Sarah, Duchess of York

I have several friends who were sent to boarding schools at age 7. They all hated it, remember it as a dreadful time in their lives. All except one are fathers. None sent their children away to school. Two made a decision not to have children because the feared making a mess of parenting,

the fact that the queen mother urged he be sent to eton, probably sealed his fate. unfortunately.
the law of unintended consequences.
his father doubled down on gordonstoun.

were not most children sent away to school aged 7-8 utterly miserable, and often worse, abused.
it was the upper class norm to do so, seen as a privilege, and character building.
we cannot judge the past by the standards of today.
children were almost never removed, or listened to at all about choice of school.
in fact most children knew it was pointless saying anything.
it just had to be borne.

My in laws likewise sent Paw to Gordonstoun where he was equally miserable.
I would call them misguided but not “cruel”

Example of the RF being cruel?
I would say it was sending Charles to Gordonstoun and keeping him there when his parents knew that he was miserable was quite cruel.

funding your palaces and lavish lifestyles off working people paying tax is pretty selfish

that said, Princess Anne caught the normal train the other week as she couldn't fly in her helicopter and she just stood in a normal carriage with the plebs but I'd think nothing less of Anne

Good luck to Sarah

Example of a member of the Royal family being cruel and selfish?

And the RF aren't. Hmm...

Nobody has said they are evil people. The words I would choose are manipulative, cruel and selfish.

OK, they're evil people who deserve judgement, unlike the perfect RF.

Yes. I am one such.

Some posters on GN dislike Diana and Meghan because of the lies they told/tell and their deliberate attempts to damage the Royal family.

Who knows why Megan Markle chooses to speak lies so often

But why would you deliberately choose to spell someone’s name wrongly? Isn’t that quite rude?

Badly done IMHO.

Sussexborn

Why are Diana and Meghan regarded as infallible by you! Diana was manipulative but not on the scale of Markle.

I don't consider them infallible, none of us are. But for some reason they are treated very nastily by some GNetters. Too much judgement.

Millymay

Anniebach

nadateturbe when Megan hit the news in error I spelt her name as is done in Wales, had an aunt and several cousins. I was told on this forum to spell it correctly, i then chose not to.

I’d feel embarrassed admitting that.

But why would you deliberately choose to spell someone’s name wrongly? Isn’t that quite rude?

Really, speaking the truth should not embarrass one

Anniebach

nadateturbe when Megan hit the news in error I spelt her name as is done in Wales, had an aunt and several cousins. I was told on this forum to spell it correctly, i then chose not to.

I’d feel embarrassed admitting that.

nadateturbe when Megan hit the news in error I spelt her name as is done in Wales, had an aunt and several cousins. I was told on this forum to spell it correctly, i then chose not to.

Why are Diana and Meghan regarded as infallible by you! Diana was manipulative but not on the scale of Markle.

Anniebach you said Meghan would be worse, and you misspell her name deliberately.
That seems nasty to me, and disappointing, to be honest.

Is speaking of their words and actions nasty ?

I don't think nastiness is acceptable where Diana and Meghan are concerned.

She and Andrew were quite happy with an open marriage but I think the pictures of her financial adviser sucking her toes upset the Apple cart, especially as the daughters were apparently staying with her.
She was given a hard time by the press because of her weight, which was very cruel. She and Diana had a falling out at some point. A lot of fuss over her auburn hair initially though it became quite trendy after a while.

I do feel some sympathy for Sarah Ferguson, but she and Andrew do seem to have an extraordinary relationship with money, There is an account in the DT today of some strange financial dealings with a Turkish millionairess and a fraudster and money paid into their bank accounts.