General Chat

It's an old fashioned concept that was purely so as not to detract attention from the bride! I don't think that two white outfits in a sea of 800 odd people could or did detract from today's gorgeous bride as I doubt many people noticed or cared!!

The etiquette of Weddings is
Nobody wears white but the bride
Its classes and very bad manners and Just not done

I noticed a couple of the guests wearing white

After losing a war with Cromwell and his Roundheads the last King of
England to claim Divine Right, Charles, was held captive in a house in Shieldield,
Newcastle, less than a mile from where he was born. In 1649 he was taken to London,
tried, found guilty of treason then beheaded.

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN.

What wore white? and why is it disrespectful?! The Queen wore ice blue, but I didn't notice anyone else in a pale colour!!
It was a gorgeous wedding, the bride looked absolutely beautiful, and they both appeared very much in love. Proper hymns and proper prayers, - perfect!
Why would anyone be SO unkind as to hope it 'pours down''?! Well bad luck! , because it didn't!!!

It was lovely to see the usually frumpy Eugenie
Looking so lovely
I wish her every happiness

Mind I did laugh
When the wind lifted the nanny's dress above her head
and showed her knickers

But at least she wasn't wearing White
Showing disrespect to the bride

(That fumes me at a Wedding its so bad manners ) :-( :-(

Andrew is simply trying to get the best for his daughters despite his marriage failing.
They are accustomed from birth to very high standards in just about everything.
What they already have is beyond the dreams of your average citizen. They Are young, we can only wish them well.

Andrew is simply trying to get the best for his daughters despite his marriage failing.
They are accustomed from birth to very high standards in just about everything.
What they already have is beyond the dreams of your average citizen. They Are young, we can only wish them well.

While I have the greatest respect for our Queen Elizabeth II she is not getting any younger, nor is her heir Charles. As his sons have grown and married and Charles has remarried and he has grandchildren, heirs, he has to put it briefly organised Windsor
1- 6 and in his way put an end (?) to the BS from his siblings and their children with their problems. They don't make a public fuss, but I'd guess he's done it very efficiently. Been firm with the firm.

David ..... that is true. He tried to limit the money paid to those in the direct line of inheritance ..... that means the "top 10"

ie, Queen, Charles, William, George, Charlotte, Louis, Harry, Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie

But that changes as and when Harry has children, or William has any more.

If you think about it ............ the last 3 didn't really earn money, did they????

However, Charles' action has also cut down the amount of money that has to be paid to them from the public purse!

They have to earn their own way now.

I admire Edward and Sophie ........... they seem to work hard making public appearances (especially Sophie), and their 2 children are kept out of the public as much as possible. They are also not called Princess and Prince ....... I gather that was his wish when they were born.

I think Charles took a large control of the Windsor family and name a few years back.
His brothers and sister and nephews and nieces are excluded from Windsor photographs now and Royal privileges have been cut back, it seems to me IMO

Well RAIN is forecast in Windsor and district on Friday. Hope it pours down....

I suspect that a lot of this is Prince Andrew's fault .........

....... it has been strongly reported that he considers that his daughters should be treated differently than they currently are because they are born Royal Princesses (not the only ones as Prince Edward has a daughter and a son, known as Lady and Sir ;-) )

He was campaigning some years ago for them to have security details, and an income from the Royal Purse. The story over here was that prince Charles convinced his mother that they were not in the top 10 of Royal heirs and therefore no detail and no income.

All kudos to the two girls fro getting university degrees and obtaining some form of work, in spite of all that.

Andrew is trying to make sure that Eugenie's marriage over-reaches that of her cousin ........... wonder if all this is really Eugenie's desire or her parents????

Not sure if the Dublin or Knock authorities undertook a similar exercise just prior to Pope Francis' recent visit.

The Royal Family has lost a lot of popularity the past few years so it appears they have taken on professional advisors to attempt to reverse the trend.

It was no more obvious with Harry's wedding when there we saw regular 'announcements from the palace' with tit bits of tempting news to try and attract the popular attention.

Exactly the same is happening again. I don't think the parents or the couple for that matter have a say in what happens, it is all down to the PR machine who are likely to be getting paid handsomly for their efforts.

Does all of this shifting of the homeless remind anyone of times when beggars and untouchables were moved away from where royalty progressed?

I'd be surprised if the Queen and her advisers do not think this is a step back in the public's acceptance of royal prerogatives.

They are doing the royal family no favours here. It smacks of privilege and superiority over the masses. We know they lead a privileged life but, in my opinion, they are riding roughshod over the general public.

Even if this is a local police authority decision I think it would have been better vetoed by some top-rank royal.

Back in time methinks!

I certainly wouldn't put owt in.

Are you having a whip round ?

Anyone got a copy of the wedding present list?

Latest news The Homeless are being moved from the streets of Windsor again .it happened in May when Harry got Married .hundreds of homeless people dying on the streets .who cares .as long as they don't litter the pavements .when another wedding is about to take place .It is obscene the money being spent on an event again by the Royal family .they have enough Money of their own to fund this give homeless some of the houses that are empty .maybe open one of their buildings .a lot of homeless are there not through faults of their own ex serving personal .it hurts when all the wealth is flaunted through news.& media .coverage .I for one will not be watching Fridays events Barbara

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