General Chat

Definitely tastes better! :-D :-D :-D

Would it be better to have a barbecue in the garden with a keg of beer and a few bottles of cheap wine.

Can't quite see our Lizzie doing that though can you? Phil yeah but not her. :-)

well, they apparently have bbqs and picnics when they're up at Balmoral

Oh I know they have casual meals for family but can't see the keg of beer and cheap wine for company....unless it's her PM and she doesn't like them.... :-D

Well shes been awarded an extra 6 million just a week after the Grenfell fire so no cheapo vinegar tasting plonk for the spanish they would know the difference.. ;-) :-D.

The jewels may have been past gifts from previous spanish royality so wearing them would be respectful.....but who cares anyway.?

Stand corrected re 170 at the Banquet . ;-) Thanks for joining in my little thread Enjoy your weekend Barbra :-D

It will take more than a family reunion to sort out the Gibraltar / brexit problem. The Spanish see Andorra as a good model. The Brits refuse to grasp that the status quo is not an option.

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I think our Royal family do a very good job.maybe some of the younger ones use their positions to advantage,but The Queen takes her role very seriously.
How many 91 year olds would like to get up to some function when she would like a lie in?
I'm glad we have a monarchy and most countries envy us.

Regarding Gibraltar..I have lived very near the border and most of the Spaniards who live in LaLinea or thereabouts don't want it to be part of Spain as they are employed in shops and businesses there and benefit from VAT and tax free prices.
The Gibraltarians are a mixture of all religions,but get along very peacefully and are nearly 100%pro British.
Their argument is also that Spain have 2 Enclaves in North Africa,Ceuta and Melilla.that they guard very well with police and gunmen to stop entry from Morocco etc.there is no mention of them giving up their rights to them.

I like the Spanish Royal family and I don't think their government should get them to interfere in the political matters.

The Queen, God bless her, has the strength to stand through out the

during parades and her composure at the Cenotaph is very commendable.

She never flinches while younger men are fidgeting and buckling.

She's out most mornings riding horse before some are out of bed.