The Royal Family and the Media


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This is a royal cartoon video I find it hilarious.
This is hilarious. The line at the end, "Well, it wasn't as tacky as my first wedding," hehe. :D

milla Ca wrote Charles finally names the day
11.02.05: The royal wedding | Cartoons | Guardian Unlimited
That cartoon rocks. I love the slippers on Camilla's feet.
As for BeatrixFan's Queen Wallis bit, all I can say is, BF, you rock!
I hope you will write more, or better still, do it professionally, because you are too good at this to let this talent be wasted. :flowers:
 
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A dutch cartoon from 1902, no copyrights:

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King Edward's royal speech in which he tells how civilized and noble the English soldiers behaved themselves in the (Boer) war. But while reading he gets haunted by killed Boers. The continental and especially the Dutch public opinion was very anti-english. Edward was even boo-ed at Flushing/Vlissingen when he was still Prince of Wales.

From the same cartoonist:

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England and the war.
King Edward VII (to the angel of peace): Pleace, will you polish my crown?
Angel to king : First you have to wipe off all that blood . . .
 
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Ready for the coronation.
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King Edward VII in France.
Loubet : Fortunately it isn't his crown.
The Czar (to Wilhelm) : I never had expected this form uncle.
Wilhelm : Toujours Parisien !
 
Yeah, I noticed that too, milla. But I only recognize the "Charles" and "Camilla" masks. Who is depicted in the mask on the left? It must be a bad depiction.... I can't recognize it.... :lol:
 
Yeah, I noticed that too, milla. But I only recognize the "Charles" and "Camilla" masks. Who is depicted in the mask on the left? It must be a bad depiction.... I can't recognize it.... :lol:
I think that is supposed to be Tony Blair.:lol:
 
I have enjoyed reading, and appreciate, everyone's response on this topic.

I must say that researching the British RF has been an enjoyable hobby of mine for about 10 years now. I am from the U.S. and don't really recall seeing or retaining any of the press coverage on the RF before Diana's death. On top of that, I was studying the U.S. history, so I just never noticed coverage on them. I obviously knew of the RF, but only by name and status. I remember where I was, as does everyone else, when Diana tragically died. The press coverage on the events thereafter were immense and the death of Diana had a large effect on me which completely changed my outlook on the monarchy. Just to give you a clarification of my knowledge in coverage (specifically tv/news related, not internet) that I viewed about the British RF (and others for that matter) in the 90s, I honestly knew so little about them as individuals that I didn't know very much about anyone besides Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry. Press coverage shifted those royals to the front pages and it dictated how much I really knew about any of the other royal members.

Now, I could have read books about British History, but I was at the age where I was worried more about getting my literary research papers in on time. Upon expanding my horizons, I discovered that I was so intrigued (and I still am) by how the monarchy was established and still carries on traditions, formality and so on. It's a system so different from what I am used to here in the states and my research has proved to be worth every hour spent in libraries, buried in books. I owe so much to the enormous variety and supply of books on foreign affairs and history that my university had and I consider myself very lucky to have come across them. I don't really pay attention to tabloids, as their credibility is so low most of the time, but whatever is on the front page catches your attention and I guess I am guilty from time to time of only picking up on the headlines instead of doing my own research. :)

I don't know of any significant changes in the way the RF has handled the press, but I must say that I agree with some of the previous posts that have mentioned the way that reality shows affect the way we look into the privacy of others, especially those that have been made into public celebrities. This effect tends to single out and magnify the negative aspects of their actions, and as a result we are momentarily focused on that aspect instead of recognizing what they have accomplished 'under the radar', so to speak. An example comes to mind of The Princess Royal--I believe it was 2002 or so when the media was suspecting trouble in her and Tim's marriage. It was pure speculation and it seems that coverage on The PR and other members of the RF are few and far between, but their accomplishments for charities and public relations are rarely the main focus (which is a majority of what I commend them for).

I have enjoyed studying and researching the events of the Royal Family, as well as seeing what others think and how they are influenced by them. We are all human, but what we make of life sets us apart from others. :D
 
A couple of articles about the BRF and the paparazzi.

