So do the stunning Russian ones, went to a couple and they were out of this world!!
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That's fabulous. I like that a lot.Just been looking through the "Tiarapedia" on The Court Jeweller. Some really fabulous pieces, but we always seem to see the same ones. I would love to see this one brought back. Turquoise is underrated and it definitely suited Margaret's offbeat character. If it is still in the family following the auction of Margaret's jewels, it would look great with that black velvet McQueen dress that Kate wore a few years ago.
The Persian Turquoise Tiara
Photo licensed to The Court Jeweller; DO NOT REPRODUCE. When the Queen Mum married the Duke of York in 1923, the two of them never expected to become monarch and consort one day. But evenwww.thecourtjeweller.com
Indeed, should also be pointed out Spain is second and also has a constitutional monarchy like ours
France also has Disneyland Paris which is Europe’s most visited tourist destination almost every year (probably not 2020 as they were closed a lot of the time). It does contribute massively to tourism figures in the Ile de France.
Which ones did you go to? I’d love to visit Russia and see them!
Have you been to the Vatican? That really does make you feel uncomfortable
I've been to the Winter Palace (aka the Hermitage Museum) and the Catherine Palace in St Petersburg, years ago on a school trip (so long ago it was still called Leningrad!). Amazing places.
Yep, I reckon the Catholic Church has a lot more to answer for than the British RF. After all, kings and queens are pretty much meant to do what they want, whereas Catholicism cloaks it all (money building, child abuse, female abuse etc etc) under the claim that it is all "God's will".
Yep the Vatican is absolutely gross. The opulence just screams at you from every corner. Not a great look for a group that preaches so much about helping the less fortunate. At least the BRF think they are superior beings and this justified in not living among us
While I agree, I don’t think any assassination should be worse. There is a vice-president that immediately could take over. It’s not as if a country has to panic and fall into complete chaos apart from mass hysteria. The political set up is quite prepared for this, no matter if a country has a head of state with actual or more symbolic power.
You could even argue the US is better prepared, because if someone wiped out all the well known names, you have to start digging deep to find the next in line. I am sure it’s well archived but still. Find the person and get them ready would be a much harder job in the UK.
Every Head of State costs a tit ton of money and you can ask in every case (no matter if elected directly, indirectly or inherited, with actual political power or not) if they are actually worth it. I think in almost every case the answer is no. There are much better causes for this amount of money. But changing the system to whatever is not going to free up money for the poor, education, health care, fair wages, culture or whatever. Whoever believes that’s the solution for problems of under financing those areas is dangerously naive.
Hence the Reformation in the 16th century by Protestants who believed Christianity should be based more on the Bible and faith and less on high ceremony and grand altars and buildings and Masses and the Sacraments. Although having said that Pope Francis is relatively austere compared to most of his predecessors and focused more on tackling povertyYep the Vatican is absolutely gross. The opulence just screams at you from every corner. Not a great look for a group that preaches so much about helping the less fortunate. At least the BRF think they are superior beings and this justified in not living among us
The winter palace is amazing
So did I! Where did you go to school?
In Bristol - it was an exchange trip with a music school in St Petersburg, we did joint concerts with them when we were over there and when they came over here.
I dont think people are coming to see royalty, I think they understand that they're working and not on display all the time. I believe people come to the castles and palaces for the history, and to basically pretend that they are royal themselves. Or at least that is what I have heard and seen.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Another bash at the commonwealth? The commonwealth hasn't failed, it hasn't gone anywhere?
What have our gun laws got anything to do with the efficacy or finances of the BRF? Seems like we've got ourselves a troll here lads. When one bring up the phrase 'strawman argument', on a site that isn't Twitter or Reddit.... one is rather suspicious of their intentions.
I completely agree. To my knowledge, the BRF have to actually be transparent in a lot of their ongoings. The Vatican on the other hand... oh I'm sure there is a reason why we have the Queen as a figurehead, rather than someone who actually runs the country... something to do with democracy and fairness I think. /s
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The Commonwealth from 1649-60 after the whole Civil War, beheading of King little local difficulty.
(The ’other’ Commonwealth is The Commonwealth of Nations).
I hear you but I was more making a joke than trying to go for a serious convo about church reform.
I grew up basically in the shadow of the Vatican and I’ve seen plenty a priest recoil in horror as a homeless person asked for help, just as a small example. Not to mention the amount of archbishops shouting from the rooftops about the evil of promiscuity all the while getting their mistresses back-alley abortions ( and fancy apartments paid for by the church). I could go on for a while on the things I’ve seen the church do but I’ll stop or I’ll derail the thread
Well, must admit, if someone is mentioning the commonwealth, I think most of us jump to The Commonwealth. Not the one that was about for 11 years 400 years ago. Fairly easy assumption!
I knew what @Boring Monday meant 
In part because I'm in a Commonwealth of Nations country, so by deduction figured the failed one in question was Cromwell's Commonwealth.
A fun fact: Australia is officially called the Commonwealth of Australia. The etymology of the word, and it's changing use, is pretty interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth
In part because I'm in a Commonwealth of Nations country, so by deduction figured the failed one in question was Cromwell's Commonwealth.A fun fact: Australia is officially called the Commonwealth of Australia. The etymology of the word, and it's changing use, is pretty interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth
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Ah OK. I just wondered because when I tell people I went on a school trip to Russia in the 1980s they usually look at me as though I’d said we went on a school trip to Mars.
Absolutely agree about the Hermitage and the Catherine Palace - both so beautiful and full of the most amazing things, although in hindsight I wish I’d paid more attention!
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