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The discussion about various slang words and expressions has been deleted. Let’s stick to the topic, please.
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First, not all family members gathered on the balcony are working royals or even HRHs.
Second, the number of working royals will be streamlined by attrition.
This might be badly received, but … here goes.
Prince Andrew has a very plummy accent. I hate words like plummy and posh, but, if I had to pick one for Andrew, it would be plummy.
I have been noticing in the past few years in the UK, people who have certain accents that are perceived as high class are discriminated against automatically. When David Cameron was doing his cull of prospective MP's back when, he avoided anyone who had what he thought of as a posh accent. Or name. And he was in the Bullingdon Club.
My point regarding Prince Andrew is that there seems to be a rising tide of adversity towards cut-glass accents in the UK and that Andrew is stuck on that tide. His plummy "as it were" type of responses really put him in the mud. Saying he was "too honourable" didn't help, but it was funny.
I'm not making excuses, just wondering if there is an election aspect to this.
I don’t understand how Andrew’s accent has anything to do with his being accused of having sex with underaged girl(s), being photographed with Epstein who was a convicted sex offender, staying at his house for 4 days and making a complete arse of himself with the most ridiculous excuses in a nationally broadcasted BBC interview. The additional accusations of using his position to broker deals for his friends while carrying out official duties is another mess to be sorted out.
So, is it really all about the accent?
First he throws Bea under the bus about having pizza on the fateful date and now they have to change place and date of engagement party. So sad for Bea.Another casualty of Andrew's scandals? Beatrice apparently called off her engagement party
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.da...incess-Beatrice-cancels-engagement-party.html
They may be looking for another date and location. I never understood announcing like they did given what is going on with Andrew. And I don't understand needing the queen's blessing for the party. As ninth in line to the throne Beatrice doesn't need tube queen consent to marry.
No, not quite.
His BRF banishment was a direct result of that interview, where Andrew came off as a very pompous person. Part of his repellent persona was his accent, because his perceived lying was done in a plummy manner. You don't see that too much on TV, where a pampered Royal Duke with a reputation for extravagance dismisses his 2010 socializing with Jeff because he was"too honourable".
If I was British and paid taxes there, I would be researching how much of my money paid for Prince Andrew. One doesn't live in a 30 room house in Windsor Park and have heavy security without some of that money coming from ….say, people who don't take private jets.
Was the announced engagement date even real to begin with? Those rumors started with the Sun and DM unreliable sources. Either that or they changed the plans when the press leaked info, I would want to change plans if things were leaked. I dont think it has to do exactly with her father.Another casualty of Andrew's scandals? Beatrice apparently called off her engagement party
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.da...incess-Beatrice-cancels-engagement-party.html
They may be looking for another date and location. I never understood announcing like they did given what is going on with Andrew. And I don't understand needing the queen's blessing for the party. As ninth in line to the throne Beatrice doesn't need tube queen consent to marry.
EXCLUSIVE: Shocking photo shows paedo Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and 'pimp' Ghislaine Maxwell at Beatrice's 18th birthday bash
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10505...twitter&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1575790063
Oy.
His presence with the royal family at Christmas will send out a very clear message — “we’re 100% behind Andrew.”
His presence with the royal family at Christmas will send out a very clear message — “we’re 100% behind Andrew.”
His presence with the royal family at Christmas will send out a very clear message — “we’re 100% behind Andrew.”