Are the Royal Family losing their touch?

MissAdventure

His,statement confirms that he knew his pal sex trafficked young girls.

You'd think he'd have the common sense to do some checking up.

He always knowingly associates himself with dodgy types. That's what gets him into a right mess. That's why he shouldn't play a prominent part in the RF. Why can't the Queen see this.

That is NOT what I meant.

Some of us have been involved with helping those who have not had there voices heard, who have only see this seedy side of life, who of you are out there calling out those who use & abuse day after day ?

Well, not me, that's for sure it doesnt mean I cant express an opinion on powerful men abusing those with less status.

Just the powerful ? What sort of powerful ?

Nope, not just the powerful.

Older, richer, with mansions, castles, planes and friends in high places type of powerful.

Oh, and I suppose the odd 12 million helps, too.

They are ALL powerful if they are using & abusing women , the rich , the poor, the violent etc etc

Some are more powerful than others, I'd say.
At a tender age, I'd be more likely to be taken in by a prince than Brian across the road who works in Tesco.

Really?

Yes, really.
It's only since reading this thread that I realise I almost was taken in by a well dressed businessman offering a reasonable sounding proposition, 40 years ago.

Sadly they come in all shapes & sizes & backgrounds .But thankfully there are many wonderful men out there .
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Yes, I realise all of those points. I'm not denying them, but Epstein's set up was a more or less a niche type of thing.

And sadly goes on to some degree or otherthroughout the world .

Agreed again.
That doesnt mean I don't hold Epstein and co in contempt.

Exactly , as we all do or should do.

Oh good.
I'm glad we're in agreement.

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Last two days of their tour stayed at luxury penthouse 19k a night.

The taxpayers of the Bahamas paid for William & Kate's luxury 3-bedroom penthouse suite.

"Accommodation costs for two nights will be borne by the government of The Bahamas"

I don’t get how anything can cost that much , it is obscene, but presumably there is an upside to them being visited.
I will give an example ie In The West Country & in Cornwall there are so many folks who cannot afford to buy a house/ home in their own area.( or even rent) but they need the money generated by tourists visiting a popular holiday destination .

Wonder who owns the penthouse!

uk.news.yahoo.com/inside-lavish-penthouse-suite-bahamas-093100200.html

We can even find out what they had for dinner.

If it was "family stuff" (Urmstongran) the Windsor family would have held it in the chapel at Windsor Castle not in a property of the Church of England.

so for a 2 night mini break they paid £6,228 more than the average wage in the UK?

the average annual wage that is
it's absolutely vulgar that we still sub them