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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: emindead on April 25, 2011, 08:34:10 AM
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Lol, I will not wake up at 4 am this Friday (I only wake at 7 am) but I found this little gem hysterical:
Mr. Bean is invited.
Obama is not.
:lol As a politician, you have to appear in those events.
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This is kind've funny.
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The amount of news coverage this is getting here in Australia is unbelievable! Today, it got just as much air time as ANZAC Day reports. That is just absurd.
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I will make every effort to avoid ANY TV channel that is covering this event on Friday. Looks like I'll be watching either Food Network or Game Show Network.
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How awesome would it be if they played "Friday" for the walking-down-the-aisle-bit?
:neverusethis:
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This wedding will cost 34 million dollars, 32 million of which is for security and cleanup..... I hope something goes horribly wrong and ruins the day for everyone. I hate this wedding, and if I were a citizen over there I'd be pissed as hell that my tax dollars fund such bullshit tradition.
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This wedding will cost 34 million dollars, 32 million of which is for security and cleanup..... I hope something goes horribly wrong and ruins the day for everyone. I hate this wedding, and if I were a citizen over there I'd be pissed as hell that my tax dollars fund such bullshit tradition.
Do you realise how much we are getting from tourism and TV rights? It'll be way more than $34m.
Chill.
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Yeah, 4am ain't happening for me either :lol Wondering whether my roommate will watch it.
But yes, as a UK citizen I would be pissed at the expenses too. 34 million dollars is insane.
rumborak
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Do you realise how much we are getting from tourism and TV rights? It'll be way more than $34m.
Chill.
That might be true, but this is all money that the average citizen won't recoup, since it's all money that is flowing into private hands.
rumborak
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This wedding will cost 34 million dollars, 32 million of which is for security and cleanup..... I hope something goes horribly wrong and ruins the day for everyone. I hate this wedding, and if I were a citizen over there I'd be pissed as hell that my tax dollars fund such bullshit tradition.
Do you realise how much we are getting from tourism and TV rights? It'll be way more than $34m.
Chill.
Ah, this is true. :tup
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Do you realise how much we are getting from tourism and TV rights? It'll be way more than $34m.
Chill.
That might be true, but this is all money that the average citizen won't recoup, since it's all money that is flowing into private hands.
rumborak
Same goes for all public spending.
And besides, where has this $34m figure come from, and how much of that is coming from government rather than from the royal family themselves?
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Hey, don't rag on me. I don't really care either way :lol If the British public is cool with all of this, who am I to criticize?
So, aarich, is Friday a public holiday then?
rumborak
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Do you realise how much we are getting from tourism and TV rights? It'll be way more than $34m.
Chill.
That might be true, but this is all money that the average citizen won't recoup, since it's all money that is flowing into private hands.
rumborak
Same goes for all public spending.
And besides, where has this $34m figure come from, and how much of that is coming from government rather than from the royal family themselves?
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I know it's not the best source, but it's what I heard on two different radio shows this morning. Apparently the only thing the royal family is paying for is the $450,000 wedding dress.
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I will be avoiding the rest of the city like the plague, playing the royal wedding drinking game with a bunch of people:
1. If the Queen is on the screen you must be drinking. The woman has ruled the country for over 50 years, the least you can do is get destroyed in her honour.
2. Any time Prince Harry appears all players must produce a Nazi salute. The last player to do so must consume 5 fingers/mouthfuls for their poor reactions.
3. If Elton John is spotted the last person to shout "Candle in the Wind" must drink 5.
4. Any time time paralells are drawn to the Diana and Charles wedding (or any previous Royal Wedding for that matter), by commentators or otherwise, all players must consume 3 fingers/mouthfuls of their drink.
5.We're British (or shall assume the role for the day), which means we're a simple folk who enjoy comforts such as bacon and beer. With this in mind then, what better way to greet our anthem than with a hearty chug. As a result when the National Anthem is playing, everyone must be stood up and drinking. (Cheers to Will Sugg for inspiring this rule)
6.William will one day become king of this fine country, a fact that needs to be celebrated no? Every time the word "future" is said, in the mentioned context or not, an amount no less than 1 finger must be added to the "Future Kings Cup" by any player. This should then go in a clockwise direction from the first player to do so everytime future is mentioned, to ensure the cup has a good mix of drinks.
(Cheers to Sam Baggot for inspiring this rule)
7. And following on from Rule 6, The last person to shout "God save the future King!" upon the proclamation of "I now pronounce you man and wife" has to down the Future King's Cup. I fear for those that are last here, I really do.
(Cheers to Dick Sharp for inspiring this rule)
8. Prince Phillip has found a warm place in many of our hearts, his "Racist Grandad" appeal simply too hard too dislike. As a result, whenever he is shown independant of the Queen (to avoid complications with rule 1), the last player to shout "Bloody Foreigners" must drink 3 fingers. Penalties can be awarded for anyone who makes no attempt to imitate his accent.
