The royal wedding.

I wonder if he piped up now because he is hoping for some extra funding to help with the homeless in Windsor or as has already been said I guess security is going to be a huge problem and maybe he is looking for extra help there its bound to all come down to money/ratepayers and politics in the end.

Diana made sure that her children knew about people sleeping rough. She took them to see for themselves and supported campaigns to help the homeless. Harry would not want them 'cleared from the streets' unless they were being given food and a permanent roof over their heads. He is his mother's son x

Can we just remember it is not Prince Harry who has made this statement nor the Royal family.
Also can we acknowledge as some posters already have that there is & always will be the genuine & the scammers.
Windsor Castle is bang slap in the middle of Windsor ,so this isn't something that the residents, shop owners etc are not already aware of , shame on the gentleman(obviously he's not) who uttered such comments ?

Vampirequeen, how dare these people sit near a big castle that has enough empty bedrooms to house them all?

MinniesMum - The majority? Are you sure?

I do not agree with the councillor but he is there for the people of Windsor who elected him , we have no idea if he has been swamped with complaints about people sleeping on pavements .

As for .Diana's concern for the homeless , how many did she give shelter to?

durhamjen I presume your comment was tongue in cheek.

Some "rough sleepers" will not go into shelters having witnessed/experienced violence, theft etc, they feel safer on the street. I will not give money to anyone begging. As previously stated if they won't accept an offer of food &/or hot drink they are not genuine "homeless".

Shame on this Councillor for making Political Capital by using the Royal Wedding in this way. I'm sure the Police & Security Services will move these people but hopefuly liaise with the Homeless Charities etc

All of us posting on this site,obviously have roofs over our heads & food to eat, & a computer to pontificate on all & sundry, but how many of US are opening our homes to the homeless? I dare say many of us contribute money or food to a charity or to help a homeless person when we are going about our every day lives , so before we all get on the bandwagon of criticising others who ever they may be, firstly we should perhaps look to ourselves!!

I heard that the Windsor beggars/homeless (not necessarily one and the same, of course) have become aggressive and are frightening people and that is the reason the council want them moved on. Scaring away the tourists! It's just dreadful that there should actually be homeless people in this country.

Incidentally, I caught a glimpse of a pic of MM on the front of a newspaper yesterday and for a fleeting second thought she was Wallis Simpson! When I looked more closely I could still see a passing resemblance.

I think on their wedding day Harry and Megan should provide a 'reception' for the Windsor rough sleepers, along the lines of Crisis at Christmas. That would give the Tory councillor something to ponder. I read in Waitrose magazine about a daily lunch centre for homeless/lonely people in London where food (often cooked by guest celebrity cooks) and other facilities are provided - all free. Can't remember its name.

What a good idea Grandmama, if it did happen though I'm sure that some would still attribute a negative twist to it.
As I have said before we are all an accident of birth , none of us chose who or what we are, but at least some people do try to do their bit to help those less fortunate, & I have also said seriously how many of us would take in a homeless person!!!? Not many I suspect !

A good post Paddyann,

This is so difficult to discuss without emotion .

Would anyone feel unconcerned with your children/grandchildren walking to school or the shops knowing some on the streets may be addicts ?

That's a good idea, Grandmama, and it could be inside the castle. Let's nominate a royal to be Head Chef. How about Camilla?

Grandmama What a lovely idea.

Anniebach in a big city like Manchester it is just something we have to get used to. But also in a big city there are plenty of people around, so children should not be at risk.

But Windsor isn't a city

The population of Windsor is 32,000

Population of Manchester City 2.5 million

There are all sorts of addictions and you do not have to be homeless to be addicted.

I was just trying to say that there is not much need to worry.
As long as there are other people around children should be fine. If people are begging they will be where other people are around.

Nothing strange about the homeless setting up home in tourist spots..its where they stand a better chance of getting some money. How dare that Councillor think he can just "throw human beings away"....even Theresa May disagrees with him...silly silly man...he has no idea of what really goes on outside of his own "bubble"!

Well said Bridgeit on your posts, another councillor trying to score points.

So why is this particular wedding to take place in all its glory at St Georges Chapel ?
The bride to be is a divorced woman. How many brides, a member of my own family included, have been denied a church wedding let alone a service carried out by an archbishop due to the sanctimonious attitude of the church that divorced persons are less virtuous than a non married person. Why should this commoner divorcee , marrying a royal, be seen as any different.?

Are we paying?

Divorcees are allowed to marry in church , nothing to do with the fact it is a wedding of a Windsor. Was Megan at fault in her divorce ? If her husband had divorced for adultery different matter but was the divorce not by mutual agreement ?

Not a comment on the Windsor problem , but when I heard about the wedding I thought omg I can't go through another one.

Thank you Chritinefrance, I love that saying 'walk a mile in my shoes, before you criticise & abuse' I dislike the inequality in life as much as anyone else but none of us get to choose who we are, at least some who are technically well off do try to do their bit,& I think it only right that that should be acknowledge. They cant help being who they are,which is a least compassionate . There are the good & there are the not so good in all walks of life ! So I would say to all those critics, you go out on the streets & help someone worse off , or offer them a home , I wonder how many of us would.