Royal Thread the Second- Tiaras Optional! ?

Depends what you read Anniebach but from your opinions on Gransnet I suspect it’s not the same things as I read. I’m rapidly losing any respect I had the more I read.

That’s very interesting Blossoming. I’ll have a look for that book and download it to my kindle.

I’ve got it an audible maddy.
It is very good

Blossoming I can’t recall saying anything I have read in books about the royals is the truth.

Why do say with such certainty that Charles is greedy and selfish?

Norman Baker is a staunch republican, grany quotes him

Thanks Fanny.

Prince Andrew to face a civil lawsuit in the USA over his relationship with Virginia Andrew’s, I think that’s her name.

P.S.

Got her name wrong, it’s Dupre or similar.

I’m thinking of an author, I think!

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre files civil lawsuit in US

Kevin Maguire

Prince Andrew will be sweating today after legal action was started in the US by a woman claiming she was trafficked and sexually abused.

Forget Harry and Meghan. Discussing what is the huge royal scandal on
@GMB
in a mo.

@RepublicStaff
Lots of questions for the royals tonight. Will Andrew continue to refuse cooperation on Epstein case? What happens if the civil action goes against him? Will the taxpayer be paying his legal fees? How far will the family go in protecting him?

She can only be after money. Here’s a good article explaining the difference between criminal and civil lawsuits in the US.
www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-law-basics/the-differences-between-a-criminal-case-and-a-civil-case.html

Not justice then?

There's a discussion going on in another thread about poor old Andrew, how its really all her fault.

Jeez

As I read the article I posted I don’t think so Alegrias1, it’s a recourse for compensation, presumably she went down this route because that was her only option.

OK, sorry I misunderstood Casdon, but surely how you can see how the comment "She can only be after money" could be misconstrued in this situation?

There is another thread on this.

Anniebach

So what we read about the royal family is true ?

Only if it is dishing the dirt on Diana, Meghan or Harry. Then it can taken as gospel.

Anniebach

Blossoming I can’t recall saying anything I have read in books about the royals is the truth

And I can’t recall ever saying that you said that, so that’s that cleared up.

What I said was that your opinions as expressed on GN make me think you don’t read the same things that I do.

I do wish you wouldn’t keep twisting my words, it really puts me off posting on any threads where you are involved so I’ll say goodbye now.

Blossoming if you read anything about Welsh history we do read the same things .

Callistemon

There is another thread on this.

I posted comments about Prince Andrew before the new thread was started.

But as often happens nowadays on GN, it didn’t go on top of the ‘Active’ thread, it just disappeared into the bowels of GN!

Not that it matters, but don’t want anyone to think I waffled on the wrong thread.

It's ok, waffle away.

I thought perhaps no-one had realised

Good morning all
Yes, we can talk about anything here! (‘My thread, my rules’ as in, they’re are no rules, apart from the one about not falling out).

(Going off piste - I think it’s brilliant that we have little or no nastiness on this thread, and indeed, it’s predecessor. It seems quite an achievement at the moment. Well done us!)

I’m totally not up to speed at all about the Andrew stuff, tbh, it’s not the sort of thing I want to contemplate really. He’s an odious old bore. You can practically see the entitlement and superiority oozing out of him.

I am reading an interesting book I got from the library (wouldn't pay for it ) entitled "Battle of Brothers" by Robert Lacey.

As the author is often quoted in royal matters, I wanted to see what he had to say. There are pages and pages of references at the back so he has clearly done his homework, plus he has written many other books about royalty including one about the Queen Mother, another about the Queen, etc etc.

I am only 100 pages into the book (500+ pages long) and have learnt several things I didn't know, including how much time William spent with the Queen every week when he was at Eton. Harry is always deemed to be the "favourite grandson" in the press which I think is very hurtful to the others, William amongst them.... but quite possibly she knows William much better.

I needed a bit of light reading at the moment for personal reasons, and this book has done the trick.

Thanks for the recommendation Sparklefizz
I’ve been thinking of getting that on Audible. Like you, I need gentle distraction at the moment. Hope you’re okay

Thanks Fanny
Hope you're ok too.

I doubt all the claims of - the Queen’s favourites

Harry is favourite grandson and Peter Phillips

Louise favourite granddaughter and Zara Phillips

Andrew is favourite son and Edward

Sophie is favourite daughter in law, who else is there !

Charlotte is favourite g grandchild

I imagine the Queen doesn’t have any favourites amongst her grandchildren. Hopefully not her children either, though it has long been said Andrew is the favourite child.

Perhaps the claim that Andrew is her favourite comes from the
whispers of - who his father really is ! ! ! !