Keeping Royal Secrets

Oh yes the Danny Dyer episode was funny wasn't it. He seemed quite oblivious about who his famous ancestors were until it was explained. He couldn't even say Plantagenet if I remember correctly.

I wonder how far the connection has to go back for you to be considered royal? I mean I don't think many people think Danny Dyer is royalty but the connection is a long way back.

I don't know, but I loved Josh Widdicombe's episode.

Germanshepherdsmum

Public documents can be and are suppressed all the time. I really don’t understand the fuss over Mountbatten’s diaries. His bisexuality has been known of for years. Why the prurient interest in diaries that, had he not been murdered by the IRA, he may well have left instructions to have destroyed on his death? It is IMO an intrusion too far, as is the desire to see Prince Philip’s will.

It's entirely unfair to call it prurient.

I started this thread about 100 years ago to point out that the government and the Royal family are are preventing us from knowing particular things. Things that they think we need to be kept ignorant of, in order that the Royal family can fulfil their constitutional roles. In other words, if we knew these facts, we might think they made them unfit to do their jobs.

If there are things that make them unfit to do their jobs. I'd like to know about it, please.

Forget the will. Forget anybody's sexual preferences. Red herrings.

Calistemon

I don't know, but I loved Josh Widdicombe's episode.

I didn't see that one. Might have a look for it.

It's perfectly reasonable to want to know that they're fit to live the privileged lives that their roles afford them.

The Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William all seem able to fulfil their constitutional roles. I don’t believe some terrible secret is being kept from me.

How about Andrew?

not least of unifying the nations

Need I say more?

Germanshepherdsmum

The Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William all seem able to fulfil their constitutional roles. I don’t believe some terrible secret is being kept from me.

I do. The chief information person from the cabinet said so. Way back on page 1.

What, in your wildest imagination, could it be? Do share!

What could William’s terrible secret be

Well I think we can discount his being illegitimate given his looks Annie. Though I know you weren’t suggesting that. Some posters would doubtless have enjoyed the old position of Groom of the Stool!

I tried Mr Google to establish exactly who might be my second cousin once removed, or third cousin twice removed, or first twice removed or, or, or! I ended up about three times as confused as I was before I started. I don’t know who my second cousin once removed is, or indeed who is the second cousin once removed of the Queen.

By the way, I agree with Alegrias.

Thoughts

To whom do private diaries belong?
To whom do private letters belong?

If the author, then who owns these documents after the author has died?

MissAdventure

How about Andrew?

Andrew would have been a teenager when Mountbatten died wouldn't he? He can't have had much dirt on him.

Anniebach

What could William’s terrible secret be

I'm not sure if I've got timelines wrong but wasn't William born after Mountbatten died?

The Queen, Charles and William are responsible for the alleged actions of Andrew ?

He was 19, I think, perhaps he was a very quiet, naïve teenager.

It’s none of our business. So long as the job is done I don’t expect my ‘dirty laundry’ - or anyone else’s - to be aired in public

theworriedwell

MissAdventure

How about Andrew?

Andrew would have been a teenager when Mountbatten died wouldn't he? He can't have had much dirt on him.

My post was in answer to this one.

I don’t think the Queen, Charles, or William can be held responsible for whatever Andrew did/does.

maddyone

I don’t think the Queen, Charles, or William can be held responsible for whatever Andrew did/does.

I agree.

'I am not my brother's keeper'.

Calistemon

He was 19, I think, perhaps he was a very quiet, naïve teenager.

Well of course teenagers can misbehave but I'm assuming he was at school till 18 so I just can't imagine what would be so sensational about him in Mountbatten's diaries. I think he was more focused on Philip and Charles, I bet Andrew wasn't high on his priority list. Although Andrew is obviously a target now.

Neither do I maddy but someone thinks it’s relevant

Perhaps he drank cherry brandy at school, theworriedwell.

As Andrew will not become our monarch, our constitutional head, what does this matter?