What is it with the Windsors?

I thought he looked adorable in his Christening outfit and I really do like the tradition of it all.

As for the ladies on the day - they looked rather lovely also.

Honestly,why all this constant knocking of the royal family! let's face it they can't do right for doing wrong! FGS it's absolutely NOTHING to do with any of us how a young couple baptise THEIR child, what garment that child wears or how many godparents they choose. What gives ANY of you the right to criticise that garment, who cares whether YOU think it's hideous or beautiful or what - Actually it's none of your business any more than YOUR business is anything to do with them. These personal criticisms are hurtful, unkind and just plain HORRID.

Is that you Carol?

Funnily enough nigglynellie, I was under the clearly mistaken impression that we lived in a sort of half hearted democracy that sort of accepts a half hearted freedom of speech that gives me EVERY right to criticise any aspect of the royals life that I wish

Ooh, nigglelynellie! I so agree with you!.

Well done.

Of course you have the right to comment on anything you like, but there is a big difference between commenting and being downright vindictive and rude, particularly over the christening garment of a young couples child. None of your business!! Incidentally the family concerned clearly don't live in this 'democracy' as they have no right of reply and have to take all this hurtful rubbish on the chin and if they've any sense ignore it for the nonsense it is - not always easy I imagine when it's constant!

Oh dear, I feel duly chastised. Does this mean I am no longer allowed to hold an opinion? I admiired everything about the christening other than the gown. I admire most of what the Royals do and most of them but I did not like the gown.

Liz, if its not Carol M, its one of her friends. :D

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Vindictive?About a christening robe? FFS!!

Not totally none of our business niggly , don"t we support them with our tax dollars ?

No right of reply? Now remind me - how many green ink letters does Charles write to Government Ministers?How many confidential meetings does he have with them? You are right, they are not part of our democracy - they have far too much unaccountable power. And it was a really tacky, WAGGY robe!!

Oh Nonu - respect!!

What a ridiculous thread for anyone to get their knickers in twist about [shock|
# shakesheadindespair

Trying again

I wonder what sort of knickers the Royals wear?

M&S sensible ones for Princess Anne?
Bon Marche for Her Maj?

Her Madge gets her knicks from Primark, so much cheaper !


Merlot , off to the tower with you,

It seems unlikely that any members of the royal family, least of all the Cambridges given that they are only 31, reads GN forums and so they are unlikely to have hurt feelings by anything said here.

Ah but what about the staff, absent. They could be on here looking for gossip subversive comments.

That's definitely me in the tower.

The staff probably say much worse between themselves. In fact, one or two of them may be GN members...

Hanoona - I am not sure ywho ou are are calling Carol but if you are trying show off who you may or may not know, could you please remember that respect for each other's anonymity totally underpins our ability to be open and honest on this forum. We are, similarly entitled to express personal opinions about a whole range of issues from christening gowns to FGM to recipes for soup to the international situation. We are also entitled to disagree with the opinions of others without being accused of being hurtful, unkind or plain horrid. You can only be hurt by what y ou hear or read so I am not too worried that Kate or Wills (or maybe it is Carole Middleton you were meaning) are going to lose any sleep over any of our posts!!

niggleynellie I agree that this christening is absolutely nothing to do with us, and I, and I'm sure many others, would much prefer not to hear all about the lives of Kate and William, the christening, etc. Unfortunately such news is unavoidable.

If the people in question find it so onerous being in the public eye, they are perfectly at liberty to renounce their positions, together with all the wealth and privileges that go with them.