Salt n Vinegar Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Antlion said: Haven’t you heard? Nary a tourist has set foot in Edinburgh since it’s been dukeless. Because that’s the only reason tourists visit anywhere in the UK, isn’t it? Because it has royals? Right? Absolutely! I've left the house for the first time in ages purely on the basis that we are now a Dukedom. The streets seem safer already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 During the recent Channel Four hustings, all three candidates when asked about a future head of state, answered that they preferred Andy Murray over someone from the hereditary bloodline. I'm not at all sure anyone pitching for First Minister would dare go there before Auld Lizzie shuffled off her mortal coil but now and just a few months into Chuckles' reign, I'm not aware that anyone is bothered that senior politicians (and Ash Regan) are openly ridiculing the monarch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 We might have a crap Duke but at unlike the west coast at least the capital doesn't have Duke of Argylls... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I see Chuck isn't going to visit paris. Pity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 56 minutes ago, Suspect Device said: I see Chuck isn't going to visit paris. Pity. What did the RoI do to annoy the French? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said: What did the RoI do to annoy the French? They're still banging on about Thierry Henry 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said: What did the RoI do to annoy the French? 2 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: They're still banging on about Thierry Henry Took an hour. Still, I suppose it is Friday... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Whose that old guy doing walkabouts in Berlin with Franz-Walter Steinmeier? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 17 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Whose that old guy doing walkabouts in Berlin with Franz-Walter Steinmeier? Krugohren des Hauses Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) Have they actually scheduled a wee homecoming trip to Coburg? Edited March 29, 2023 by Boo Khaki 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 16 hours ago, Boo Khaki said: Have they actually scheduled a wee homecoming trip to Coburg? BBC were hilarious last night, the reporter outside wherever old Chuck was speaking stating there could be German relatives there from his fathers side of the family, Completely ignoring the slight Germanic links of his mothers side, that Saxe-Coburg-Gotha crew. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 4 hours ago, MEADOWXI said: BBC were hilarious last night, the reporter outside wherever old Chuck was speaking stating there could be German relatives there from his fathers side of the family, Completely ignoring the slight Germanic links of his mothers side, that Saxe-Coburg-Gotha crew. You mean his great great great grandfather? Yes, very slight Germanic links there. I've more recent German ancestry than that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 12 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: You mean his great great great grandfather? Yes, very slight Germanic links there. I've more recent German ancestry than that. But is your state-awarded job dependent on your great great great grandparents’ ancestry? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 A chip off the old block... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Daily Mirror now referring to the auld leatherfaced mistress as 'Queen Camilla'. Disappointing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Remember to bow / curtsey and tug forelock before reading :- https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2023/apr/05/revealed-royals-took-more-than-1bn-income-from-controversial-estates-king-charles-queen-duchies-cornwall-lancaster "King Charles and the late Queen Elizabeth II have received payments equivalent to more than £1bn from two land and property estates that are at the centre of a centuries-old debate over whether their profits should be given to the public instead." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I know that polls are not necessarily the most accurate reflections of the real world, but I was quite pleased by a yougov poll about the forthcoming coronation in terms of what is reported as Scotland's view. https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2023/04/13/b7aff/2 In response to "How likely are you to watch King Charles’ coronation and/or take part in celebrations surrounding it?", the Scottish figures are very likely+fairly likely 27% and not very likely+not at all likely 70%. In response to "How much do you care about the forthcoming coronation of King Charles?", the Scottish figures are a great deal or a fair amount 20% and not very much or not at all, 80%. For results from other areas, feel free to use the link. Maybe there's hope for Scotland yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Tesco helpfully reminding us all of Charlie’s early love affair with the new queen. Charles: "Oh god. I'll just live inside your trousers or something. It would be much easier!" Camilla: (Laughs.) "What are you going to turn into, a pair of knickers? Oh, you’re going to come back as a pair of knickers." Charles: "Or, God forbid, a Tampax. Just my luck!" (Laughs.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Happy Birthday to Robert Smith. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Proclaimers removed from King's coronation playlist - BBC News Perhaps a cross-post with the BBC Bias thread this, but very interesting language Quote The Proclaimers have been removed from an official King's coronation playlist after they were criticised for their anti-royal views. Craig and Charlie Reid's hit I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) was featured alongside prominent UK artists. Last year they agreed with a republican demonstrator who shouted during the proclamation of King Charles. The BBC understands the song was removed by the UK government following complaints. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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