Royal Thread the Second- Tiaras Optional! ?

Who released the photograph of a private ceremony?

What was the meaning of saying a whipping boy?

A young boy same as prince who took a beating for the princes transgressions.

And today Charles doesent want to admit 'cash for honours' though a photo of him, awarding in a private ceremony, said person in question the honour. Blame his aide.

For the third thread, which, I assure you, there will be, come hell or high water; I’ll have to think of a ‘more inclusive’ title!

Actually I really like chatting about any old thing

Gold star indeed Lucca! More than I could find on internet.
FannyCornforth yes it did occur to me that we were wandering a bit far from the RF!

Interesting! A gold star ⭐️ for research Lucca!

Elegran

Well, a merryman was a jester and was usually a cheeky chappy and ready for all kinds of naughtiness. Perhaps his backside went up and down like the fiddler's elbow (another saying) ?

More about merrymen

I feel that at this juncture I need to post something actually relating to the RF.
So I will have a look at what’s in the news today.
Unfortunately I’m too stupid to do links, so you will just have to take my interpretation of it.

Hello Elegran, it’s nice to see you posting (especially here, the best ‘independent’ thread on GN ). I noticed that you’ve been missed by other posters on other threads.
I like your explanation too

nadateturbe you should be able to get Uncle Steve on Global Player. However, it’s not the most reliable platform at the moment, it seems to be playing up.

Thank you Elegran for your well worded explanation.

Well, a merryman was a jester and was usually a cheeky chappy and ready for all kinds of naughtiness. Perhaps his backside went up and down like the fiddler's elbow (another saying) ?

Lemsip thank you. I've googled but I can't find out what it means.
FannyCornforth the thought of needing support for the experience makes me very curious.?. But what a ridiculous hour to listen. I will have a look at what I can listen to on catchup.

Yes, lemsip. He was quite a radio one off. I seem to collect curious characters
Speaking of which, nadateturbe have you listed to Steve Allen on LBC yet? I feel like we should virtually listen along together, so that I can support you through the experience!

Malcolm Boyden's Sayins. (Former BBC Radio WM presenter)
Up & down like a merryman’s backside

FannyCornforth
Up and down like a merryman’s backside’??
Never heard this one.

India's the biggest democracy in the world.

"Korea" isn't a country.

Russia, Korea, India ! the republicans dream of democracy

Come on Grany, please tell us whether you are Monarchy or Republican?

We would love to know.

Some people think we'll lose the changing of the guard and other ceremonial fixtures if we ditch the monarchy. Why? Republics have ceremonial changing of the guard, including Czechia, India, France, US, Russia, South Korea and of course the splendid Greeks.

twitter.com/RepublicStaff/status/1433114810481324033?s=20

Letters to Guardian BBC and impartiality is it though.

With his abject apology for reporting the truth to the nation about the Queen's remarks to the home secretary about Abu Hamza, George Entwistle has failed his first test as BBC director general (Report, 26 September). If the BBC is worth having at all, it must act primarily in the public interest. That means it must override the personal feelings of an octogenarian monarch who, like her eldest son, indulges in a non-constitutional relationship with elected politicians (Government fights release of royal veto rules, 26 September).

The BBC must now end its subservient and pro-monarchy role and adopt the neutral stance its charter requires in all its conduct. As for the royals, they must either stop making political remarks or resign their office and become a low-cost bicycling monarchy with a purely symbolic role and no power of patronage. They cannot have it both ways.

The Queen has made Graham Ellis -- the BBC's Royal Liaison Officer -- a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) . #BirthdayHonours

No one at the BBC should be given honours, given they should be able to report the royals and government without fear or favour. This one in particular looks like thanks for all the PR.

When Charles moved into this house, the taxpayer spent £4.5m on refurbishing it for him.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
Thank you for exploring Clarence House with us over the last month.

We are looking forward to welcoming you back for a visit soon!

@RepublicStaff

One day it’ll be open all year round as a museum. Rather than used as one of many tax funded private homes for a man whose sole qualification is his mother. twitter.com/clarencehouse/…

With regard to curtseying my grandmother and her sisters got into trouble with the Squire's wife, Yorkshire, 1890s, because they didn't curtsey to her on their way home from school. She drove round to reprimand their mother for not bringing them up properly.
Interestingly, those sisters were all passionate supporters of the royal family and several of them were tenants and worked on estates belonging to siblings of George VI; they were good landlords and actually swept off their hats as they rode past!

Blimey!

Surely not , but thinking about it ?