As someone who's in the middle of reading it, it does feel like even in the moments of positivity, a sour mention of the press is never too far away. Whether it's 'I loved X thing because there was no access from the press!' or 'X thing was ruined by the press', the press and even specific headlines get mentioned A LOT.I haven’t read Harry’s book and am interested what’s his biggest gripe? The press, his upbringing, being royal, not being royal and important enough?. Genuinely interested as surely he can’t be just complaining, surely there’s positivity in the book.
I would agree with this. His description of army life is really fascinating but he does often descend into self-pity which was frustrating. I swung from moments of feeling very sympathetic towards him (the fact he couldn’t accept his mother was dead was heartbreaking) to really struggling with him.As someone who's in the middle of reading it, it does feel like even in the moments of positivity, a sour mention of the press is never too far away. Whether it's 'I loved X thing because there was no access from the press!' or 'X thing was ruined by the press', the press and even specific headlines get mentioned A LOT.
Good for him. Credit where credits due.
for the likes of JS, You can’t strip someone of honours once they are dead … the honour stops when they die.PA is a real problem. He was never convicted, and while I personally don’t see how he wasn’t at least implicated in some ways, per law he IS not guilty of anything. Morally though, he is guilty AF. But I am not sure how you can argue with morals to make a solid case that will be looked at as example in the future. There is no Code of Conduct or a clear guideline. So any action is kind of arbitrary. KCIII. would be smart to put his lawyers on it. Having him not using his HRH is probably all they can make him do- I wonder if he actually could just shrug and use it anyway. Also, I am not sure the monarch can strip any titles. Especially the ones that weren’t handed out at their request. That’s for Parliament I guess and while I think they really have more important stuff to do than stripping PA, PA or JS (and some other shady assholes while they are at it) there should be a clear rule book and ways to strip people. High treason is not it in any of those cases.
It’s a bad position for Charles because he can’t execute any real power. The BRF is a very interesting case, having the position of the monarch as very powerful and at the same time very weak.
So yeah, they - Parliament and monarchy - need to outline this in clear form, modify the striping of rules and options of giving them up voluntarily. They need to get rid of several members asap. And outline the prospects for everyone not being the heir.
Zara doesn't need to - Her lovely husband l is doing a great job at exploting his royal connections in her place. I don't think it's lost on anyone that the year the Queen died he's done I'm a celeb and countless ads on "being royal"It’s bad when the fake mocking rhymes have a nicer flow than the children’s book they actually wrote…….
I agree that Kate is still cashing in on good headlines because the tabloids need her against M. It won’t last though. I think she would already get more criticism again if H&M wouldn’t f**k up their pr like they do. They are a gift that keeps on giving.
Hard pass on the adult cousins by the way. I doubt any of the for are any less entitled than H&W. Peter has exploited his royAl connections for money quite a bit. Zara is quite good at riding so she seems to be the only with putting really any effort into something. The rest lives happiness of their names and connections. Jury is still out on Louise and James. I think Sophie having some normal life experiences and Edward being a bit of an odd egg (completely positive though- interested in stuff that wasn’t the norm royal, harshly mocked quite a bit….) could be an asset to raising them to more self sufficient, even though they too will enjoy the cushion of relationships and money.
Absolutely. Mike has been cashing in on his royal relation for decades, and is known to blab about them just enough to stay interesting in the hope to get more out of him. Additionally he is basically a shady influencer. So yeah…. no brownie points for Anne’s offspring. I think out of all Beatrice is the only one working a somewhat real job since 2017. Peter Philips company is a joke and heavily relying on his connections. Eugenie might be another contender for actually working a real job. And it seems both women have stopped to take off more days than actually work. But who knows. At this point Beatrice is the only one not living on a royal property- but fear not, she and Edit purchased a £3.5 million manor home in 2021. Oh how the other 1% live.Zara doesn't need to - Her lovely husband l is doing a great job at exploting his royal connections in her place. I don't think it's lost on anyone that the year the Queen died he's done I'm a celeb and countless ads on "being royal"
Also seen Kate has done 3/4 public engagements since Harry's book has been released - The PR machine is so predictable at this point for them.
He does have school fees to find, don’t forgetZara doesn't need to - Her lovely husband l is doing a great job at exploting his royal connections in her place. I don't think it's lost on anyone that the year the Queen died he's done I'm a celeb and countless ads on "being royal"
Also seen Kate has done 3/4 public engagements since Harry's book has been released - The PR machine is so predictable at this point for them.
