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Ballet and abseiling down The Shard! What a wonderfully glorious royal dichotomy. In a nutshell no less.
Andrew and the ballet and here I was thinking that the royals werent interested in the classical arts. I find that very pleasing.One person's fluff is another person's livelihood.
As the royals are supposed to represent all Brits they should engage with all Brits and so Anne enjoys her lighthouses as much as she works for Save the Children, Andrew goes to the ballet (yes Andrew and the ballet) as well as climbs down buildings like The Shard for Outward Bound.
Andrew and the ballet and here I was thinking that the royals werent interested in the classical arts. I find that very pleasing.
Oh good grief, Catty Kitty Kelly strikes again! Well, that was a very, very, very old quote. It came from way, way back when Charles was just hitting his stride in orgainic and sustainable farming, building up the Duchy of Cornwall and his estate, Highgrove as a template.In The Royals, Kitty Kelley wrote:
"Charles is unfit to be king," declared the Labor MP Ron Davies on television. "He spends time talking to trees, flowers, and vegetables."
Charles may have worked with flowers and vegetables, but he does know that a monarch has duties.
I knewWhen I think of the BRF and the fine arts, the first person that comes to my mind is Charles. Charles loves classical music and opera too if I'm not mistaken. He's also a very fine watercolor artist and some of his work is simply amazing. It was Charles who working in collaboration with Kate to select the musical pieces that were used at the Cambridge's wedding.
Somewhere here on these forums is also a watercolor that was painted by the DoE of the family at the breakfast table.
King Juan Carlos: 'I don't want my son to grow old waiting like Prince Charles'-
King Juan Carlos: 'I don't want my son to grow old waiting like Prince Charles' - Telegraph
Brits Want Camilla as Queen Consort if Prince Charles Succeeds Queen Elizabeth
Most Britains support Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, becoming queen consort if her husband Prince Charles succeeds his mother, Queen Elizabeth, to the throne.
A poll by YouGov found most people favour Camilla assuming the official title rather than take on a lesser title like Princess Diana did when she became the Princess of Wales.
The survey revealed 53 percent of respondents want the duchess to take on the traditional role while 32 percent prefer she takes a lesser one, "out of sensitivity to Diana, the Princess of Wales".
A poll by YouGov found most people favour Camilla assuming the official title rather than take on a lesser title like Princess Diana did when she became the Princess of Wales.
Just curious here. What lesser title did Diana take when she became Princess of Wales? To my knowledge she always used The Princess of Wales.
I liked the late Diana Princess of Wales, and I miss her. She would have been a tremendous queen.
But she is dead. She isn't coming back, she will never be queen.
To deny Camilla what is rightfully hers under British law "out of sensitivity to Diana" is unfair and bordering on irrational. As someone else correctly pointed out the titles are not the personal property of the people who use them.
Camilla has conducted herself as Charle's wife in a way that I feel is beyond reproach and I say this as someone who has not always spoken well of her. She has done everything possible both to maintain a dignified image as a member of the BRF and build a role of her own within it without trying to "out Diana" the late princess.
It's time to let go and give Camilla a break. I think Diana would be the first to agree.
There is NO provision in British law for Camilla to take a lesser title. A married woman takes the rank and style of her husband. {for the wife of a King, that style is Queen.}
It would require Parliament to pass legislation to change this ancient law and that would necessarily affect the position of ALL married women [if ithe legislation was restricted to Camilla only it would undoubtedly be challenged under the Human rights act.]
Unless the new law is passed by Parliament before the present Queens demise it would mean demoting and publicly humiliating the new Kings wife during the period of intense mourning following the Queens death.
I cannot conceive of a government [of any colour] that would dare attempt such an insult to the Prince of Wales, and to the Royal Family.
I sincerely hope these eminent legal bods have more important legal considerations to occupy their brilliant minds.if a few of them got together they could come up with something that would achieve the desired outcome
The 'desired outcome' [of denying Camilla her rights]