9. Prime Ministers never tend to be popular, but our current one is hated even by those standards. So to allow you all to "stick it to da man" whenever our fearless leader David Cameron appears on screen, the first player to shout "Cunt" (substitute for a less offensive word if necessary) is allowed to come up with a rule of their own. Enjoy your one chance at tyranny!
10.Whenever the union flag appears on screen, the first to shout "rule brittania" is bestowed with the honor of delegating four measures however they see fit, one for each nation of the UK. This can either be to single player, or spread amongst them. Make sure our great flag is honoured with the drinking it deserves!
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That sounds amazing.
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I have avoided watching or listening to anything related go this wedding and im going to continue doing so.
The drinking game sounds great though.
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4am eastern...which means 2am here...no thanks...unless I'm still out and about partying. Even then it'd be a buzz kill...and that drinking game sounds fun
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who the fuck cares about their wedding? besides them of course?
My mom keeps going on and on and on about it. I might be a little more interested if I knew them personally
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Celebrate with your very own Will and Kate refrigerator! https://windsorknot.today.com/_news/2011/03/22/6320417-keep-the-royal-romance-fresh-refrigerated
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I will be avoiding the rest of the city like the plague, playing the royal wedding drinking game with a bunch of people:
1. If the Queen is on the screen you must be drinking. The woman has ruled the country for over 50 years, the least you can do is get destroyed in her honour.
2. Any time Prince Harry appears all players must produce a Nazi salute. The last player to do so must consume 5 fingers/mouthfuls for their poor reactions.
3. If Elton John is spotted the last person to shout "Candle in the Wind" must drink 5.
4. Any time time paralells are drawn to the Diana and Charles wedding (or any previous Royal Wedding for that matter), by commentators or otherwise, all players must consume 3 fingers/mouthfuls of their drink.
5.We're British (or shall assume the role for the day), which means we're a simple folk who enjoy comforts such as bacon and beer. With this in mind then, what better way to greet our anthem than with a hearty chug. As a result when the National Anthem is playing, everyone must be stood up and drinking. (Cheers to Will Sugg for inspiring this rule)
6.William will one day become king of this fine country, a fact that needs to be celebrated no? Every time the word "future" is said, in the mentioned context or not, an amount no less than 1 finger must be added to the "Future Kings Cup" by any player. This should then go in a clockwise direction from the first player to do so everytime future is mentioned, to ensure the cup has a good mix of drinks.
(Cheers to Sam Baggot for inspiring this rule)
7. And following on from Rule 6, The last person to shout "God save the future King!" upon the proclamation of "I now pronounce you man and wife" has to down the Future King's Cup. I fear for those that are last here, I really do.
(Cheers to Dick Sharp for inspiring this rule)
8. Prince Phillip has found a warm place in many of our hearts, his "Racist Grandad" appeal simply too hard too dislike. As a result, whenever he is shown independant of the Queen (to avoid complications with rule 1), the last player to shout "Bloody Foreigners" must drink 3 fingers. Penalties can be awarded for anyone who makes no attempt to imitate his accent.
9. Prime Ministers never tend to be popular, but our current one is hated even by those standards. So to allow you all to "stick it to da man" whenever our fearless leader David Cameron appears on screen, the first player to shout "Cunt" (substitute for a less offensive word if necessary) is allowed to come up with a rule of their own. Enjoy your one chance at tyranny!
10.Whenever the union flag appears on screen, the first to shout "rule brittania" is bestowed with the honor of delegating four measures however they see fit, one for each nation of the UK. This can either be to single player, or spread amongst them. Make sure our great flag is honoured with the drinking it deserves!
:lol
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Not bothered about the wedding, but an extra day off for us brits, woo! :hat
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Welp, not even DTF seems to be safe from that... :facepalm:
Watching the news on BBC over the weekend was pretty painful - about 1/3 of it covered the wedding. Every time.
I love the drinking game rules, though. :lol
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meh, i don't really care. but ill probably get up at 4 AM to watch it. she's hot.
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As an American, why should I care about the latest in a line of people whose importance has been declining for the past 600 years and inspired some of Shakespeare's more boring plays?
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I, for one, think it's kind of cool to see a remnant of history being carried on through this tradition.
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meh, i don't really care. but ill probably get up at 4 AM to watch it. she's hot.
You're waking up at 4am to watch some hot chick in a wedding dress on TV? Why don't you just sleep in and watch porn?
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Kate is cute!
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Is it big here because Americans came from Europe?
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I will be avoiding the rest of the city like the plague, playing the royal wedding drinking game with a bunch of people:
1. If the Queen is on the screen you must be drinking. The woman has ruled the country for over 50 years, the least you can do is get destroyed in her honour.
