They don’t help themselves do they?

I've never understood why people wear uniforms at funerals: can someone enlighten me?

Charles will apologise for looking at the messages with the flowers because of criticism on GN.

Callistemon ? yes, the Palace (men in grey suits!) have been
Feverishly combing Gransnet threads all week, our comments mean a lot to them.?

Whoops - you think the Palace PR doesn’t monitor all forms of media? Really ? There was plenty of criticism across all platforms and types of media

Actually you couldn’t be more wrong - the criticism everywhere has been taken into account and has helped inform the decision.

Ooh, inside information! Please tell us more!

eazybee

You think.

You think the Palace PR dies t p

maddyone

I don’t really know why Prince Edward joined the Marines apart from it being expected of him. It shouldn’t have been expected of him, it wasn’t expected that Princess Anne would join up. He seems well suited to the role he has now, supporting the monarch along with his wife.

Yes, it really wasn't the right thing for Edward at all.

Anyone criticising him should try a month of RM training!

What criticism is suppose to have caused the decision of no
uniform?

You think.

Rosie51

It's been announced that nobody will be in uniform, so all the furore has been for nothing ? (unless anybody thinks this thread was the deciding factor ).

Actually you couldn’t be more wrong - the criticism everywhere has been taken into account and has helped inform the decision. Just like the BBC has made sensible decisions about coverage on Saturday. And the RHS grovelling

Edward tried the armed forces didn’t like it so moved on, has no one here ever left a job they didn’t like, my record is leaving
a new job half way through the first day.

I don’t really know why Prince Edward joined the Marines apart from it being expected of him. It shouldn’t have been expected of him, it wasn’t expected that Princess Anne would join up. He seems well suited to the role he has now, supporting the monarch along with his wife.

It's been announced that nobody will be in uniform, so all the furore has been for nothing ? (unless anybody thinks this thread was the deciding factor ).

Obviously.

I hope that Charles will abolish this ridiculous practice when he inherits the throne, Grany.

The Queen promotes her children to senior military ranks as birthday presents. Why that isn't a scandal is a mystery.

eazybee

Queen Consort is a title bestowed by the monarch and she does not have the same powers as the King, even though she may be crowned as part of the Coronation ceremony.

But she gets to be called Queen ?

Queen Consort is a title bestowed by the monarch and she does not have the same powers as the King, even though she may be crowned as part of the Coronation ceremony.

Calendargirl

Yes Parsley, Catherine will be Queen Catherine, following on from Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother), Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra et al.
They were all Queen Consorts.

Thank you, I thought that would be the case and poor Philip could only be a prince.

“Hopefully one day Prince Edward will write a book about his time in the Marines.

From the medals he won it must have been a hell of a 4 weeks.”

???

Yes Parsley, Catherine will be Queen Catherine, following on from Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother), Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra et al.
They were all Queen Consorts.

*callistemon” it’s wasn’t a slur on anyone apart from Prince Andrew. It’s called a pun?

At the Queen Mum's funeral, even the Princess Royal was wearing a uniform. She's probably a colonel in chief of several regiments. I see no reason why on earth uniforms should be worn on every possible occasion, including funerals.

vegansrock

Vice is a good title for PA, wonder why he wanted a promotion.

That's an unfair comment on all those who are Vice-Admirals, Vice-Presidents etc who are next in command.

Witzend

I’m at a loss as to why anyone’s getting steamed up about this, too.

Never mind - it’s keeping us occupied