children are Prince and Princess? Why haven't they called out Andrew once, yet criticised others in the family for all sorts of petty nonsense, like not sharing lipgloss?

So what exactly have H&M explicitly said that is critical of Andrew?

I’ll wait …

Not even courtiers can make a purse out of a sow’s ear. The material is very poor. They’re self absorbed, egocentric, lacking in empathy and have no judgement at all.

Here again.

Here.

Sorry for derailing thread and this is the last time I will post about it BUT you cannot (in the UK) wear military uniform if you are not serving, despite what AI says. Some posters may be getting confused with the smart veterans and their blazers and berries or even the Chelsea Hospital Veterans but YOU CAN NOT wear a military uniform if you are not currently serving (except Royals) As per the Uniform Act 1894.

Every single serving military personnel and veterans know this.

Harry was most upset when he left the Royal Family that he couldn’t wear his anymore.

EXTRACT OF ARMY DRESS REGULATION PART 2

SECTION 4 - DRESS DETAILS FOR SPECIAL OFFICER AND RETIRED CATEGORIES

02.41.
Uniform Act 1894. The wearing of uniform under this section is not to contravene the provisions of the Uniform Act 1894: an extract of which is reproduced below:

(1) It shall not be lawful for any person not serving in Her Majesty’s military forces to wear without Her Majesty’s permission the uniform of any of those forces, or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform; provided that this enactment shall not prevent:

Any persons from wearing any uniform or dress in the course of a stage play performed in a place duly licensed or authorised for the public performance of stage plays, or in the course of a musical hall or circus performance, or in the course of any bona fide military representation.

(2) If any person contravenes this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £400.

If any person not serving in Her Majesty’s naval or military forces wears without Her Majesty’s permission the uniform of any of those forces or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform in such a manner as to bring or under circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt upon that uniform, or employs any other person so to wear that uniform or dress, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £400, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month.

You know reading that I was struck with the thought of someone posting on mn saying her SIL didn't share a lip gloss and the short thrift she would get. Here is a grown man writing about such tripe.

Yes, it's just so pathetic and whiny.

Veteran U.K. is not ai .

Thanks, that's sort of nteresting but iodd.

From what I've seen of veterans UK and AFAIK is more centered on helping ex-service personnel get jobs, hence the Expo, rather than ceremonial affairs, so if description of uniform rules is direct from the organisation itself I'm very surprised

What they are saying is certainly at odds with current regs as I understand them..guess we will have to have a hard look at the TV this November.

I think you are conflating a rule brought in in 1884 designed to stop people who are not serving and have never served from wearing uniform! , taken completely at face value then the section I highlighted in yellow would mean that veterans are not allowed to wear berets , hats or any insignia or badge from their military service! , we know they are allowed to wear this and their medals.
the red highlighted section clearly states the this law does not apply to plays , circus performances ( for some odd reason!) or in the coarse of any bona fide military representation.
obviously this was written before Remembrance Day ( in fact long before either world wars ) but it is obvious that , Remembrance Day is a clear example of a bona fide military representation! 🤷‍♀️

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Because I see you answered the questions I was asking later in the thread.

Hey @jeffgoldblumnot gonna argue with you! Ask your husband. :) If he’s served as long as I did he will surely know. Anyway back to Australia!!

I understand the confusion, especially with different branches having slightly different rules and people interpreting things differently, yes obviously once you retire or leave you should not wear the uniform but for special circumstances and such it is allowed, as I was try to say , some only keep hats , berets and insignia, others keep it all , I imagine the likelihood of aged veterans having their entire uniform and it still fitting is remote! , some do as you said prefer to wear smart blazers or suits with their insignia added.

No you’re right! Bugs the shit out of me. Here’s a pic of Prince Edward who dropped out of Marine Training after 12 months.

I think you are conflating a rule brought in in 1884 designed to stop people who are not serving and have never served from wearing uniform

Nope, not that.

I've just gone up to the loft and dug up my very own old copy of :Notes for Officers retiring from....," and at that time it was quite clear in the text that if you didn't retain your rank on retirement (so you left below the rank of Lieutenant Commander/Major/Squadron Leader) you were not to wear uniform.

There were exceptions for the senior officers but not for the rank and file or junior officers...I accept that may have changed.

I suspect I've bored for Britain on this so unless someone comes up with the current text from KRs I'll leave it...

Anyway, as @22YearsAndCounting has said - back to Australia!

But honorary whatever it is called is completely different. Even I know that.

Yes anymore Poor Us speeches or have they packed up and left? I do hope their accommodation was satisfactory after those scruffy 'units' in South Africa .

Deleted because I took so long to type I missed your edit! And I’m sure everyone is bored of this now!! Including me!

The Duke and Duchess are doing everything the Queen wanted to avoid
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-15735751/insiders-Harry-Meghan-royal-tour-Queen-feared-REBECCA-ENGLISH-Australia.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton

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archived! Hope it works ( I have form for it not!)

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Ruritanian.