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Richard 111 again

(55 Posts)
mollie Thu 13-Mar-14 13:54:37

This is a civil matter, not a criminal case, so it won't jump ahead of anyone who has committed a crime. Civil cases don't involve jails! And at the heart of this is money - wherever he is laid to rest the crowds will visit and spend their money so if the two cities want to spend their budgets on trying to win an opportunity for income generation, that's their choice. This isn't affecting the rest of us. Just the people of Leicester and York.

Personally, I think he ought to be returned to York and too bad if the Leicester mayor has egg on his face. He's Richard of York. He deserves to be returned to York.

kittylester Thu 13-Mar-14 13:10:41

Leave him in Leicester!!!! Our elected mayor has already started on an exhibition centre and rearranged the roads to accommodate the hoardes coming to see his burial site and the car park - and won't he look silly if it never happens!! grin

Mishap Thu 13-Mar-14 12:22:11

Oh dear - nothing better to think about! What a waste of court time and money.

Galen Thu 13-Mar-14 12:18:10

Why not just settle for Westminster abbey as the main resting place of our monarchy.

JessM Thu 13-Mar-14 12:14:38

AIBU to think that bringing a case to dispute the burial place of the bones thought to be those of Richard 111 is a waste of court time, when people have to wait months for their cases to reach court and innocent people could be held on remand for months?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-26558933