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The royal family

Ham pr disasters 36! The clap backs continue!

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jeffgoldblum · Yesterday 11:03

A continuation of our continuing discussion of our favourite private citizens! 😁

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KilkennyCats · Today 14:59

Starryfifty · Today 14:57

I would say this is the start of it.

Another thing Harry destroys by his mere presence.

Mylovelygreendress · Today 15:03

PlotTwistPending · Today 13:29

I thought it was a piss take too.

But c’mon private of course he didn’t pay! He’s very important dontcha know. In fact they’ve probably paid him to attend ;)

I am actually wondering if H will go now . Branson is friendly with the Middletons and I am fairly sure W and C are friendly with Branson’s kids .
Like it if not people will pick a side .

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · Today 15:04

bluegreygreen · Today 13:38

Flowers for you @Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit.

My cancer diagnosis came 6 months into being off with severe burnout, following several years of arguing for my unit with unhelpful management. I'm still not sure what role the stress had in that diagnosis.

@Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit and @bluegreygreen heartfelt thoughts to both of you from across the miles. 💐

Ive always been convinced that stress played a role. part in my cancer.

Mylovelygreendress · Today 15:05

Apologies @HoldMyWine , didn’t notice your post .

Puzzledandpissedoff · Today 15:08

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · Today 15:04

@Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit and @bluegreygreen heartfelt thoughts to both of you from across the miles. 💐

Ive always been convinced that stress played a role. part in my cancer.

Dear god I've just seen this, and warmest thoughts to all three of you Flowers

Life can be very cruel sometimes, and the very fact you're all still sharing with (and educating!!) us is more appreciated than ever

HoldMyWine · Today 15:08

Mylovelygreendress · Today 15:05

Apologies @HoldMyWine , didn’t notice your post .

You’re ok this thread moves so quickly

PleasantGreenPorcupine · Today 15:10

Puzzledandpissedoff · Today 15:08

Dear god I've just seen this, and warmest thoughts to all three of you Flowers

Life can be very cruel sometimes, and the very fact you're all still sharing with (and educating!!) us is more appreciated than ever

Yes, same here - sending best wishes 🙏🏼

jeffgoldblum · Today 15:11

💐 for all the posters who have suffered cancer and illness.

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damnatiomemoriae · Today 15:11

Starryfifty · Today 14:16

A LOT of these leaks now

One can but hope.

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · Today 15:11

bluegreygreen · Today 11:32

There wasn't a 'Balmoral summit' @LaMarschallin.

Harry announced his return while the rest of the family were at Balmoral for their annual holiday, so one of the papers decided to say they were having a 'summit' to discuss it.

Yes. The picture of them driving out of a summit was actually them in the way to a grouse shoot.

SqueakyDinosaur · Today 15:12

Mylovelygreendress · Today 15:03

I am actually wondering if H will go now . Branson is friendly with the Middletons and I am fairly sure W and C are friendly with Branson’s kids .
Like it if not people will pick a side .

Sam Branson is married to Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, who is among other things the half-sister of Cressida Bonas. So yes, royal-adjacent.

PlotTwistPending · Today 15:14

Mylovelygreendress · Today 15:03

I am actually wondering if H will go now . Branson is friendly with the Middletons and I am fairly sure W and C are friendly with Branson’s kids .
Like it if not people will pick a side .

Well lovelygreen looks like Branson isn’t attending now. According to lovely PP poster who attacked an X screen shot!

Not that he isn’t attending he won’t attend! Read into that what you will!!

LaMarschallin · Today 15:15

Starryfifty · Today 14:16

A LOT of these leaks now

HAM 'set to quit UK'?

sarcastic ross geller GIF
bookingamazonas · Today 15:17

Leafteaandbiscuits543 · Today 12:26

Zara Tindall is a patron of quite a few charities , many of which do indeed focus on equine welfare.

ROR supports the welfare and retraining of retired racehorses.
World Horse Welfare: Focuses on improving the lives of horses through rescue and education.
Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund: Helps individuals injured in horse-related accidents.
Catwalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust and UK Spinal Injuries Association: Funds research and support for spinal cord injuries.
Riding for the Disabled Association: Provides therapeutic riding for disabled individuals.

But also:

Lucy Air Ambulance for Children: The UK's first dedicated air transfer service designed to fly critically ill infants and children to urgent hospital care.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children: She continues a long-standing family history of supporting this prominent children's medical facility.
Cancer Research UK: Supports cancer research and awareness initiatives.

