Prince William and Harry ad the Common Man

Baron Kurtz

Elaine Mealy Self-defense wrote: »

A. They are straight

B. I'm already married

C. I'm nearly old enough to be their grandfather.

D. One of them is already married.

E. My granddaughter would kill me.

F. I'm not that pushed about them but just see no harm in them.

In that list you never mentioned you were straight. Only them. So there may still be a slight and lingering element of uncertainty about your feelings towards the lads:)

Also, is Harry still rocking the SS gear?

blinding

Cloudio9 wrote: »

As Frankie Boyle said: "what better way to teach Afghani civilians about democracy than have a prince machine-gun them from a helicopter"

When Frankie Boyle gets it right he gets it right .For even the odd time he has got it wrong ( can you in comedy )..overall its worth it for when he gets it so right.....:D:D

Samaris

They seem like decent men. Harry had his wild phase, but straightened himself up. Can't really blame him, bloody awkward position being the heir, but being the spare is all cage with none of the ...well, I'm not sure being king is actually much of a reward.

They seem to have done their best to be useful members of society. Sure, they're rich and privileged, but that isn't a crime any more than it is to be poor.

Despite everything about the lifestyle, the British royals seem to have some sane heads screwed on when it comes to raising their kids. Especially Princess Anne's 2/3? who were deliberately raised without royal titles and the rest of it to give them as normal a life as possible. Actually, that approach goes back a bit, I think it was Queen Victoria's children that reminisced about their childhood and being taught housework and repairs much like other children of the time (albeit most other children didn't have a private cottage on the grounds to play in!).

Other than that, shrug.

pickarooney

timthumbni wrote: »

To assume something makes an ass of both you and me.

Oh how I loathe this cryptic-crossword-for-cretins quote.

Turtyturd

timthumbni wrote: »

i don't know either of them. I appreciate they were in my armed forces but that's it.

I can guarantee that the op wasn't in the Irish army on the other hand. And a sf ard fheis doesn't count btw....

'Merica Ingerland, f*ck yeah!

timthumbni

Turtyturd wrote: »

'Merica Ingerland, f*ck yeah!

I'm not English matey.

Samaris

steddyeddy wrote: »

Where did I criticise them? As an aside a colleague went to school with Harry and William (Eton). He said contrary to appearances William is the more humble one while Harry is the mist arrogant of his circumstance of birth.

Probably case of "was", tbh. Teenagers in school and adults are a bit of a different kettle of fish, especially regarding Prince Harry who appeared a bit of a knob (as well as a nob) but seems to have grown out of it.

VinLieger

steddyeddy wrote: »

I think your reaction is worse TBH. The royals shouldn't be exempt from criticism.

Theres zero criticism being put forward by the OP just wild speculation based on the quite obvious chip on the shoulder they have for whatever reason.

As far as we lnow they both served their country exactly the same as everyone else that was alongside them. All the OP has engaged in is wild speculation with zero basis.

MilesMorales1

I tend to think (I'm born and raised in the UK with UK parents incidentally) that the royals doing this whole 'down with the common folk' routine to be annoying and patronising.

YourSuperior

For better or worse, folks really want their social hierarchies, these social games -- it's just the nature of things. We can have the pecking order or have chaos.

Dirty Dingus McGee

gifted wrote: »

I've got great time for those two lads....they've had cameras in their bloody faces for every day of their lives...the press hounded their mum right up to and after her unfortunate death. They owe nothing to anyone, they come across as decent ordinary people who care for people.

They get an extravagant secure life provided for by the British people , I think they ow them something for that.

Avatar MIA

Wouldn't want to have a political system with a hereditary Head of State, but William and Harry seem decent enough. Picking on the wrong royals there.

gifted

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

They get an extravagant secure life provided for by the British people , I think they ow them something for that.

Isn't their mothers death pay back enough?

steddyeddy

gifted wrote: »

Isn't their mothers death pay back enough?

Bizarre post.

take everything

OU812 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjGDl38Fgw

I'm no fan of the Royals but as Royals go they always struck me as decent enough. As in that video

Oasis1974

In fairness to Prince William and the wife there knocking them out at a fair rate.

mattser

steddyeddy wrote: »

Bizarre post.

Not in the least bit bazarre. Diana was hounded and hassled by scum paparazzi, as a reward for being a fantastic humanitarian.
Her two sons are a credit to herself and their father.

bobbyss

mattser wrote:

Not in the least bit bazarre. Diana was hounded and hassled by scum paparazzi, as a reward for being a fantastic humanitarian. Her two sons are a credit to herself and their father.