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AS the royal family look forward to their Christmas break at Sandringham in Norfolk the Queen is leading her family in a stand against what they consider to be the increasingly intrusive behaviour of paparazzi photographers.
The palace has let it be known that the royals will no longer tolerate long-lens prying by paparazzi even if the photographers stick to precedent by not trespassing and remaining on public roads. Members of the family are content to be photographed attending church on Christmas morning but will not stand for what they consider to be harassment.

Queen cracks down on paparazzi - Times Online


The Queen and Prince Charles have instructed Gerrard Tyrrell, a senior lawyer specialising in privacy and media law, to mastermind the new privacy strategy.


The new get-tough approach has the full support of the Prince of Wales, Prince William, Prince Harry and other senior members of the Royal family, who are now prepared to take legal action against what they see as the "intrusive and unacceptable behaviour" of photographers.


The Queen gets tough on paparazzi in royal privacy row - Telegraph
 
Anyone watch the Today show where they dressed as the royal family? Is it me or does anyone else think it was rude. Im sorry but Halloween is not a time to make fun of the royal wedding and its guests. It was rather tasteless in my opinion. For being newscasters who supposedly have some smarts they showed a major lack of. Anyone have any opinion and sorry if this wasnt the right link.
 
Anyone watch the Today show where they dressed as the royal family? Is it me or does anyone else think it was rude. Im sorry but Halloween is not a time to make fun of the royal wedding and its guests. It was rather tasteless in my opinion. For being newscasters who supposedly have some smarts they showed a major lack of. Anyone have any opinion and sorry if this wasnt the right link.

Though I don't think this belongs in this thread, Beatrice and Eugenie had to know they were setting themselves up for jokes and ridicule when they wore those hideous outfits. If you wear an outfit like that to a well broadcasted event that's your own fault. I don't think it was tasteless and people have been going around dressing as American politicians for years and nobody says anything about them.
 
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Anyone watch the Today show where they dressed as the royal family? Is it me or does anyone else think it was rude. Im sorry but Halloween is not a time to make fun of the royal wedding and its guests. It was rather tasteless in my opinion. For being newscasters who supposedly have some smarts they showed a major lack of. Anyone have any opinion and sorry if this wasnt the right link.

I thought it was cute and clever and in no way making fun (at least not critically)
 
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I thought it was cute and clever and in no way making fun (at least not critically)

I thought it was cute, too, and all in fun. It seemed harmless and I did get a few chuckles out of it.
 
Her Maj: 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits of the Queen | Cartoon Museum | Too Gentle on the Queen? | By Richard Holledge - WSJ.com

To celebrate her 21st birthday in April 1947, the British magazine Punch commissioned a cartoon of Princess Elizabeth. Drawn by E.H. Shepard, better known for his whimsical illustrations of Winnie the Pooh, she is in a summery dress, clutching a bouquet from her grateful subjects—an array of fairies with messages reading Happiness, Peace, Prosperity. In its sweet way it was a breakthrough. It was the first depiction of the future queen in cartoon form and reflects a respect for the monarchy that would be inconceivable today.

Or does it?
 
Those are wonderful caricatures I've never seen before. They really brought a smile to my face today. I especially liked the caption on Philip's medals saying "I'm bloody 85 years old y'know"!

THanks!
 
I'd sum this past week as a giant spit ball of "we're not going to take it and we are shooting back" that has been hurled by the press at the Duke of Cambridge.

My question is - what do the press hope to gain by this? The obvious, readership. But in the past they did that with his excellent looking wedding, family, job as a rescue/hero? Why the sudden reversal of fortune?
Another way to ask this would be to our Forum members in the UK, did everyone there started hating on Wills lately and why? I get it that Kate's eyebrows have tilted the earth on its axis. But why hate the Duke OC for that? Or does the populous feel about him as they always have and this is just a new press foray. ;)
Or is forcing the public to see the royals as aligning with the EU a way to scupper both the royals and the EU? Because that's how it looks to my US eyes. Deep waters. But I am just guessing.
 
Copied and pasted directly from Emily Andrews almost word for word, no new research or “source". The only thing she changes to avoid plagiary is to give William a verbal beating for decisively supporting the EU, even though he has shown himself to be completely neutral on the subject. That explains why she doesn’t bother to do independent research, she’s not very good at it.
 
I'd sum this past week as a giant spit ball of "we're not going to take it and we are shooting back" that has been hurled by the press at the Duke of Cambridge.

