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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:22am

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:22am

Angebadge wrote on Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:09pm:
I’m not sure I can agree that “being gifted untold wealth and opportunity” is the yardstick for covering yourself in glory. How does that work? You have money and opportunity and therefore mistakes are unacceptable? You don’t have untold wealth and opportunity so mistakes are acceptable? ...

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...I don’t believe it’s that simple 🤪🥂

It isn't the yardstick, but it sure as hell is a good leg up when it comes to doing the right thing, something large portions of the Royals have consistently resisted. We're not talking about mistakes but the use of power and wealth to enable you to do what the hell you like.

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:26am

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:26am

Grannyrose wrote on Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:36am:
BOBTASTIC you win the award for unnecessary and rotten remarks. What satisfaction do you get from this? Is there any family in the world that can say they are perfect? It saddens me to read such a cold hearted comment. Who are we to judge? None of us are perfect.

Absolutely. Few are perfect. But in general, the Royals have taken being imperfect to levels most would end up rotting in prison for. Some may choose to ignore the realities of the monarchy in the UK, I'm not one of them.

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:38am

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:38am

bobtastic wrote on Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:22am:
It isn't the yardstick, but it sure as hell is a good leg up when it comes to doing the right thing, something large portions of the Royals have consistently resisted. We're not talking about mistakes but the use of power and wealth to enable you to do what the hell you like.

“but the use of power and wealth to enable you to do what the hell you like”

Would you care to say what, exactly 🤪🥂

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:02pm

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:02pm

Angebadge wrote on Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:38am:
“but the use of power and wealth to enable you to do what the hell you like”
Would you care to say what, exactly 🤪🥂

Seriously? Are you asking because you are not aware (impossible to believe) or just because you want it spelt out?

How about one of the more recent high profile incidents. Andrew's refusal to speak to the FBI? Do you think if it was anyone else, implicated in a global child sex trafficing scandal, do you think they'd also have been able to avoid an interview for this long?

If you need more from recent times, how about the Royals influencing laws to protect their hidden wealth and how they amassed their recorded wealth?

That's just two from the last few years. There are many many more. But I suspect you already know all this, and like a lot people choose to ignore it?

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:43pm

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:43pm

The Royal family abide by the rules when it comes to official pomp and ceremony. No other Country in the world have that. The funeral was the best you will ever see and with covid still around I guess the Queen at 94 would be more at risk, so it may have been at her own request to sit alone. It only took 45 minutes and after she would have had her family around her. I love to see the troops marching, band playing and the choir of 4 were fabulous. God save the Queen

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:47pm

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:47pm

Angela25 wrote on Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:43pm:
The Royal family abide by the rules when it comes to official pomp and ceremony. No other Country in the world have that. The funeral was the best you will ever see and with covid still around I guess the Queen at 94 would be more at risk, so it may have been at her own request to sit alone. It o...

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...nly took 45 minutes and after she would have had her family around her. I love to see the troops marching, band playing and the choir of 4 were fabulous. God save the Queen

Love listening to God Save the Queen and that’s from a Scotsman.

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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:20pm

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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:20pm

I quite agree, she will do what is expected and won’t want to think she should be treated differently, but you do get them who would complain, I thought the service was lovely , and the piper how lovely and the last post.

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:09pm

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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:09pm

Anne330 wrote on Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:06pm:
They probably haven’t, even the Queen waited for her turn. And even if they have all had the vaccine, it doesn’t mean that they still couldn’t pass it on to her

She is vaccinated 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:14pm

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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:14pm

bobtastic wrote on Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:31pm:
Maybe she just didn't want anyone from her family near her. I mean, if that was your family, would you? None of them have exactly covered themselves in glory, despite being gifted untold wealth and opportunity.

As far as am aware the only suspected criminal is Andrew, the nut job who doesn’t sweat 😆