Oh dear Harry and Meghan

Exactly that job share! Charles you do the outdoorsy stuff, I'll stay in the warm and sign things.

They have been doing this for some time.

Really ? since when?

I don't agree that the MPs expenses issue was dealt with. I think there are still a lot of unnecessary claims going in and that is without the House of Lords. I notice that an above average pay rise has also been 'agreed' for MPs.

sodapop
Totally agree with you. And The House of Lords, they get £300 per day just for turning up, plus expenses. I think it’s anything but dealt with.

How extraordinary to think it's OK for a system to exist over which you have no choice (and that includes the H of Lords) and which you pay for, but the one that you actually have choice over is flawed (which it well may be) but at least you can complain about how that is administered. Surely there is more likely to be anachronisms in the costs of something which is unaccountable.

The royal family have slimmed down and are continuing to do so. Just because people are members of the family by birth and attend royal functions it doesn't mean that they are drawing allowances or have any official role.
Part of Andrew and Harry's problem is that neither seems unable to accept the difference that primogeniture makes between their life and that of their elder brother.

It will fade away or shed it skin like a snake. Look at the pictues of the Russian Royal family, so poignant, so sad, so utterly useless.

I agree eazybee , some see to think the family who appear
on the balcony on the Queens official birthday are all working
royals, it’s her birthday she has her children, grandchildren,
cousins etc with her , and why not .

There are eight working royals, the Queen isn’t going to tell
Anne, Edward and Sophie to retire , they do a lot of charity
work and official engagements.

And Charles will need them, he, Camilla and William and Kate
would be the only ones carrying out royal engagements

Cheer up Greymar they were murdered, always hope for
republicans.

I'm sorry Annie but that was such a very very low blow.

And calling people who were murdered -useless is acceptable?

Mumsnet

I'd get rid of the royals like a shot. It's like a Ruritainian fairy tale. Archaic.
When one reads up on the royals, all what they own, their powers (eg if any proposed govt action may impact on the royals wealth or property, the royals must be consulted first) I don't see how anyone can support them.
If PA was next in line to the throne there'd be nothing we could do about it. Is that system really what people want?

Who is mumsnet ?

Bit younger than gransnet

I said poignant, so poignant, those girls in their white dresses, the young Alexei in his sailor suit, unwordly. Look at the Khodynka Tragedy,how remote , how disconnected they were.

That is what I was trying to say. Ultimately they were indeed useless ie without use.

No human being is - without use

So the post here from mumsnet was a post from another forum ?

This is getting surreal!

Have we been intercepted by some dodgy Russian joker?

mumsnet gransnet gumsnet mramsnet Good grief I don't know where I am!

The French RF suffered marginally worse than the Russian. The treatment and death of the Dauphin Louis Charles aged 10 when he died was appalling. It's all in 'The Lost King of France'! Extremely interesting, but a tough read!

Praise the Lord, We're saved!

Harry and Meghan have announced on their website that we must.... Wash our hands, not touch our faces, practice good respiratory hygiene (what's that?) maintain social distancing, seek medical care if you show symptoms, stay informed and follow local health directives.

Where would we be without them? [hmm}

And after the Romanovs were murdered, Russia became a beacon of enlightenment and democracy and everyone lived happily ever after.

Apart from the 200,000 murdered by Lenin, the 6 million who starved to death and then came Stalin.
Need I say more?

Probably.

Thank goodness you passed the message on merlot because I couldn’t have managed without their advice.
Are they actually for real!

practice good respiratory hygiene
Snorting seawater, as recommended on GN.

Just seen on SkyNews that Harry and Meghan are moving to LA. I think it would be hard to argue that Meghan doesn’t want to be in with the ‘in’ crowd now. I’ve been to Vancouver and I’ve been to LA and Vancouver is a much nicer city. I’m sure living in LA was not on Harry’s bucket list when he met Meghan, he obviously wanted her to join the Royal Family and work on their behalf, not sure that was what Meghan wanted. I believe her plan is unfolding step by step. My opinion only.