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King Charles

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BlueBelle Mon 05-Feb-24 18:01:42

It’s just been on the news that Charles has cancer and is not taking any duties for now

crazyH Wed 07-Feb-24 16:20:08

I feel sorry for Harry. He is a softie, whereas William is tough. The one thing Harry did wrong was write ‘Spare’ . There was no need for that. It’s not as if he needed the money. I hope the brothers will bury the hatchet for their father’s sake.

sazz1 Wed 07-Feb-24 16:20:11

I'm sad that Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and hope he makes a full recovery. Harry has flown over to support his father which is really good imo. With a diagnosis of cancer it's great that his son wants to rekindle their relationship despite all the bad feelings in the past. Really hope its the start of the whole family coming together again as friends.
I'm a republican but this is a man that's ill and no time for stress, estrangement and bad feelings. Best wishes to them all.

MissInterpreted Wed 07-Feb-24 16:22:25

Anniebach

Megan has

Who's Megan?

grannybuy Wed 07-Feb-24 16:30:08

The Royal Family will, of course, know how to bypass the news, but there will still be reporters and cameras lurking about
- even more than usual.

Suzieque66 Wed 07-Feb-24 16:35:39

Well I wish to know ... you can not read the newspapers or switch off the telly if you want to remain in the dark ...

Jaberwok Wed 07-Feb-24 17:14:45

Sorry I can't agree about Prince Harry. The Kings life is not in danger so why charge 5.000 miles at the drop of a hat to see him? Surely he could have talked on Facetime or whatever and arranged a time convenient to the King to visit, not just turned up. When the King was thought to have a benign problem, there was no question of a visit, so tbh, I cynically regard this as a PR exercise and maybe a money seeking exercise too. Let's hope any conversation remains private and not used for financial purposes. No wonder the rest of the RF gave Harry a wide berth, that's what happens when trust completely breaks down, it's difficult to recover. He's gone back now, sighs of relief all round?!

Jaberwok Wed 07-Feb-24 17:17:05

Oh, and I'm a royalist and a great fan of the RF. Well, except for ??

Anniebach Wed 07-Feb-24 17:20:50

I agree jaberwok there were cameras at the airport filming him in America and England, and a police escort, I too hope he doesn’t sell his visit

Jaberwok Wed 07-Feb-24 17:36:38

If only he could have kept the visit low key or even private, but a police escort??!! Other members of the RF including the King and the late Queen manage(d) to go about their daily business without such a fanfare, never mind the poor old tax payer picking.up the bill! Privacy is not Harry's strong point, but here's for hoping.

Anniebach Wed 07-Feb-24 17:41:36

William drove himself from the hospital after visiting Cathrine, he didn’t need two police cars to escort him .

MissAdventure Wed 07-Feb-24 17:43:30

He isn't disliked (hated) as much as Harry and Meghan.
So many loony royalists around, feeling hurt on behalf of the royal family, there is no telling what might happen.

Anniebach Wed 07-Feb-24 17:59:48

Is William hated ?

Anniebach Wed 07-Feb-24 18:00:19

Perhaps looney republicans

MissAdventure Wed 07-Feb-24 18:01:02

No idea.
Harry, though, and his wife; definitely.

Calipso Wed 07-Feb-24 18:02:03

fancythat

*GNHW investigated, discovered the two usernames, banned her, and deleted the whole thread.*

How do you know all that? It was written on some thread or other I suppose?

GNHQ very helpfully explained what they had found and posted on the thread before it was taken down.

CoolCoco Wed 07-Feb-24 18:09:45

William may have driven himself but would have definitely had security close by, I’ve seen the black range rovers following RF movements in London. Of course Harry should have an escort, he’s a target for terrorists.

NotTooOld Wed 07-Feb-24 18:22:08

Is it right that Harry stayed overnight in an hotel? That's what I read somewhere. You'd think he would have hung around a bit longer, wouldn't you?

Elegran Wed 07-Feb-24 18:25:56

Calipso

fancythat

GNHW investigated, discovered the two usernames, banned her, and deleted the whole thread.

How do you know all that? It was written on some thread or other I suppose?

GNHQ very helpfully explained what they had found and posted on the thread before it was taken down.

They also seemed to think that she was responsible for at least one other similar fake thread. They have ways of researching these things (or perhaps they know someone who can).

Callistemon21 Wed 07-Feb-24 18:26:55

Elegran

travelsafar

Just read something about a prediction from Nostradarmus ... excuse spelling if wrong. It's saying Harry will be king not William if anything happens to King Charles!!!! Anyone else read this??? Media gone mad surely!!!!

Nostradamus's many predictions were all so vague that any of them could be interpreted to have foreseen absolutely anything - and have been at various times in history, some several times over and each time predicting something different.

Yes, media gone mad. If they are reduced to quoting someone who has been dead nearly 500 years they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Next week it'll be a Roman haruspex inspecting the entrails of a sacrifice and telling us the winner of the lottery will be from Little Puddleton in the Marsh - if the inhabitants of L P i t M rush to buy lottery tickets they are all in for a disappointment.

I prefer Horace Batchelor from K.E.Y.N.S.H.A.M. for accuracy.

Callistemon21 Wed 07-Feb-24 18:27:43

Anniebach

Was mention of Nostradamus used seriously?

The media will use anything!!

fancythat Wed 07-Feb-24 18:33:32

Calipso

fancythat

GNHW investigated, discovered the two usernames, banned her, and deleted the whole thread.

How do you know all that? It was written on some thread or other I suppose?

GNHQ very helpfully explained what they had found and posted on the thread before it was taken down.

Ah. Didnt know they did that on here.

SporeRB Wed 07-Feb-24 18:38:35

travelsafar

Just read something about a prediction from Nostradarmus ... excuse spelling if wrong. It's saying Harry will be king not William if anything happens to King Charles!!!! Anyone else read this??? Media gone mad surely!!!!

Well, if Harry becomes the next king, it will be the case of ‘the devil looks after its own’.

I remembered something else. Three months before QEII died, a guy posted anonymously online in July stating the date she will pass away. It went viral since he got the date right.

He also gave a date for Prince Charles but he never mentioned that Prince Harry will be the next king.

Anniebach Wed 07-Feb-24 18:41:30

Harry is 5th in line

Callistemon21 Wed 07-Feb-24 18:41:49

he never mentioned that Prince Harry will be the next king

We'd have to have a referendum on the Monarchy in that case.

Nanatoone Wed 07-Feb-24 18:56:21

I’m afraid if Harry became king I’d be voting for a Republic. It’s a grim idea. Extremely unlikely but stranger things have happened.