2. Any time Prince Harry appears all players must produce a Nazi salute. The last player to do so must consume 5 fingers/mouthfuls for their poor reactions.
3. If Elton John is spotted the last person to shout "Candle in the Wind" must drink 5.
4. Any time time paralells are drawn to the Diana and Charles wedding (or any previous Royal Wedding for that matter), by commentators or otherwise, all players must consume 3 fingers/mouthfuls of their drink.
5.We're British (or shall assume the role for the day), which means we're a simple folk who enjoy comforts such as bacon and beer. With this in mind then, what better way to greet our anthem than with a hearty chug. As a result when the National Anthem is playing, everyone must be stood up and drinking. (Cheers to Will Sugg for inspiring this rule)
6.William will one day become king of this fine country, a fact that needs to be celebrated no? Every time the word "future" is said, in the mentioned context or not, an amount no less than 1 finger must be added to the "Future Kings Cup" by any player. This should then go in a clockwise direction from the first player to do so everytime future is mentioned, to ensure the cup has a good mix of drinks.
(Cheers to Sam Baggot for inspiring this rule)
7. And following on from Rule 6, The last person to shout "God save the future King!" upon the proclamation of "I now pronounce you man and wife" has to down the Future King's Cup. I fear for those that are last here, I really do.
(Cheers to Dick Sharp for inspiring this rule)
8. Prince Phillip has found a warm place in many of our hearts, his "Racist Grandad" appeal simply too hard too dislike. As a result, whenever he is shown independant of the Queen (to avoid complications with rule 1), the last player to shout "Bloody Foreigners" must drink 3 fingers. Penalties can be awarded for anyone who makes no attempt to imitate his accent.
9. Prime Ministers never tend to be popular, but our current one is hated even by those standards. So to allow you all to "stick it to da man" whenever our fearless leader David Cameron appears on screen, the first player to shout "Cunt" (substitute for a less offensive word if necessary) is allowed to come up with a rule of their own. Enjoy your one chance at tyranny!
10.Whenever the union flag appears on screen, the first to shout "rule brittania" is bestowed with the honor of delegating four measures however they see fit, one for each nation of the UK. This can either be to single player, or spread amongst them. Make sure our great flag is honoured with the drinking it deserves!
HOLY SHIT I WANT TO PLAY!
Yesterday they passed on national tv that lame movie that showed how Will met Kate. (It got 2 stars out of 10) It was LEGENDARY!
I'm actually satisfied with the cover they are giving it here (true, it hasn't stop raining here and the country is a chaos, but at least we're saved from the fairy tales).
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So, aarich, is Friday a public holiday then?
rumborak
Hell yeah, extra public holiday! :hat
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Mad props to the drinking game. :tup
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So, aarich, is Friday a public holiday then?
rumborak
Hell yeah, extra public holiday! :hat
hey ariich, i don't mean to derail the thread, but i asked this in another thread and no-one really knew the answer.
how do you pronounce your username? Air-itch?
it's totally been bothering me, i gotta know the answer.
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Two unimportant people get married, world keeps spinning.
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I, for one, think it's kind of cool to see a remnant of history being carried on through this tradition.
Same here.
Is it big here because Americans came from Europe?
It's a big thing to us Canadians, since the queen & co are still our royal family, but I don't see why it would be a big thing to the Americans...
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I'm the only one here who doesn't care about this wedding at all? :\
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So, aarich, is Friday a public holiday then?
rumborak
Hell yeah, extra public holiday! :hat
hey ariich, i don't mean to derail the thread, but i asked this in another thread and no-one really knew the answer.
how do you pronounce your username? Air-itch?
it's totally been bothering me, i gotta know the answer.
Ah-reach. But everyone gets it wrong, so don't worry about it. :lol
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So, aarich, is Friday a public holiday then?
rumborak
Hell yeah, extra public holiday! :hat
hey ariich, i don't mean to derail the thread, but i asked this in another thread and no-one really knew the answer.
how do you pronounce your username? Air-itch?
it's totally been bothering me, i gotta know the answer.
Ah-reach. But everyone gets it wrong, so don't worry about it. :lol
Really, I always pronounced it "that cool british dude"
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So, aarich, is Friday a public holiday then?
rumborak
Hell yeah, extra public holiday! :hat
hey ariich, i don't mean to derail the thread, but i asked this in another thread and no-one really knew the answer.
how do you pronounce your username? Air-itch?
it's totally been bothering me, i gotta know the answer.
Ah-reach. But everyone gets it wrong, so don't worry about it. :lol
Really, I always pronounced it "that cool british dude"
That is also acceptable.
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I don't really care about their wedding, but yes, the whole royal family expense debate has been done the death, and they easily recoupe the money back through tourism.
