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Offline kevin3

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Prince William & Meghan
« on: November 27, 2017, 11:31:13 AM »

     Their engagement has been announced and most news channels have been expressing their happiness and wishing them well.

     Apart from, that is, the BBC News. Their Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchunt did an immediate hatchet job,

     She's a divorcee,  tut tut tut.

     She's mixed race, tut tut tut

     She's outspoken, tut tut tut

     She's American, comparisons to Wallis Simpson, tut tut tut.

     Her parents are divorced, tut tut tut.

     She's a beautiful, pleasant young woman and they are very very happy together, but Nicholas forgot to mention that.




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Re: Prince William & Meghan
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2017, 11:46:19 AM »
I wish them every happiness.

Prince Harry is a very fine fellow.

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Re: Prince William & Meghan
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2017, 12:37:36 PM »
I am NOT a Royalist. I congratulate any young couple starting out on their life journey together. However, how many 'ordinary' couples will have a multi-million-pound wedding paid for by us 'the common man' from our taxes?.....especially when they are both extremely wealthy?


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Re: Prince William & Meghan
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2017, 12:59:47 PM »
If previous history is anything to go by there will be economic benefits as well.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/29/royal-wedding-tourism-boost.

And no, I cannot prove any of the figures  :)

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« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2017, 13:19:10 PM »
I agree that it will bring in tourism, However, yet again it is the 'Big Bosses' who will make the money, whilst ordinary folks will just bear the cost of security and clean-up operations.
Most dress designers are hardly on the breadline, most restaurant owners the same, and this year, with our economy and our 'disposable income' at it's lowest point (for the majority of people) can we really afford to buy 'Patriotic Nosh' to celebrate the nuptials? I think not!

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Re: Prince William & Meghan
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2017, 13:22:04 PM »
I would rather a monarchy than a dictatorship like Turkey has, any day of the week.  :)

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« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2017, 13:24:31 PM »
I would rather a monarchy than a dictatorship like Turkey has, any day of the week.   :)
True, very true.
I'm still not a Royalist though.  ;)

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Re: Prince William & Meghan
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2017, 14:04:43 PM »
I would rather a monarchy than a dictatorship like Turkey has, any day of the week.   :)

Turkey has a democratically elected parliament and president.  How dare you suggest that it's a dictatorship...

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Re: Prince William & Meghan
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2017, 15:52:00 PM »
Sorry, JohnF, I forgot that you were his biggest fan! My mistake.   ;) ;D

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Re: Prince William & Meghan
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2017, 15:54:08 PM »
I was guiding a tour in Corfu when Harry sent me a text in relation to a topic he was involved in.  I was very impressed and everyone on our coach were very impressed.




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