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I agree...it certainly has disintegrated into a very juvenile discussion...but to a point, all of our discussions on this board are a form of gossip, unless any of us truly knows the people we are talking about. It is possible, however, to have an adult discussion and completely disagree...

It's a pity that we cannot all disagree about this without stooping to name calling.

I could not have said it better myself - that's the only point I was trying to make.:rolleyes:

I'm not suggesting that she has, by any means...I'm speaking hypothetically because it seems to be popularly held that as long as William is happy, bugger everything else. Kate hasn't committed any scandals that I'm aware of nor was that the point I was trying to make. All I am attempting to...

:smile: Thanks Skydragon - I didn't know how to post the article.

It absolutely mattered for Charles - it meant that he could not marry her when he first fell in love with her, it (for the period directly after Diana's death) earned him a lot of vehement opponents, and it meant that he had to wait many years after Diana's death before he could finally marry...

The Royal Family might not, but I'm imagining that the Archbishop of Canterbury is hardly jumping for joy.

Among other things, one problem is the fact that the church over which William will someday be head believes that living together before marriage is a sin...slight problem. Also, in my opinon, moral issues aside, it sets a bad precedent...if this relationship doesn't result in marriage, will...

Oh, there's no question that a scandal would be worse, but I don't see why it has to be a choice between extremes...for instance, Denmark's Crown Princess Mary hasn't caused any scandals, but in my opinion, she is considerably more interesting and charismatic than Kate (and also a commoner)...

Oh, I don't object to a commoner in of itself - I just don't particularly fancy this one. As BeatrixFan has pointed out, she seems to do very little and is not terribly charismatic, and combined with William's dullness might bore the British people to death:rolleyes: .

It doesn't affect much else who he chooses to make the future queen of the UK? The thing is, as it has been pointed out, he will wield little real political power as king - his public image is a very large part of his job because he is the embodiment of Britain's public image.

I'd really prefer not to have to ignore my King and Queen.:sad:

There is a difference between understanding how your subjects live and living like them - I expect my royals to do the former, but not the latter. Of course they are human, but they are not ordinary or normal - no one expects them to be god-like, but we do expect them to be royal. And as for...

Every once in a while, you'll find one who still does!:flowers:

Oh, BeatrxiFan - you always manage to make me laugh!:lol: While she certainly hasn't done anything wrong, I can't help finding her deadly dull. Actually, the pair of them, really...boiled broccoli really suits them, I think!

Could not agree more!;) :lol:

Other William/marriage related issues - do you all suppose he'll marry at Westminster or St. Pauls?

Skydragon never suggested that she was speaking for all of us Brits, only for herself - although, while she and I have had our disagreements in the past, I whole-heartedly agree with her now. William is a future king, and practicality has to play some role in any marriage - a young woman from...

And while they should absolutely have their privacy, if they are entirely unanswerable to their subjects and free to do whatever they like without comment, why are they still our royal family?

I must be terribly confused...are you a HRH and a Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? In the event that you are not, I fail to see, regardless of how privileged an upbringing you had, how your situation is comparable. Of course we have no right to know the...

Nothing???

As an American, to you it is probably not. But you have to remember that this man is the future head of our state, and the British monarch plays much more of a role than many royals, so to us, it is quite important. The thing is, "this garbage" as you refer to it provides him a very expensive...

Unfortunately, fun and different didn't seem to work out too well for Sarah or the Windsors.

I'm afraid I have to disagree...Charles' sons are not normal, they are second and third in line to the throne, respectively, and can never have normal lives. It's true that Harry will be in the military and I count that along with royal duties - he will still be working for the British people...