General Chat

I usually enjoy RolloTheRed's contributions simply because he puts up alternative views & opinions that I would not have thought of or, more likely, they highlight my own ignorance of the topic under discussion.

A few threads would be boringly poor & mundane without his input. I like reading threads consisting of diverse interpretations & conflicting opinions.

Amen.

Rollo you talk a lot of sense & I love reading your post .but just need to brew up & then I can sit & read um :-D :-) ~~~~~~~~island ;-)

You don't half woffle Rollo :-S

If you want to say that the UK press have a grovelling attitude towards the head of state and their extended family then you should be aware of attitudes in other states. That you are apparently unaware of press grovelling in, say, Russia, North Korea, Turkey, Egypt, Argentina, Venezuela, Cuba, Hungary to name but a few suggests very little effort into researching the term "grovelling press" or a complete ignorance of the wider world.

Republican France and upmarket USA are full of "grovelling" towards Kate, William and their children with exactly the same impact on the fashion market as in the UK.

As it is most of the UK population have a favourable attitude towards the head of state and her immediate family going as far as love for many. Even in Australia the republicans were unable to dislodge the House of Windsor.

At this time of the media being fall of tendentious statements and impossible undertakings of all stripes the birth of the baby princess reminds us that there are normal people in the UK.

Long may she reign over us.
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I love the names, Charlotte is the female verion of Charles and Diana lives on in her little granddaughter William is making sure that she is never forgotten.

And I'm not Russian so their behaviour doesn't embarrass me at all.

Funnily enough I don't watch Russian TV, Rollo.

"I find the grovelling coverage by the press cringe making. And as for the union jack covered campers outside the hospital - words fail me."

Why not try the grovelling coverage by the Russian press of Pres. Putin for a change then you could find out what true grovelling is ?

My wife is Frankie, Dermot. I sometimes sign cards to nephews/nieces "from Bob your uncle and Fanny your aunt".

"A great move by the couple"

I was not aware that it was a game.

Bob's your uncle!

They should have called her Bob

Really love the names .Diana has been remembered x A long & happy life to all the family & beautiful little princess & her brother <3

Charlotte (Pippa's Middle name) Elizabeth (Catherine and Carol's middle name and the Queen's name) and Diana.

Nice to see the name Diana when I thought they would use Frances, Diana's second name.

A great move by the couple and a wonderful accolade to all of the baby's nearest female relatives.

Elizabeth is the middle name of a lot of ladies of Carole Middleton's generation

Elizabeth is Kate's mum's middle name

Charlotte is kates sister s pippas middle name :-D :-D

So after HIS father, HIS grandmother and HIS mother, you'd think Kate had no family

Named after Granddad, Gt Grannie and Grandma. Nice.

I hoped for Charlotte Elizabeth. I guessed Diana would probably be there as well.

I got two out of three names right :-D which is more than last time anyway :-D