And you know what the best part about having royalty? They can do all the important opening ceremonies etc. whilst the prime minister can get on with the important decisions - it works great (here, Japan etc.) and I think it's the biggest flaw in republics vs places with royalty (I forget the term).
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Ugh, this whole thing makes me sick...
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Do you realise how much we are getting from tourism and TV rights? It'll be way more than $34m.
Chill.
That might be true, but this is all money that the average citizen won't recoup, since it's all money that is flowing into private hands.
rumborak
I pay £1, I get an extra day off.
Good deal to me.
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Ugh, this whole thing makes me sick...
Why?
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places with royalty (I forget the term).
Monarchies; albeit the British Monarchy is just for show at this point, is it not?
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Pretty much. The queen still has powers but in practice could not enforce them.
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Ugh, this whole thing makes me sick...
Why?
I have no love for the royals being a proud Welshman, and just the concept of a hereditary head of state (and all the luxuries that come with being born into the royal family) is ridiculous in my opinion in this modern era. That goes for the rest of the aristocracy as well. Don't get me started...
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How is the Brits little dress up, Cinderella, wedding/tea party any different than the funds spent on the Presidential Inauguration held here EVERY four years? Bush 2's cost a lot. Obama's cost the taxpayers about 50 million in federal dollars; Va, Md, and DC proper spent another 75 million just for police and EMS; and W. before leaving office declared a federal state of emergency as a precaution so that funds could be sought from FEMA---to the tune of another 33 million. So if the Loyalists want to have a wedding once in a while, who cares?
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I understand why this is important in the UK and their territories, but I have no idea why this is big, headline news on every news network in the U.S.
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Ugh, this whole thing makes me sick...
Why?
I have no love for the royals being a proud Welshman, and just the concept of a hereditary head of state (and all the luxuries that come with being born into the royal family) is ridiculous in my opinion in this modern era. That goes for the rest of the aristocracy as well. Don't get me started...
Except that as noted before, the Queen actually has a damn important job that allows the prime minister to function far more sensibly, and bring in money for the country, overall being pretty much a plus to the country.
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I'm not too interested in the wedding but I'm also not getting really worked up over it (in a bad way) like some people are. The only thing that's annoying me is that people keep going on about how little they care about it and then I see them join about 50 Facebook groups about it and post 5 million status updates complaining about the marriage.
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I understand why this is important in the UK and their territories, but I have no idea why this is big, headline news on every news network in the U.S.
It diverts attention away from more horrific matters like war, the budget deficit and Sarah Palin.
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Except that as noted before, the Queen actually has a damn important job that allows the prime minister to function far more sensibly, and bring in money for the country, overall being pretty much a plus to the country.
If the UK was a republic we would most likely have a president/head of state as well as the prime minister who would head the government. The USA is quite unique in that the head of state doubles as head of government as well. It's true that the royal family brings in revenue through tourism, but if the royals didn't exist anymore I'm sure there would still be a substantial amount coming in from royalty-related tourism, Buckingham Palace wouldn't be going anywhere.
This is getting a bit too P&R....
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I understand why this is important in the UK and their territories, but I have no idea why this is big, headline news on every news network in the U.S.
It diverts attention away from more horrific matters like war, the budget deficit and Sarah Palin.
This is true.
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it works great (here, Japan etc.)
Not here in Belgium.
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I understand why this is important in the UK and their territories, but I have no idea why this is big, headline news on every news network in the U.S.
It diverts attention away from more horrific matters like war, the budget deficit and Sarah Palin.
This was really all you needed to say. ;)
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Because of people like my wife. She wants to waste my valuable DVR space for it. ARGH!!! :lol
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who the fuck cares about their wedding? besides them of course?
My mom keeps going on and on and on about it. I might be a little more interested if I knew them personally
They estimate 2 billion people will watch worldwide! I don't get it? I wonder if prisoners will be forced to watch it? I just don't know why anyone would?
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Buckingham Palace wouldn't be going anywhere.
Yes, but it wouldn't be the same without a living, breathing royal family inhabiting it.
I find the whole royal family thing to be quite interesting, actually. It's really neat that in this modern world, full of democracies and republics and whatnots, that there are still countries with living royal families. To me, it's fascinating that this family are the descendants of kings, and dukes, and earls and all manner of great figures of the past; they're not just figureheads, they're living history.
Also, it's pretty damn fun reading the royal family member's various titles on Wiki :neverusethis:
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Buckingham Palace wouldn't be going anywhere.
Yes, but it wouldn't be the same without a living, breathing royal family inhabiting it.
I find the whole royal family thing to be quite interesting, actually. It's really neat that in this modern world, full of democracies and republics and whatnots, that there are still countries with living royal families. To me, it's fascinating that this family are the descendants of kings, and dukes, and earls and all manner of great figures of the past; they're not just figureheads, they're living history.
