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Re: Prince Phillip Dies - dodge - 04-10-2021
Yes, they are privileged, but I would hate their lifestyle. They work hard. When they tour, they have multiple engagements each day, with different audiences, make a speech at each one, understand who the audience is, why the audience is there and a lot of meet & greets.
At a table of twenty, they receive resumes of everyone, have to speak to them all and will remember a talking point about everyone, as they are the conversation starters. In a VIP room, a royal was told they were late, but he recognised that he hadn't yet spoken to everyone and didn't leave until he had.
Weirdly, they are born into it and their life isn't really their choice.
I was like a few responses above, and still am in many regards, but I certainly respect what they have to do.
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - DJC - 04-10-2021
If I was getting paid as much as they do, I would work hard too. I don't mind the old Queen, she worked like a "commoner" in WW2. Apart from her, the only one I have any time for is young Harry. He put his life on the line in Afghanistan and his work with disabled veterans has been outstanding. The rest of them are not much more than leeches on society.
The concept of royalty is anachronistic and the sooner it's consigned to the rubbish bin of history the better!
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - Thryleon - 04-10-2021
I think they all do bits of that.
They've all served in the armed forces. They're all career royals.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no royal family fan, but when you see kids getting paid loads of money to party and chase a pig skin filled with air, or wasting time on tik tok videos whilst these guys go visit people in poverty and generally don't live the life of an average young person you quickly see that society has gone to the dogs there isn't much hard work being done by anyone anymore, and most people are leeches on society through social media you start to think its just a sign of the times.
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - ElwoodBlues1 - 04-10-2021
(04-10-2021, 12:26 PM)spf link Wrote:Are you complaining because you're a commoner? If you were offered a title would you turn it down?I could be the Duke of Ikon Park but that wouldn't make me happy, I'd still sit with my commoner mates, over pay for my pie and coffee at the footy and then squeeze into the train on the Belgrave line and be a lot happier than some titled ponce who thinks that hunting foxes, waving to the those on Struggle Street makes me a better human than them.
The Royal family are nothing more than an over paid tourist attraction that detract and suck resources from other more important issues...
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - Lods - 04-10-2021
I think that's the point though....
I'm around Charles' vintage.
I'd take my life over his in a heartbeat.
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - cookie2 - 04-10-2021
I have been a lifelong ardent republican but in recent years I've had second thoughts based on the poor quality of self-serving publicly elected officials we have been seeing. The People's Republic of China also does little to inspire, for example. Power corrupts, total power corrupts totally. Not sure where all that leaves me?
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - ElwoodBlues1 - 04-10-2021
(04-10-2021, 10:55 PM)Lods link Wrote:I think that's the point though....Agree.. I didn't watch the game last night, it was my sons wedding and reception, we had a great time, no royals, no fox hunts, just 100 commoners hanging out together. Think the bride and groom were of equal or better quality than some of their Royal counterparts too.. But hey I'm biased..
I'm around Charles' vintage.
I'd take my life over his in a heartbeat.
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - cookie2 - 04-10-2021
Great to hear EB, sounded like a wonderful family occasion. ?
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - ElwoodBlues1 - 04-10-2021
(04-10-2021, 11:01 PM)cookie2 link Wrote:I have been a lifelong ardent republican but in recent years I've had second thoughts based on the poor quality of self-serving publicly elected officials we have been seeing. The People's Republic of China also does little to inspire, for example. Power corrupts, total power corrupts totally. Not sure where all that leaves me?Spent a couple of months working in the former Soviet Union including the breakaway States. The breakaway countries are all a mess, nothing works, the people are hungry and the Governments more corrupt than the old Soviet regime. The old locals want the Soviet lifestyle back where at least they were looked after better. George Orwell when he wrote Animal Farm knew his stuff..
Re: Prince Phillip Dies - cookie2 - 04-10-2021
(04-10-2021, 11:17 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Spent a couple of months working in the former Soviet Union including the breakaway States. The breakaway countries are all a mess, nothing works, the people are hungry and the Governments more corrupt than the old Soviet regime. The old locals want the Soviet lifestyle back where at least they were looked after better. George Orwell when he wrote Animal Farm knew his stuff..
Too right! Animal Farm and 1984 very uncomfortably prophetic.