I feel sorry for Prince Harry

I assume we're still paying for M's security while she faffs around in Canada?

Trisher, perhaps you’d be happier if you stayed off this thread.

I didn’t say Catherine doesn’t like her ring, and nor did anyone else. We said we dont like it. Not quite the same is it vegansrock?

MawB and Annie I could I suppose post all the roles MM had before Suits as an example of her acting career. I could say the Deal or No Deal was just a way of earning a living along with other work she did between acting jobs. But hey what's the point? The prejudiced, biased, inaccurate posts will go on and you will all continue to play Good Royal v Bad Royal whatever I say. So enjoy your hatred and bile. I've come to the concluson that some use GN to post things they would never dare say to members of their own family.

How do we know Catherine doesn’t like her ring ? She might love it - you are just making it up like mostly of the tosh written on here.

Easybee.

I agree, I don’t like that ring either, it’s not at all to my taste. But it says a lot for Catherine that she wears the ring and didn’t create a fuss like Meghan would have done .
Catherine wears that ring, regardless of whether she would have chosen it, because it means a lot to her husband. Meghan had her ring, the one Harry so carefully designed, using some diamonds from his mother’s jewellery, she had it changed so it had little diamonds all along the band. It looks tacky now in my opinion, the original was absolutely stunning. What Meghan wants, Meghan gets.

We have to have a Head of State of one kind or another and it saves having even more elections,.
#BrendafromBristol

I think they are the cheaper option, not sure, they can spend their own money how they wish but then I know far less about the Royal Family than you trisher, so perhaps I'm not the best judge of what system is best value for money.

Trisher.

Prince William paid for the eternity ring he gave to Catherine. It was a personal gift from husband to wife. That’s the difference. Meghan accepted a gift from a designer, knowing full well that whilst she retains the title HRH, The Duchess of Sussex, that it is not allowed to accept such gifts, which will be viewed as an endorsement of the designer.
I have an eternity ring that my husband gave to me. I didn’t need that ring in order to live. Are you saying people shouldn’t have such things because they’re not needed?

I always feel sorry for the Duchess of Cambridge, whose personal taste in jewellery seems very modest, having to wear, every day for the rest of her life, that dreadful vulgar engagement ring which Diana designed for herself.

Maw B very good

Yes so why isn't she renouncing it all Trisher? This thread is about H and M. They want out but set up a website playing on their royal status and almost a year ago trademarked Sussexroyal as a brand. Either start your own thread on abolishing the monarchy or contribute to this one with valid comments relating to the discussion. You’re asking why they don’t all renounce everything. This thread is about H&M and the fact that they want out BUT want to keep their royal status. At least the others are here and do do something!

tickingbird that was hard work ? She was a legs and boobs not an actress ?

The why trisher do you defend the Sussex’s ?

A gift of jewellery from a husband is no different to a gift from a designer of jewellery? What rubbish.

message tickingbird Sat 18-Jan-20 10:50:42
Anniebach Opening suitcases on Deal or No Deal was one of her previous jobs

That should have come in useful during the Brexit Deal/No Deal negotiations .

But it has exactly the same effect so Kate has an eternity ring from W. And -from hello
The band is made by London designer Annoushka, set with 0.23 cara^ts of brilliant-cut diamonds. And, unlike her engagement ring, it isn’t completely priceless - in fact, you can actually get the exact same ring yourself from the Annoushka website for £1,200.^
It's absolutely ridiculous that so many worship the RF but are prepared to turn on someone whilst ignoring the realities of the lifestyle.
Annie I believe you are a Christian. I'm not but at least I recognise greed when I see it , in myself as well as in others.
tickingbird The RF has expanded so much in the last 50 years. There are no roles in colonial countries for the extended family as there used to be. Something has to change. Personally I'd chuck the lot of them out and make them get a proper job. But at least MM has tried to find some other way. Why don't they all renounce the titles. PA linked with a paedophile. PC supported a bishop accused of abuse and housed him after his imprisonment. They aren't the dream family.

acquiring stuff

So you don't agree with striving to buy a house, comfortable furniture, white goods, a car, a relaxing holiday, clothes, toys for the children etc etc is necessary?
You could be right.
After all we don't really need any of that stuff.
Just a room or two, a wooden chair, a bed and sufficient clothes to keep us warm.

Trisher it’s not about greed. It’s about being a member of the RF or not as the case may be. I think it’s another slap in the face for the Queen. She wore it knowing it would be reported. She knows, as a member of the RF, it’s not allowed. Why doesn’t she just renounce the title, save the Queen the trouble and get on with it? Sussexroyal would become obsolete then though and the millions wouldn’t roll in. Who’s greedy?

Then as you suffer from greed trisher best not to condemn
Kate for accepting inherited jewellery from her husbands
grandmother.

Big difference to accepting family jewellery from a grandmother to accepting jewellery from a designer of jewellery

Gifts worth over £3,000 in any one year are counted for inheritance purposes within the 7 year limit.

Not that my dear MIL ever had £3,000 to give away in the form of gifts.

Your MIL giving you a gift is not an inheritance by the way there is a difference. But do I think we all suffer from greed?- undoubtedly.How can we not? Our whole society is built on the premise that owning and having more is something to be desired. That's greed. Does it being happiness?- not necessarily
And as for the lives of my DCs and DGCs if I thought they believed that owning more and more would bring real happiness I would really worry for them. As it is I think they know that there are other priorities in life than simply aquiring stuff.
And yes I do not approve of the RF. I think it's much more logical to condemn greed in all its forms than to pick on a single person and castigate her while ignoring the rest.

A republican is going to attack anything the royals do

let's give them Anmer Hall as well

Then they came for my house .....

Trisher you DID state upthread Does it really matter if the designer or your MIL gives you a gift? The result is the same and it is all greed and privilege So you ARE saying inheriting anything is greed. I'm not sure how else the rest of us are meant to interpret your comments other than inheritance = greed. And as I said before, that's just bulls**t.

Amner Hall and Highgrove are privately owned. Frogmore is
not.

H & M should buy their own property now they want out.

Good idea Tickingbird.