Ah yes that little chestnut...living the the slums of Anne's back garden where there is no state / grammar schools in the local village.....He does have school fees to find, don’t forget
Any new monarch has to be approved by the Accession Council of leading politicians as even King Charles III was last year. Parliament and the King could also agree to restrict HRHs to working royalsPA is a real problem. He was never convicted, and while I personally don’t see how he wasn’t at least implicated in some ways, per law he IS not guilty of anything. Morally though, he is guilty AF. But I am not sure how you can argue with morals to make a solid case that will be looked at as example in the future. There is no Code of Conduct or a clear guideline. So any action is kind of arbitrary. KCIII. would be smart to put his lawyers on it. Having him not using his HRH is probably all they can make him do- I wonder if he actually could just shrug and use it anyway. Also, I am not sure the monarch can strip any titles. Especially the ones that weren’t handed out at their request. That’s for Parliament I guess and while I think they really have more important stuff to do than stripping PA, PA or JS (and some other shady assholes while they are at it) there should be a clear rule book and ways to strip people. High treason is not it in any of those cases.
It’s a bad position for Charles because he can’t execute any real power. The BRF is a very interesting case, having the position of the monarch as very powerful and at the same time very weak.
So yeah, they - Parliament and monarchy - need to outline this in clear form, modify the striping of rules and options of giving them up voluntarily. They need to get rid of several members asap. And outline the prospects for everyone not being the heir.
Beatrice and Eugenie have never had real jobs have they? I thought they had 'hobby' jobs. They're not cashing in on the royal connection either though to be fair. I suppose they don't need to really. They're rich enough.Absolutely. Mike has been cashing in on his royal relation for decades, and is known to blab about them just enough to stay interesting in the hope to get more out of him. Additionally he is basically a shady influencer. So yeah…. no brownie points for Anne’s offspring. I think out of all Beatrice is the only one working a somewhat real job since 2017. Peter Philips company is a joke and heavily relying on his connections. Eugenie might be another contender for actually working a real job. And it seems both women have stopped to take off more days than actually work. But who knows. At this point Beatrice is the only one not living on a royal property- but fear not, she and Edit purchased a £3.5 million manor home in 2021. Oh how the other 1% live.
I thought titles had nothing to do with security or salary? Beatrice is HRH and she has neither. I thought maybe it just makes Andrew feel more important.He’ll get a salary and access to royal protection.
He hasn’t been stripped of his HRH if I recall, only told not to use it? So does that mean he still gets money/protection?
You’re also meant to bow/curtsy when an HRH approaches which I think is what Andrew wants.
Someone spilled the tea a few threads back that this is also the case for Chelsy Davy's "employer".I think the companies that employ Beatrice and Eugenie are happy to take the rough of having to only have them in the office occasionally with the smooth of having their name on the letterhead and an office door.
I think so too. They're not making a fortune from those jobs either I presume. I think they just wanted a little part time job to keep them busy until they got married.I think the companies that employ Beatrice and Eugenie are happy to take the rough of having to only have them in the office occasionally with the smooth of having their name on the letterhead and an office door.
How much of an advantage could she be to a law firm though? If you need a lawyer you're not going to be impressed by a celeb connection surely!Someone spilled the tea a few threads back that this is also the case for Chelsy Davy's "employer".
Eugenue and Beatrice's jobs seem to involve having names that their bosses can use on letterheads (so also cashing in on their Royal connections). Before they married and had babies, their working lives consisted of more holidays than work.Absolutely. Mike has been cashing in on his royal relation for decades, and is known to blab about them just enough to stay interesting in the hope to get more out of him. Additionally he is basically a shady influencer. So yeah…. no brownie points for Anne’s offspring. I think out of all Beatrice is the only one working a somewhat real job since 2017. Peter Philips company is a joke and heavily relying on his connections. Eugenie might be another contender for actually working a real job. And it seems both women have stopped to take off more days than actually work. But who knows. At this point Beatrice is the only one not living on a royal property- but fear not, she and Edit purchased a £3.5 million manor home in 2021. Oh how the other 1% live.
Wasn’t there an argument about it a few years ago that the Queen and Charles wanted to take away their security apart from if they were on official royal duties and Andrew kicked off about it and said they needed it all the time? Didn’t he have to pay the difference if he wanted 24/7 security for them?I thought titles had nothing to do with security or salary? Beatrice is HRH and she has neither. I thought maybe it just makes Andrew feel more important.
Yes I remember this. I think with Andrew it is all about status. Didn't he use the phrase ' Blood Princeses' to justify the security? Sounds like he also used it to justify why his daughters needed protecting from some vague theoretical threat but other people's daughters didn't deserve protecting from him and his mates.Wasn’t there an argument about it a few years ago that the Queen and Charles wanted to take away their security apart from if they were on official royal duties and Andrew kicked off about it and said they needed it all the time? Didn’t he have to pay the difference if he wanted 24/7 security for them?
Chelsy did an LPC so it's feasible she got the job on merit thoughSomeone spilled the tea a few threads back that this is also the case for Chelsy Davy's "employer".
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