cyclists meet King Charles out for a walk at balmoral

Callistemon21

icanhandthemback

Blimey, the King managed to meet people and talk to them normally!

I take it you've never met him, icanhandthemback!

Fortunately not because I would have difficulty holding back what I thought of his behaviour in the past. However, that aside, if you are going to have all the perks of his office, then the least you can do is act "normal" with your "subjects" and treat them with respect when you are out and about. I'm not sure why anybody should be surprised.

Grany

Where did they get the money to buy that huge estate with many, many acres. Asked for an increase in funding and bought it with that. No inheritance tax paid. There are calls for RF to pay reparation for their colonial past and in which the Windsors benefited enormously and still do. In 70s Queen had a transparency law changed to hide her embarrassing wealth. RF looking after own interests its all they do.

It was first rented in 1848 and was then bought in 1852. It was purchased by Prince Albert for himself and his wife, Queen Victoria, reportedly paying £32,000 to acquire the estate. He bought Balmoral six years after the couple first visited Scotland and it's been passed down through the royal family ever since.

Freya5

lemsip

GrannyGravy13

I remember a similar encounter with the late Queen and some Americans asking her if she knew the Queen

They may be Royalty, but they are human.

really?

Yes really.

ha ha can't believe you answered that!

What estate have they bought Grany ?

Where did they get the money to buy that huge estate with many, many acres. Asked for an increase in funding and bought it with that. No inheritance tax paid. There are calls for RF to pay reparation for their colonial past and in which the Windsors benefited enormously and still do. In 70s Queen had a transparency law changed to hide her embarrassing wealth. RF looking after own interests its all they do.

lemsip

GrannyGravy13

I remember a similar encounter with the late Queen and some Americans asking her if she knew the Queen

They may be Royalty, but they are human.

really?

Yes really.

Actually thinking about it I have not one idea why he visited our village, it was a small north east village, I am fond of it as I was born there but I cant imagine why he was there. I was a teenager.

I have met him and dont think its astounding that he is able to walk and talk.

nanna8

He’s a good and sensible man. I actually think he is going to make a very good monarch. Pity they can’t find a PM like him!

Our PMs managed to ruffle feathers of the French.
It looks as if our King is smoothing them down again.

icanhandthemback

Blimey, the King managed to meet people and talk to them normally!

I take it you've never met him, icanhandthemback!

He’s a good and sensible man. I actually think he is going to make a very good monarch. Pity they can’t find a PM like him!

Blimey, the King managed to meet people and talk to them normally!

😁

GrannyGravy13

I remember a similar encounter with the late Queen and some Americans asking her if she knew the Queen

They may be Royalty, but they are human.

I believe the queen was out walking with one of her police protection officers, named Richard, on that occasion. She is purported to have replied ‘Well I never have but Dick here meets her quite regularly.’

Yes, I remember that 😃

GrannyGravy13

I remember a similar encounter with the late Queen and some Americans asking her if she knew the Queen

They may be Royalty, but they are human.

I like that story. I was only reading it the other day.

GrannyGravy13

I remember a similar encounter with the late Queen and some Americans asking her if she knew the Queen

They may be Royalty, but they are human.

really?

We lived near Balmoral. A group of DD’s friends met the queen when they were out hillwalking one day. Her dogs ran over to the girls and the queen called the dogs back and apologised. It was only when the girls walked on that one of them said ‘That was the queen, wasn’t it?’

She was quite alone although I’m sure there was a sniper behind every clump of heather.

I remember a similar encounter with the late Queen and some Americans asking her if she knew the Queen

They may be Royalty, but they are human.

the others had gone past the cyclists in cars then they spotted a walker and one said it must be a miner royal having a walk and were surprised it was the King..

Yes, I saw it. The interaction between the King and the cyclists was so ‘normal’. They say he wasn’t actually alone. Security wasn’t far behind. But still……I’m beginning to warm to him.