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Keeping Royal Secrets

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maddyone Sun 21-Nov-21 10:37:56

I suppose it rather depends on what it is that’s being protected. I think the royals should receive no more and generally speaking, no less privacy than the rest of us. There may be exceptions to this, if their privacy hides privileges that the rest of us don’t receive.

Alegrias1 Sun 21-Nov-21 10:36:57

This is not about them having secrets, as such. Its about them keeping things hidden and using the government and courts to do it, when us knowing those things might make us question whether they are up to the job.

Iam64 Sun 21-Nov-21 10:34:27

I’m ok with ordinary people like me as well as the RF having some privacy
Celebs and so called influencers seem to want to live every aspect of they’d lives in public.

Alegrias1 Sun 21-Nov-21 10:33:40

I don't have much interest in the sex life of someone who died 40 years ago, or his responsibility for the disastrous partition of India or his habit of piloting Navy ships into inanimate objects.

I do have an interest in a future monarch trying to keep this secret for his own ends when the person it refers to wasn't even part of the RF.

Anniebach Sun 21-Nov-21 10:31:22

What truly private matters ? Wanting to know about their private life ? Know what ?

Oldwoman70 Sun 21-Nov-21 10:29:02

Why would anyone be interested in what is in the Duke of Edinburgh's Will?

Chestnut Sun 21-Nov-21 10:26:39

There are lots of things which are not released for a number of years. Why do you want to nose into their private matters? Everyone is entitled to some privacy.

Yammy Sun 21-Nov-21 10:22:03

The first thing I would say is how did the Royal family help in the Pandemic crisis? Front line workers ,Dr's ,nurses , Supermarket workers, local communities , pharmacies yes.
The Royals took off to what they thought was their safe country seats, perhaps Prince Andrew was a decoy to stop us all wondering where they were and up to.
No one should be allowed immunity from public scrutiny, except perhaps the political refugees from Afghanistan.
The rest of us aren't so why should they.

Whitewavemark2 Sun 21-Nov-21 10:17:30

Duke of Edinburgh’s will is another case in point.

Alegrias1 Sun 21-Nov-21 09:57:51

We are often told on here that despite the financial or democratic problems with the system, having a Royal Family provides continuity and something to fall back in in times of crisis, such as pandemics. So what do we think of this quote from the Sunday Herald this morning, regarding whether certain Royal papers should be released. In this case it should be noted that the papers already belong to belong to the tax payer but we’re not allowed to see the content.

Protecting the dignity of the Queen and working members of the royal family by protecting their privacy in truly private matters preserves their ability to discharge their duties in their fundamental and central constitutional role, not least of unifying the nations (as was seen during the depths of the current pandemic). Roger Smethurst, head of knowledge and information at the Cabinet Office.

On other words, if we know what they were really like in private, we’d never be taken in by their idealised images. They need to keep some things secret because they don’t fit with the image they want to portray.

Thoughts?