‘Spare’ by Prince Harry

Royals don't turn up 74% of times.
What do you mean Grany? That they cry off at the last minute and let the charities down? Or do you just mean they can only say yes to a certain number as they have official engagements snd tours at home and abroad to fit in?
I believe they support over 600 charities so with just a handful of them "working" wouldnt they need to perform magic to be present every time.

Lathyrus

I don’t think Royal Patronage counts for much in prestige or monetary gain. But Royal presence certainly does.

A Charity I’m involved in had 20 times more people through the gate than in previous years when it was known that a minor Royal would be there.

Definitely a money spinner🙂

The Soap star from a couple of years before tripled the gate. Odd isn’t it, the cult of celebrity.

Well Charities don't benefit from royal patronage as Royals don't turn up 74% of times.

One of the most ymportant jobs of a Head of State is to keep PM in check a role all the Royal family together don't fulfill
Let's listen to the gossip instead.

FannyCornforth

I remember tickingbird being called DaisyAnne’s ‘wingman’

Thank you Fanny. That saves me the trouble of trying to trawl through past threads.

Odd isn’t it, the cult of celebrity.
Strange, shallow world.

I don’t think Royal Patronage counts for much in prestige or monetary gain. But Royal presence certainly does.

A Charity I’m involved in had 20 times more people through the gate than in previous years when it was known that a minor Royal would be there.

Definitely a money spinner🙂

The Soap star from a couple of years before tripled the gate. Odd isn’t it, the cult of celebrity.

The monarchy is pointless can you tell me what the point of monarchy is?

RF are just lining their own pockets In public office for private gain. Kings Consent

You can tell by number of engagements, don't amount to much plenty of free time for their own passtimes.

Giving Evidence says that charities should not seek royal patronage thinking that it will help much.

Smileless2012

William 'phoning Harry to see if he and Meghan wanted to join him and Kate as they looked at the floral tributes to their GM is one example Summerlove.

Great - that’s one, from one side.

Who knows how it actually all went down though.

You were there to hear that? Or do you believe the Mirror Grany? Oh well.

The press make is seem so, I agree. But it really isn't, imho.

The monarchy really is nothing more than a tax funded soap opera. Trivial and pointless.
@MirrorRoyal
Oct 30
Camilla was left feeling 'annoyed' at Princess Charlotte's behaviour during the Queen's funeral

I think sometimes the idea is to get a whole thread deleted Iam64

I must be on the wrong/right threads then Volver. I’ve only ever seen one of your posts saying deleted. What did you do?

I remember tickingbird being called DaisyAnne’s ‘wingman’

Iam64

That made me smile, tickingbird, the very idea of you being DaisyAnne’s wingman 😂
Volver, is your aim to be deleted?

No it's not iam64. I've just noticed that I often have posts deleted when some particular posters are on a thread. Maybe it's just coincidence.

I haven't followed this thread completely but if someone supports what someone else has said they have formed a clique?

That made me smile, tickingbird, the very idea of you being DaisyAnne’s wingman 😂
Volver, is your aim to be deleted?

Sooo sorry Tickingbird.
Yes they can keep getting upset. You aren’t allowed to tell posters what they can and can’t do.
I hadn’t noticed anyone working as a team on this thread, just been grateful for a reprieve from the sniping I get whilst the focus was on someone else. I’ll be sure to notice any wingmen in future.
When I read “here comes the clique”, I immediately had the Small Faces lyrics in my head “Here comes the nice (it’s understood)” and I laughed.
Does that mean I’m in a clique too? 🤣🤣

Little pal? Pray tell.

I won’t be back on for several hours but doubtless this will be gone by then so I’m resolved to remaining in the dark

And yes I get the irony and won't be surprised if I'm deleted.

Volver

I think you post so much you ‘forget’ what you’ve said and to whom. You were involved in some heated to and fro with DaisyAnne and I said one thing in support and you replied immediately to DaisyAnne referring to her wingman - me!!

If you can’t moderate your own posts at least be honest. Crack on. I’m off!

Message deleted by Gransnet. Here's a link to our Talk guidelines.

I’m genuinely sorry if I’ve upset you as that wasn’t my intention.

Also, let me be clear I am not and have not said that you aren’t to comment on threads that Volver is on. Don’t twist my words.

few weeks ago I backed someone ONCE and Volver immediately posted sarcastically that I was that poster’s wingman.

I have never accused anyone of being anyone else's "wingman". Except Lucca once, to demonstrate the ridiculous of people who think like teenagers.

There are "some posters" who seem obsessed with other people wanting to get threads pulled. Perhaps they might consider why the threads they are on get pulled so often.

Now, if anyone wants to go off and find a thread where I talk about wingmen sarcastically, please do. I've had enough of silly women.

Why would I want a thread pulled. I don’t. How am I defending Volver here ? I’m asking who the clique is.
So let’s be clear ..you are saying I must now make sure to not comment on the same thread as Volver otherwise we are a clique of two. Right ?
I’m not going to flounce/ leave GN but you have upset me.

Lucca

For example me and Volver have been accused of being each other’s wingman because we agree on lots of things (not everything!) but there are lots of posters who do that and surely two people aren’t a clique.

I don’t wish to get involved in any spats but feel quite strongly about the above.

A few weeks ago I backed someone ONCE and Volver immediately posted sarcastically that I was that poster’s wingman. Not long after you were supporting Volver, which you do consistently, and I posted “speaking of wingman”.

You can’t keep getting upset if people get the impression you work as a team. Volver gets herself involved in spats more or less every day and you, without fail, come on and defend her - you’re doing it now. It comes across that you and Volver believe you can carry on with impunity but can’t handle being called out on it. You’re behaving like a dog with a bone now. Why? Hoping the thread will be pulled?