Also, it's pretty damn fun reading the royal family member's various titles on Wiki :neverusethis:
this is how i feel. we make a big deal here about celebrity weddings in america, and this seems a little more important due to the historical part of it. even though its all figurehead stuff
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who the fuck cares about their wedding? besides them of course?
My mom keeps going on and on and on about it. I might be a little more interested if I knew them personally
They estimate 2 billion people will watch worldwide! I don't get it? I wonder if prisoners will be forced to watch it? I just don't know why anyone would?
Not that I want to incur your wrath or anything, but I've always wondered why you put question marks after sentences that aren't questions :p
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Buckingham Palace wouldn't be going anywhere.
Yes, but it wouldn't be the same without a living, breathing royal family inhabiting it.
Well the royals are hardly there anyway. They have various other residences that they prefer as far as I know anyways. I think the palace would still be a major tourist attraction if there was no royal family.
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What cracks me up (well, there's actually a ton of stuff, but as for right this second) is that we all know they'll be getting divorced within 10 years anyway. They're going through all this hoopla over a woman who's going to be a huge source of public annoyance every time she has to be excluded from royal events.
Something I am curious about relating to the monarchy, though: Everybody swoons over Elizabeth II. Since she's been queen for 120 years or something, she's a holdover from an era where that sort of thing was really important. Sometime in the next 40 years or so she's going to die, and when that happens, will anybody give a flying fuck about Charles? I'm kind of thinking this particular queen might be much more important than the monarchy itself in this era.
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Yeah, but as the rumour goes... Charles won't be the King. He will step out of the way and let William carry the crown.
God save the King.
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Something I am curious about relating to the monarchy, though: Everybody swoons over Elizabeth II. Since she's been queen for 120 years or something, she's a holdover from an era where that sort of thing was really important. Sometime in the next 40 years or so she's going to die, and when that happens, will anybody give a flying fuck about Charles? I'm kind of thinking this particular queen might be much more important than the monarchy itself in this era.
Yeah, I'm hoping that once Elizabeth snuffs it there will be debate on whether to bother crowning Charles. There is a hell of a lot of support for the monarchy in the UK (or should I say mainly England) though, even among young people.
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Doubt that will happen. Britain is nothing if not in favour of maintaining the status quo. Although to be perfectly frank out of all the things in this country I think that the existence of the royal family is quite low on the list of things to get worked up about.
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I'm an american, so I honestly have no idea but...
what powers does the queen technically have?
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No idea. But I just wanted to say that even though I'm an American, I think it's pretty cool that there will be a King of England again for the first time in a long time.
Yes, I understand that it will not be right away. But QE has to die someday.
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The amount of news coverage this is getting here in Australia is unbelievable! Today, it got just as much air time as ANZAC Day reports. That is just absurd.
Yeah I know, most people don't even care about it lol.
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Yes, I understand that it will not be right away. But QE has to die someday.
"More poison-- err... tea, mother?"
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Just discovered this on facebook and thought you might enjoy this:
In order to get attuned for the royal wedding we'll all turn ourselves into aristocrats. Do as follows: Take the first names of both your grandpas/grandmas, insert an 'of', then take the name of your first pet and the name of the street you grew up in and join those two with a hyphen. Crown your creation with a preposed Lord or Lady.
Forthwith I shall be known as Lord Stanislaus Walter of Fattie-Sall.
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Sir Ray Jim of Flopsy-Queen Bower
Yeah.....
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Lord Kenneth Arthur of Fatty-Laird
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:lol
Too bad I didn't have a pet when I was a child.
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Just discovered this on facebook and thought you might enjoy this:
In order to get attuned for the royal wedding we'll all turn ourselves into aristocrats. Do as follows: Take the first names of both your grandpas/grandmas, insert an 'of', then take the name of your first pet and the name of the street you grew up in and join those two with a hyphen. Crown your creation with a preposed Lord or Lady.
Forthwith I shall be known as Lord Stanislaus Walter of Fattie-Sall.
Lord Kenneth Arthur of Fatty-Laird
Is there something about fat pets that makes people listen to DT?
I... actually don't know the names of my grandparents on my father's side. They died before I was born. Well, one not long after, but before I was really sentient enough to know what was going on. Crikey. That's a quirky way to make a daunting realisation.
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Except that as noted before, the Queen actually has a damn important job that allows the prime minister to function far more sensibly, and bring in money for the country, overall being pretty much a plus to the country.
If the UK was a republic we would most likely have a president/head of state as well as the prime minister who would head the government. The USA is quite unique in that the head of state doubles as head of government as well. It's true that the royal family brings in revenue through tourism, but if the royals didn't exist anymore I'm sure there would still be a substantial amount coming in from royalty-related tourism, Buckingham Palace wouldn't be going anywhere.
