Worried about Beatrice/Eduardo

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First of all I know there’s a cloud hanging over the York daughters but I don’t want to get into that here as it’s been covered thoroughly on other threads - it’s more about the pictures of them arriving at the Philips wedding the other day.

Did anyone else think that things looked very strained between Beatrice and her husband? To me it looked like they were both putting on a show for the public but he has checked out. I really hope I am wrong because she’s got very small children to look after, and diabolical parents who are no support at all.
It’s very sad.

How exactly did you come to that conclusion....pretty presumptuous of you. And what vibe exactly would give you that insight into his motivations and feelings?

A silly, mildly spiteful and completely unfounded comment that reflects poorly on your common sense.

How odd then that their very own website says that they are not owned by the state.
You had better contact them & tell them to amend the websites -wouldn’t want them to be spreading incorrect information would you?
If you go to the FAQ section it explains what they think about ownership -which differs from what you say.

I'm sure they will all be fine. Not as if Beatrice will end up in 1 bedroom temp housing eating beans from the tin.

Do you honestly think that that website would take any notice of what I say?

How odd you think the Royal family actually personally own the crown estate. If the British Monarchy was abolished the crown estate would revert to the direct ownership of the British state. Are you saying that if they were were phased out they would take all of the crown estate and keep it for themselves? A family who were not now a monarch and descendants would take all the sea beds and all 12 miles out to sea surrounding the UK, the thousands of acres of land, the buildings, the commercial properties, London West End and Regent Street, the Windsor Estate
Hardly.
They hold it in right of the Crown, it is not their personal possessions. They would get away with Balmoral and Sandringham I presume

Agree... its just mean spirited and speculative. A bit distasteful really. The equivalent of the curtain twitchers in the street gossiping that #24 didnt kiss each other goodbye on the driveway before they went to work, always suspected it wouldnt last and the relationship must be on the rocks

Would you like to show me where I said the RF own the Crown Estate?
l’ll wait.
And no, I don’t think they would take any notice of you - especially since you are wrong. 😀

You intimated it

How do you know they won't look after them? Has anyone come forward and said they've refused? Seems an odd admission. No! I won't look after them, I merely lay the egg!!

Or do you mean they don't because like lots of other families, they use childcare?

Beatrice and Edo's relationship started in very questionable circumstances (there was a significant overlap in his relationships with both Dara and with Beatrice).

I think Beatrice is learning that there's a lot of truth in the saying 'how you get them is how you lose them'.

Ok

I thought the gushing social media comments between them all (Edo, Beatrice, Eugenie, Sarah) were OTT.

Might have been on Instagram? It was in a lot of the media anyway at the time.

She seems to be more emotionally invested in the marriage - I hope that it doesn’t stop her making a good and timely decision if that ever becomes necessary, but I worry that it might.

If you go to the FAQ section it explains what they think about ownership -which differs from what you say.

Do you think royal income should have been arbitrarily linked to a self-declared independent, commercial business?

They would get away with Balmoral and Sandringham I presume

They literally have done given both were purchased with Civil List funds artificially bloated by Albert's bleating and then diverted.

Why are you worried. You don't know them or what's going on in their lives. Why are you bothered.

Why are you worried. You don't know them or what's going on in their lives. Why are you bothered.

The smug husband has been reported to benefit financially from apparently uncontested contracts to renovate a CE property and his wife and her sister benefit from taxpayer supported accommodation while remaining admittedly laughably styled non working royals

Why wouldn't anyone be bothered?

Quite. The Crown Estate has a commercial mandate but it is not an independent, commercial business. Even unitary authorities (councils) with their statutory social care functions also have ‘best value’ (ie commercial) mandates.

This is from the National Audit Office’s recent report for parliament:

‘Both The Crown Estate (TCE) and the Household have framework agreements in place with HM Treasury (HMT), their sponsor department, to define roles, responsibilities and accountabilities. A key difference is that TCE, as a self-funding public corporation, is not subject to spending controls or funding from government. In contrast, HMT is responsible for issuing and monitoring the Household’s spending of the Sovereign Grant. Both operate in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money, guidance set by HMT to ensure public funds are used responsibly and effectively.’

That seems pretty clear, particularly ‘operate(s) in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money’.