What do they work at now do you know? William packed in the helicopter service and Harry I simply don't know.

Avatar MIA

bobbyss wrote: »

What do they work at now do you know? William packed in the helicopter service and Harry I simply don't know.

Meeting randomers, shaking hands, smiling at the camera while feigning interest, only for it to be reviewed for ever more. Next day, same thing.

Genuinely, a horrific prospect.

mattser

bobbyss wrote: »

What do they work at now do you know? William packed in the helicopter service and Harry I simply don't know.

Why don't you pick up the phone and ring Buckingham Palace if you're so concerned, and quit acting the mick.

bobbyss

Avatar MIA wrote:

Meeting randomers, shaking hands, smiling at the camera while feigning interest, only for it to be reviewed for ever more. Next day, same thing.

Avatar MIA wrote:

Genuinely, a horrific prospect.

Yeah I think that's the height of it. William has had a bad press for doing really f... all.
They have chosen a tough life in giving up the rescue service and army respectively.
In fairness to them I too would swop coming under fire in Helmed Province for a life visiting the sick in hospital and opening flower shows. It's a no brainer.

MickDoyle1979

humberklog wrote: »

Harry was an Army Air Force pilot, got his wings '10 and passed his Apache training a year later. Served 20 weeks as Apache co-pilot/gunner in Afghanistan.
There was a pretty good doc made which followed him around at the time.

I think previously to being a pilot he was a Sapper.

10 years service all the same.

When he was a ground soldier he served in forward HQs I believe and went out on patrols and saw some combat with the Taliban.

As an Apache pilot he provide close air support to troops in forward bases beseiged by the Taliban and would have killed a large number of the enemy during his tours.

A brave man who doesn't have to prove his courage to anyone.

His uncle served a helicopter pilot in the Falklands and winched the dead and injured from burning ships hit by Argentine bombs and missiles. Fires and explosion on those ships could have taken him out.

steddyeddy

Harry and William are grand, but Kate Middleton having a stream of kids leaves a bad taste for me. I live in England and things are going to go from bad to worse with Brexit. Lavish lifestyle paid for by the taxpayer isn't something that will go on forever.

corner of hells

steddyeddy wrote: »

Harry and William are grand, but Kate Middleton having a stream of kids leaves a bad taste for me. I live in England and things are going to go from bad to worse with Brexit. Lavish lifestyle paid for by the taxpayer isn't something that will go on forever.

Is it cause she blanked you in favour of Big Willie?

timthumbni

steddyeddy wrote: »

Harry and William are grand, but Kate Middleton having a stream of kids leaves a bad taste for me. I live in England and things are going to go from bad to worse with Brexit. Lavish lifestyle paid for by the taxpayer isn't something that will go on forever.

As opposed to some bint on the dole having kids galore for example. Kate can afford it. Good luck to her.

steddyeddy

timthumbni wrote: »

As opposed to some bint on the dole having kids galore for example. Kate can afford it. Good luck to her.

Both can afford it because of state income.

Neyite

steddyeddy wrote: »

Both can afford it because of state income.

Most of their wealth comes from Diana's side of the family and was left to them in trust when she died as far as I can gather.

steddyeddy

Neyite wrote: »

Most of their wealth comes from Diana's side of the family and was left to them in trust when she died as far as I can gather.

It really depends how it's spent. Security, housing and education might not come from their inherited wealth. If they pay for everything themselves then I admire them for that.

Donald Trump

Rent a flat above a shop .Cut your hair and get a job. Smoke some fags and play some pool. Pretend you never went to school. But still you'll never get it right. 'Cause when you're laid in bed at night. Watching roaches climb the wall. If you called your Dad he could stop it all

 

Neyite

I'd assume that housing, security and the private education comes from publicly funded income and likely takes a big chunk out of their bills for them, but I would see that those kind of have to come with the job.

Here's an article that breaks down some of the figures. I'd got an idea that the Duchy income formed part of the lad's wealth all right but I do remember reading somewhere that they inherited 30million from their mother.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/where-does-the-royal-family-get-money-2017-1?r=US&IR=T

njs030

steddyeddy wrote: »

It really depends how it's spent. Security, housing and education might not come from their inherited wealth. If they pay for everything themselves then I admire them for that.

William and Harry are supported by the duchy of Cornwall which is a set of private estates owned by the Prince of Wales that has a large income -

"The Duchy capital account has increased from £408m to £763m since 2004, and the surplus has increased £9.9m to £19m over the same period."

I'd say they aren't on the breadline anyway