This is getting a bit too P&R....
It wouldn't bring in any where near as much, and as she doubles as a figurehead for important events, it's a net positive all over.
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This reminds me of last summer when our Swedish princess got married. The whole country went bananas over this, except me. Never been a royalist, and I don't know her personally.
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Here's a question we were wondering at work: Is Charles simply assumed to be never King? And also, could Elizabeth have passed on the crown if she had wanted to, or only through her death?
rumborak
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Except that as noted before, the Queen actually has a damn important job that allows the prime minister to function far more sensibly, and bring in money for the country, overall being pretty much a plus to the country.
If the UK was a republic we would most likely have a president/head of state as well as the prime minister who would head the government. The USA is quite unique in that the head of state doubles as head of government as well. It's true that the royal family brings in revenue through tourism, but if the royals didn't exist anymore I'm sure there would still be a substantial amount coming in from royalty-related tourism, Buckingham Palace wouldn't be going anywhere.
This is getting a bit too P&R....
It wouldn't bring in any where near as much, and as she doubles as a figurehead for important events, it's a net positive all over.
Plus... call me a sceptic, but this is pretty conveniently timed. With the economy as it is, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a bit of "wouldn't it be good to get married now?" kind of prodding.
Frankly, though, I don't give a toss. I've yet to meet one person who cares - which does make me wonder who the target audience is. It's like when everyone was mourning Diana. Yes, it's tragic, but three months on? Who are these people?!
That question goes both ways, by the way. Not only "who's actually capable of getting excited about this," but who are the royal family? I know more about David Tennant's life, or Jonathan Ross's, than I do about Queen Liz's. Heck, I know more about what Julius Caesar was like as a person, and nobody on this planet's met the lad. If her spawn gets married then that's just super, but she's not a woman anyone feels any kinship with whatsoever. She doesn't have a visible personality. No notable interests. I don't feel like I'd share any common ground with her. She's just... there. Same applies to the entire family.
Still! I'm not complaining. Pleased someone's making a buzz out of it, 'cause we all benefit. Not gonna bite the hand that feeds me. Lots of currency washing up on our shores - lovely jubbly.
Absolutely baffled by the entire affair, but I'm not in a hurry to question it.
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This reminds me of last summer when our Swedish princess got married. The whole country went bananas over this, except me. Never been a royalist, and I don't know her personally.
TIL Sweden has a princess
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Lol, I will not wake up at 4 am this Friday (I only wake at 7 am) but I found this little gem hysterical:
Mr. Bean is invited.
Obama is not.
:lol As a politician, you have to appear in those events.
Haha! Classic! That is actually awesome, do you reckon he will take teddy?
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Is there something about fat pets that makes people listen to DT?
I... actually don't know the names of my grandparents on my father's side. They died before I was born. Well, one not long after, but before I was really sentient enough to know what was going on. Crikey. That's a quirky way to make a daunting realisation.
He was a goldfish, and he was really fat. I didn't name him.
Also, I'm sorry to hear that you never knew your grandparents, but it's easier when they pass away before you're "sentient." My grandfather actually passed away during the night before 6th birthday. There was no party that day.
Here's a question we were wondering at work: Is Charles simply assumed to be never King? And also, could Elizabeth have passed on the crown if she had wanted to, or only through her death?
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I do believe that Charles isn't really assumed to be King; considering how long the women of that family live, it may be quite a while before the Queen passes on the title, and the odds are they'll just skip Charles and give the crown to William.
And the Queen could abdicate if she wished; but that's a very uncommon thing to do. The monarchs rule until they die, and abdicating the throne for the next in line (especially a divorcee) is a no-no.
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I can't say I really care much about the Royal Wedding, other than the fact that I think Kate is really pretty and will make a nice princess and later queen. But I guess I understand why people are making such a big deal about it, including the media.
The world is nuts right now, the economy sucks, things are generally in a low part of whatever cycle they follow, and this is a distraction from all that. Lots of little girls dream of one day marrying a handsome prince and living happily ever after (thank you, Walt Disney) and look, here's a girl who's actually gonna do it. Following her in the media is like the ultimate reality show. I can even understand how some guys, even straight guys, might be kinduv into it. He's a prince, he's gonna marry a pretty girl and live in a freakin' castle and one day be King of England. It doesn't get much better than that. I'd rather watch that on TV than the latest news about unemployment, gas prices, and mortgage foreclosures.
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This reminds me of last summer when our Swedish princess got married. The whole country went bananas over this, except me. Never been a royalist, and I don't know her personally.
TIL Sweden has a princess
Yeah, Victoria. Her little sister Madeleine is a hottie.
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Her little sister Madeleine is a hottie.
And her fiancée cheated on her!?
Way to ruin a good thing..
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I'm the only one here who doesn't care about this wedding at all? :\
Right with ya there.
