General Chat

Still say this upcoming wedding is too big and costing taxpayers too much :-)

Fireworks and chocolate fountain? :-0

Yes I think you're right - P.A exercising his divine right of kings maybe! Perhaps he hasn't heard that it became obsolete in Europe about 100 years ago, in Britain 300? odd years ago!!

As I have read it ............... the cost is for security, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife are paying all the costs for the wedding.

I also read somewhere that Eugenie and Jack have refused a title for him, he will remain plain Mr.


Princess Anne's son married a Canadian, and we hear nothing about that couple over here .................. but I think they might have had a coach ride through Windsor streets (or have I got that wrong???)


I also think that the coming wedding is over the top for Eugenie's position within the Royal Family, compared with others ............... but she also moves in that socialite circle where big weddings that cost a lot of money seem to be the case rather than the oddity. Still, her parents should be paying everything, not the UK taxpayer!

Oh dear, I took Allan to be joking about the divine right of kings and joined in the banter pointing out that there was no way (until DNA tests became the norm in certain circumstances) that a man could be certain that the child his wife/and/or partner was carrying was his, king or no kng!

But it was good to get a revisionary history lesson of something that I (and likely Allan as he is of my age) learned around 60 or 70 years ago. Every little helps, as they say - especially when one's on the verge of going ga-ga. :-D

I agree with you, Sylvia. It is also my understanding that Eugenie's parents are paying for the wedding but security costs are down to us.

JoyLouise would that be Lady Ga-ga?? :-D

Enlightened despotism looked good fun.

Spot on Caroline. I is a lady! :-D :-D :-D

Yes, the two million is for security. The parents pay for the wedding. I didn't think anyone was in any doubt, BUT...….it is the alleged lavish plans that will call for more security rather than a lower key (9th in line) wedding.

JoyLouise, thought you was :-D

All this discussion about the wedding but Policing for concerts and football matches comes out of council taxes

Liz

I was always under the impression that the Football clubs have to pay for police attendance.


I feel the gutter red tops have always had in for Prince Andrew and Fergie and it has continued with their girls, some of the things written in media about them is beyond disgusting.

JoyLouise, I was joking or, rather, being a bit flippant. Expecting a serious and/or philosophical discussion from me is like expecting to hear the Pope have a good cussing session :-0

He may do it in private, but never in public ;-) :-D :-D

Madge, I agree. I think it's possible Andrew and Sarah might end up together eventually, it was sad for their girls that they split up and that was probably due to pressure from other people rather than their own choice.

I googled 'who pays for policing for football matches and concerts' and got the impression it mainly comes from local council budgets.

Lizx

I am sure I read it was included in ticket prices or a percentage is paid by the clubs I may be wrong and stand corrected if I am.

Will anybody care they are getting married
She is a lesser Roya
l Why should the tax payer pay anything

Let her Parents pay :-D :-D

Well Andrew thinks he is so important and if you believe what you read in the papers he is the Queens favourite son and very spoilt so what he wants for his daughters he gets.

The one thing that he has not been able to get the Queen to change her mind about yet is for him and Sarah to remarry my friends relative works in the palace and they have said the he has asked the queen if he athe cnd Sarah could remarry but she said no but I think they will one day cos when Charles becomes king he will be further away from the crown

William is officially the heir after Charles, is he not???

That means that if Charles dies before the Queen, William replaces him ......... so Andrew is as far from the throne now as he would be in that event. Plus he gets pushed even further away if and when Harry and Meghan start having children, because Harry follows the youngest child of William in the ranking of heir.

The only difference is whether he is less or more likely to get approval from either Charles OR William.

I have seen reports where Charles is as much anti- as the Queen and Prince Philip.

As for being near the throne, he is still the Queens son and Beatrice her granddaughter,as it has been said already they will be senior Royals attending so security and protection is a must.


I do wish the media would remove their nasty claws from these Princess's, some things written are very cruel, they never like their Mother and have continued this tirade of hate with Royal Princess's.

It equates to about 3p per person in UK.