A probably silly question for our UK members

AZ Jim

AZ Jim

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Maybe it's just my personal impression and I don't wish to offend but Queen Elizabeth seems pretty mean spirited much of the time. In particular her dealings with Diana (RIP) and now Kate.
 

I must have missed the news ....Whats the story on Kate ?
By the way do not believe everything you read in the news papers
 

In what way mean to Kate?

I've never seen or read anything anywhere that says she is being mean to Kate. Bear in mind just a few years ago Kate would never have been permitted to marry the Queens' grandson who is heir to the throne because she's a commoner . The fact that The Queen has allowed that and furnished them with beautiful homes doesn't make me believe she's being anything but welcoming to Kate.
 
Lady said:
I must have missed the news ....Whats the story on Kate ?
By the way do not believe everything you read in the news papers
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She seems to criticize everything Kate does from how she dresses to how she raises the baby. Here in the states we call it nitpicking.
 
AZ Jim said:
She seems to criticize everything Kate does from how she dresses to how she raises the baby. Here in the states we call it nitpicking.
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No way would the Queen do that, i would say its made up news to sell papers or gain viewers ..I saw both Kate and the Queen when they visited Nottingham a couple of years ago and they were both comfortable in each others company ..
Our Queen would never make any criticism public .
 
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AZ Jim said:
She seems to criticize everything Kate does from how she dresses to how she raises the baby. Here in the states we call it nitpicking.
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Absolute rubbish...the Queen as lady has already said would Never criticise any of her family much less in public for the media to pick up on..
 
AZ Jim said:
The only news I get about the UK is news outlets, so perhaps I am not getting an accurate picture.
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I'm pleased you asked the Question Jim so we can put you right ,,I remember an old Aunt in America asking about Diana and we were able to put her right .
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Falcon said:
I didn't ask to be born but here I am, satisfied with my outcome (and INcome),

but I'd HATE to be referred to as a 'commoner'. Sounds more like a peon.
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Not sure whether you are reffering to the original post here , ,I think Commoner is a term used by papers again , i prefer to use the word untitled .:)
 
A little deviation if I can say that given recent events.

Personally I have little time for the royal family. I will however admit to having a soft spot for the old king and queen but that was largely due to ma's admiration for the couple when they apparently called in for tea down the East End during a lull in that little skirmish we were having with the Luftwaffe. Mind you they never dolled out any bunce to us little ones.

As for Liz and her attitude, it was six of one and half dozen of the other between her and Diana, the crystal slipper did not fit as it should have done perhaps but that is consigned to our rich history. I do not honestly think there is a shred of animosity between her and Catherine.

Indeed, regarding Billy and Kate, I confess to liking them as they have bought badly needed stability and respect to a crumbling facade. I would not miss one of the others but this new family is head and shoulders above everyone else and with them the future looks bright. There are many who would relish Charlie standing aside to allow Will the big chair.

Now OBE was it? or.........................
 
Voicemacabre said:
A little deviation if I can say that given recent events.

Personally I have little time for the royal family. I will however admit to having a soft spot for the old king and queen but that was largely due to ma's admiration for the couple when they apparently called in for tea down the East End during a lull in that little skirmish we were having with the Luftwaffe. Mind you they never dolled out any bunce to us little ones.

As for Liz and her attitude, it was six of one and half dozen of the other between her and Diana, the crystal slipper did not fit as it should have done perhaps but that is consigned to our rich history. I do not honestly think there is a shred of animosity between her and Catherine.

Indeed, regarding Billy and Kate, I confess to liking them as they have bought badly needed stability and respect to a crumbling facade. I would not miss one of the others but this new family is head and shoulders above everyone else and with them the future looks bright. There are many who would relish Charlie standing aside to allow Will the big chair.

Now OBE was it? or.........................
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ROFL @ Billy and Kate... :lol1: now with the old regime you'd have found yourself in the tower for that my lad... but you're so right, the young ones..Harry, William and Catherine are going to take this country along a much different route to the one which we and our ancestors have been used to for hundreds of years..
 
Diana yes, she was just a blonde bimbo who thought she was already Queen, with about as much natural charm as a teaspoon.

Kate, I don't think so. scuttlebutt is that they get on well, and while she has her own mind she is concious of her obligations as well as her privileges.

I personall think she is well on her way to being as popular as the Queen Mother.
 
AZ, there is so much made up rubbish out there in 'the media' about the royal family, it sells papers /mags etc.Truth to tell, because the Queen has been so private, we know very little about her really, and although not a fan of royaltyat all, I think she has done her job in a admirable way, which is more than can be said about a lot of them.
 
Laurie, Here in our country Diana was well loved as is Kate, the Queen when she was younger also but methinks the years have somewhat diminished her standing.
 
AZ Jim said:
Laurie, Here in our country Diana was well loved as is Kate, the Queen when she was younger also but methinks the years have somewhat diminished her standing.
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Maybe in the eyes of the US people but certainly the Queen is still top of her game in this country..Not everyone wants to see a Sovereignty continue after the Queen dies, and most would prefer the throne go straight to William if we continue having a royal family , but that won't happen and we will get a King Charles and Queen consort Camilla, God help us..
 
For the record, the current queen's mother was a commoner.
So was Anne Bolyn. Nothing unusual here and no rule against it.

The laws of succession, as far as I know, still forbid the monarch to marry a catholic but you can get around the no divorced person situation with a bit of wriggling. Both of these prohibitions are likely to be changed fairly soon I would imagine.
 

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