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I'm the only one here who doesn't care about this wedding at all? :\
Right with ya there.
Ditto. Will be watching plenty of Netflix to avoid this
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I'm an american, so I honestly have no idea but...
what powers does the queen technically have?
Eye lasers.
And she can set people on fire through the power of her imagination.
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I, for one, think it's kind of cool to see a remnant of history being carried on through this tradition.
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Excuse me for my non-knowledge regarding the British monarchy, but why would Charles not gain the kingship if Elizabeth was to die? It would seem logical that he is next in line, considering he's the eldest son, unless he was to die first, which seems improbable, though he is getting up there in the years.
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he is getting up there in the years.
That would be why. Since Queen Elizabeth is unlikely to die any time soon, he may be too old by then for it to be worth crowning him.
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I'm not expert on this, so I'm just gonna ask this:
Now that Kate & Willie are marrying, when will the spaceship crash into Buckingham Palace?
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Sir Ray Jim of Flopsy-Queen Bower
Yeah.....
:lol Fantastic.
I am Sir Anthony Ralph of Scrappy-Ulleswater. :hat
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I am Sir Anthony Ralph of Scrappy-Ulleswater. :hat
:clap: That is marvelous.
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New Yorker to guard the Queen:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1381744/Royal-Wedding-security-Punk-loving-Denton-John-Harlem-protect-Queen.html
I wonder how many people realise how much the Commonwealth (and Nepal) still props up the British army.
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Watched most of the wedding, it was really nice. Prince Harry is such a cheeky lad, the Middletons all look amazing, and Princess Beatrice (who was sat behind the queen) is a gargoyle and had the worst hat I've ever seen. :lol
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Prince Harry is such a cheeky lad, the Middletons all look amazing
Pretty much this.
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So I managed to sleep through most of this, but from watching the highlights, alot of people turned out for this!
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Her little sister Madeleine is a hottie.
And her fiancée cheated on her!?
Way to ruin a good thing..
Seriously. I just Googled "Madeleine Sweden" and... whoa. :omg:
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Whoa, this thread isn't about Dream Theater.
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(https://imgur.com/TLyov.jpg)
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Wait, is this now the Funny Hats thread?
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Kate's sister looked much better than her.
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Her little sister Madeleine is a hottie.
And her fiancée cheated on her!?
Way to ruin a good thing..
Yeah, can't believe that guy - what a tard.
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Kate's sister looked much better than her.
I strongly disagree.
Kate looked like a real princess! *cheesy* *duh*
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Kate's sister was incredibly skinny... maybe a bit too much.
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What's her sister's name? I didn't watch the ceremony, but could Google some pics.
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Philippa.
I didn't watch it fully either, just about 20 min of it once the snooker had ended
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Philippa.
I didn't watch it fully either, just about 20 min of it once the snooker had ended
Pippa, not Philippa.
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I heard Philippa on the Swedish broadcast... don't blame me..
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Except that as noted before, the Queen actually has a damn important job that allows the prime minister to function far more sensibly, and bring in money for the country, overall being pretty much a plus to the country.
If the UK was a republic we would most likely have a president/head of state as well as the prime minister who would head the government. The USA is quite unique in that the head of state doubles as head of government as well. It's true that the royal family brings in revenue through tourism, but if the royals didn't exist anymore I'm sure there would still be a substantial amount coming in from royalty-related tourism, Buckingham Palace wouldn't be going anywhere.
This is getting a bit too P&R....
It wouldn't bring in any where near as much, and as she doubles as a figurehead for important events, it's a net positive all over.
Plus... call me a sceptic, but this is pretty conveniently timed. With the economy as it is, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a bit of "wouldn't it be good to get married now?" kind of prodding.
Frankly, though, I don't give a toss. I've yet to meet one person who cares - which does make me wonder who the target audience is. It's like when everyone was mourning Diana. Yes, it's tragic, but three months on? Who are these people?!
That question goes both ways, by the way. Not only "who's actually capable of getting excited about this," but who are the royal family? I know more about David Tennant's life, or Jonathan Ross's, than I do about Queen Liz's. Heck, I know more about what Julius Caesar was like as a person, and nobody on this planet's met the lad. If her spawn gets married then that's just super, but she's not a woman anyone feels any kinship with whatsoever. She doesn't have a visible personality. No notable interests. I don't feel like I'd share any common ground with her. She's just... there. Same applies to the entire family.
Still! I'm not complaining. Pleased someone's making a buzz out of it, 'cause we all benefit. Not gonna bite the hand that feeds me. Lots of currency washing up on our shores - lovely jubbly.
Absolutely baffled by the entire affair, but I'm not in a hurry to question it.
Last year was the election. Next year the Olympics.
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I'm an american, so I honestly have no idea but...
what powers does the queen technically have?