While all of that work is admirable, I think it is unlikely that an ordinary professional event rider would have the means or the time to support so many charities, or indeed would be asked to do so , so it’s clear that some of her charity work has come about because she is royal even if she is not an official working royal. But of course the main distinction is that as a private individual she doesn’t receive tax payer public money.

So why is it so bad that as a private individual Harry also wants to do charity work and earn money on the side too?

Zara can behave herself. The other ones not so much.
Zara is supportive of the RF, the other ones, not so much.
Zara has real talent and a likeable personality the other ones, not so much.
Zara is not a dick, the other ones......
Simple but crucial differentiation.

Starryfifty · Today 15:18

Branson is an Ambassador yet won't attend? Sums it up.

Surely Richard Eden is taking the piss regarding H donating a copy of Spare ??

AutumnCrowWithdrawsMajestically · Today 15:18

bluegreygreen · Today 14:48

I've been assuming that after each games cycle the 'charity' for that particular games is wound up, but haven't actually looked.
Is that not the case? Does it continue as a separate entity?

I agree that Lord Allen (and the rest of the trustees) should have kept a much tighter watch on their patron, and should have been careful to ensure that everything was very clearly above board when questions started to be asked.

The problem now is that there are so many queries about Harry's behaviour around charities that they are running to catch up, even if it turns out that everything is in order.

I think the separate-entity licence for each local board must have an end date on it, @bluegreygreen? So then legally winds up. If that's the case I'd also love to know what happens with any local debts accrued and outstanding. Is the host local authority or government expected to absorb them (out of Contingency?), or do they pass to the main Invictus Board of Trustees chaired by Allen for payment?

I know some accounts are eventually published but there was a lot in the Invictus Whistler accounts that were redacted, thinking back to Rachel Maxwell's YT videos.

Harry's not clever enough to have fucked this up on his own.

Mylovelygreendress · Today 15:19

Can I just pop in to say that Mike Tindall does a lot of work for Parkinson’s Society . His Dad has lived with Parkinson’s for many years .

Mylovelygreendress · Today 15:20

Starryfifty · Today 15:18

Branson is an Ambassador yet won't attend? Sums it up.

Surely Richard Eden is taking the piss regarding H donating a copy of Spare ??

Richard “ Project Thaw is definitely happening “ Eden ?

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · Today 15:20

Aprilfountain · Today 13:29

I agree with this totally, I do think though that meeting MM seemed to bring out the very worst side of him, which the general public had never seen before.

But I think we did see that side of him, if you weren't inclined to find the "one of the lads" thing cute or funny. It's the same playbook Farage used - "bloke I'd like to have a pint with".

The naked pool, the nazi uniform... These things weren't secrets, they were just spun.

jeffgoldblum · Today 15:20

LaMarschallin · Today 15:15

HAM 'set to quit UK'?

🤣

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TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · Today 15:20

Starryfifty · Today 10:05

See PP posted about H as a kidnap risk. Who on earth would kidnap him?? Unless it's MI6 for the sake of national security as a previous PP suggested 😀

There’s a very funny reel in these parts about a kidnapper phoning a woman and saying if you want your son back it will cost you x amount. The woman, who’s actually a grown man role playing says ‘ I’m not paying you anything for him, he’s a donkey, but if you have his cousin there as well I’ll pay for him, he’s a Dr, he’s this, he’s that, (he’s basically wonderful).

it always makes me laugh.

Guest385 · Today 15:22

From my understanding the invictus games are run under a license type arrangement from the foundation (the games pay a fee to the foundation to use the name and branding). The games themselves run financially separate to the foundation. Anyone can look at the published accounts for the foundation on Companies House. The games finances are reported by the foundation but are nice and vague. I think the games are then wound up as an entity. Sorry if people already know this as i think its been discussed before.

Starryfifty · Today 15:22

Can someone clarify? Maybe I'm dim. Is h seriously donating a copy of his book??

damnatiomemoriae · Today 15:26

I wonder if there is any truth to H sniffing round the military asking for a role?

It certainly would explain ‘that’ clarification letter - much more so than anyone wondering if Mabel from the knitting circle should curtsey to them or if the palace can provide barriers for the crowds beside Greggs.

LaMarschallin · Today 15:27

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · Today 15:11

Yes. The picture of them driving out of a summit was actually them in the way to a grouse shoot.

I appreciate the clarification from you both about the supposed "summit".
Haven't had a response to any of my other questions in that post or who was being referred to by the late Queen or whoever was in charge at that point (my italics).

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