My question is - what do the press hope to gain by this? The obvious, readership. But in the past they did that with his excellent looking wedding, family, job as a rescue/hero? Why the sudden reversal of fortune?
Another way to ask this would be to our Forum members in the UK, did everyone there started hating on Wills lately and why? I get it that Kate's eyebrows have tilted the earth on its axis. But why hate the Duke OC for that? Or does the populous feel about him as they always have and this is just a new press foray. ;)
Or is forcing the public to see the royals as aligning with the EU a way to scupper both the royals and the EU? Because that's how it looks to my US eyes. Deep waters. But I am just guessing.

tHe UK doesn't hate/dislike William for what he is doing. He is still a v popular Royal.

I want to answer yr question but I'm cutting across the media relationship thread which is at the heart of the issue. Apologies to mods.

The Sun report has been repeated in effect in 2 other tabloids - Mirror and Mail. I can only assume this is because word got out that theSun got lots of hits on its report.

There is nobacklash, or anti William lobby except by some of the tabloid press (not the media in general). This is not about William being workshy this is about Williams relationship with some of the press.

Fully understand if this gets moved but wanted to answer the question.
 
I agree that this is about William's relationship with some parts of the Press. These are national newspapers however, and the important relationship between him and these papers seems to have severely broken down. It is not good when any senior member of the BRF comes under sustained attack like this and the relationship is going to have to be patched up.

It's a two way thing, and not just the fault of the tabloid press that things have come to this. William has to realise that these newspapers aren't just moulders of British public opinion. Sometimes they give voice to what many ordinary Britons are thinking.
 
It isn't simply the 'tabloids'. They get away with these stories. Look at the comment sections of these papers. There is certainly less good will for the couple than some people would have you believe. And whether they are tabloids or not, they have a major readership both in the UK and abroad online.

Just hoping William abdicates. Total waste of space and his lazy wife.

He should stop abusing his position to steal the plum jobs and get a normal job that someone else with his qualifications would do (and he should have to go through the normal recruitment procedures to get it instead of relying on nepotism and having someone in the right position make a phone call to the right person to secure the role).

To put it quite simply, he like many of the other royals enjoy the trappings and the wealth but doesn't like the work. It seems William and Kate have now joined the royal lazy squad. It seemse only the Queen, Prince Phillip, and Ann and Charlie do anything worthwhile. The Scrounging pack gets larger and larger

Mark my words, within the next 10 days, after this article and the damning story on Kate's little helicopter jolly, Jason Knauf will twist Willnot and Cannot Middleton's arm to release some new photos of their children.This will be a PR attempt to do damage control now the public are beginning to realise what a pampered, immature and arrogant couple Bill and Cathy truly are.The bottom line is William is more Middleton than Windsor and the couple live their lives in a suspended state of adolescence, playing house and enjoying all the perks of their positions without any of the hard work required. They have no sense of Noblesse Oblige whatsoever, film premieres, football matches, sailing regattas, wine tasting, white water rafting and other mindless 'working' engagements such as these are not the makings of a future King and Queen Consort. What a disappointment they have turned out to be. The Queen, the Country and the Commonwealth deserve better from this ManChild and future King.

i agree its time for william to either reject or embrace the fact that some day he will be king..... as far as camilla and charles go i wish them nothing but the best.....quit blaming charles for dianas dying cause you know what she is the one who refused protection she is also the one who got in to a vehicle with a drunk at the wheel ...and william i was way younger than you when my father died so suck it up princess and grow up

Yes there is still a great deal of support, but the growing antipathy towards them cannot be ignored either. The tabloids may be fanning it but its there. And just ignoring the articles because 'its only tabloids' wont help the matter.
 
A relationship has to work both ways. The royals are public servants, they don't serve the whims of tabloids. Not a week goes by without some paper writing a negative story about a royal.

Either it's the York girls, Charles with his 'meddling' or the younger generation not pulling their weight. It just goes with being royal

When William took up this job last April, YouGov conducted a poll and only 10 percent of people thought William should focus solely on royal duties.

76 percent thought he should fly an air ambulance in addition to royal duties. So its clear there isn't any revolt.

In fact just last October, Sky News and Ipsos Mori did a poll on the monarchy and it was as popular as ever.

As I said, a relationship works both ways. It's not the job of the royals to jump ever time a tabloid writer says so.
 
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