I think she is a Field Marshall of the British Army and apparently also receives intelligence reports of certain natures before the Prime Minister.
Also, she can't be tried by a court of law because she IS the law.
Did anybody notice that the Princes' car didn't have a number plate - maybe that's a prerogative as well.
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Kate's sister, pippa
(https://i51.tinypic.com/a2qes6.jpg)
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Sir James Roy of Dusty-Dundee
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I was surprised that William and Kate were going out for 10 years before they got married.
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Kate's sister, pippa
(https://i51.tinypic.com/a2qes6.jpg)
Thanks for that. Pippa seems more "cute" and Kate is more "pretty" but they're both quite attractive.
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The Queen is the only person alive today who held a commanding rank during WWII.
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What cracks me up (well, there's actually a ton of stuff, but as for right this second) is that we all know they'll be getting divorced within 10 years anyway.
I'd be willing to bet money that this doesn't happen.
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Yeah, count me in that bet.
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i like that this still has meaning to some people. alot of people all over the world were shown having a great time because of the wedding. The whole 'im too cool for this' is useless, if you dont care, then whatever, carry on. The amount of statuses on facebook and twitter i saw this morning bashing it were incredibly dumb.
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What cracks me up (well, there's actually a ton of stuff, but as for right this second) is that we all know they'll be getting divorced within 10 years anyway.
I'd be willing to bet money that this doesn't happen.
Agreed
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Kate's sister, pippa
(https://i51.tinypic.com/a2qes6.jpg)
Thanks for that. Pippa seems more "cute" and Kate is more "pretty" but they're both quite attractive.
I don't think that photo does her justice. She looked really nice today!
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]I don't think that photo does her justice. She looked really nice goddamn smowkin' hawt today!
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]I don't think that photo does her justice. She looked really nice goddamn smowkin' hawt today!
Yeah that.
Seriously, her dress made her look so :heart
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i like that this still has meaning to some people. alot of people all over the world were shown having a great time because of the wedding. The whole 'im too cool for this' is useless, if you dont care, then whatever, carry on. The amount of statuses on facebook and twitter i saw this morning bashing it were incredibly dumb.
indeed
"I don't care about this, please acknowledge how much I'm not caring!"
it's hypocrisy, plain and simple.
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(https://imgur.com/J7mKT.jpg)
Kate Middleton =(anagram)= Naked Tit Model
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Oh my.
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(https://imgur.com/J7mKT.jpg)
Absolute best part of this: the young bridesmaid covering her ears. :lol
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]I don't think that photo does her justice. She looked really nice goddamn smowkin' hawt today!
Yeah that.
Seriously, her dress made her look so :heart
:heart :heart
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prince william = mark teixeira
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(https://i.imgur.com/IemyX.jpg)
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I really have to applaud the choice in master of ceremonies
(https://img853.imageshack.us/img853/4237/machowedding.jpg) (https://img853.imageshack.us/i/machowedding.jpg/)
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:lol
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Subtle, but effective. :lol
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Quick silly question; are the British royals considered superior human beings in England? cause that whole thing gave me that impression, no sarcasm here.
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Quick silly question; are the British royals considered superior human beings in England? cause that whole thing gave me that impression, no sarcasm here.
:lol Wtf? No.
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Okay just checking :D
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https://i.imgur.com/IemyX.jpg
:lol
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The girl married the prince, and the bad guy died... This week is sponsored by Disney.
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Was Obama really not invited? Wow.
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Was Obama really not invited? Wow.
They would have invited him, but he was busy finding Osama.
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Was Obama really not invited? Wow.
It was a Royal function, but not a State function, as William is not the current monarch or next in line. This meant that they had a lot more freedom concerning who they invited or didn't invite.
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Was Obama really not invited? Wow.
It was a Royal function, but not a State function, as William is not the current monarch or next in line. This meant that they had a lot more freedom concerning who they invited or didn't invite.
Yeah, basically there were no politicians there, outside our own Prime Minister. It wasn't a political event, so it wasn't really their place to be there unless they were also very good friends of the family.
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you know how much shit obama would get if he went?
people would never let go of that
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Was Obama really not invited? Wow.
It was a Royal function, but not a State function, as William is not the current monarch or next in line. This meant that they had a lot more freedom concerning who they invited or didn't invite.
Yeah, basically there were no politicians there, outside our own Prime Minister. It wasn't a political event, so it wasn't really their place to be there unless they were also very good friends of the family.
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown weren't invited yet Margaret Thatcher and John Major were!
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Julia Gillard was there as well. I wouldn't be surprised if people didn't know who she is though.
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Julia Gillard was there as well. I wouldn't be surprised if people didn't know who she is though.
Nor would they want to...She's basically Kath and Kim but running the country. Scary stuff.
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I heard AndyDT wasn't invited.