Prince Harry

[8ball]

They bought their own furniture!

There’s apparently a very funny section in Harry’s book about his furniture envy (specifically envy of William’s furniture, after him and Meghan have been forced by sheer penury to buy IKEA lamps).

 

[Sue]

I can never remember, is that good or bad? Bad in that they didn't inherit it?

It's terribly vulgar.

 

[moochedit]

An air stewardess! I'll have to check my copy of Debrett's, but I suspect that's even worse than being in trade.

It gets worse! Iirc one of her grandparents (or great grandparents or something) was a miner

 

[frogwoman]

Don't forget that until the 20th Century they didn't really go to school. Charles was the first heir to actually get educated outside the Palace

 

[Pickman's model]

Don't forget that until the 20th Century they didn't really go to school. Charles was the first heir to actually get educated outside the Palace

you say he was educated outside the palace but i suspect he had a servant sit in class for him and do his homework etc

 

[Wilf]

Actually, we might as well get into this. We've got a basic league table:

Monarchs
Various rich aristos
Distressed aristos
Rich but, yuk, in trade.
Air stewards
Filthy proles

Where do Celebrity Regalers of Tales About Frozen Penises, ahem, slot in?

 

[Cerv]

I can never remember, is that good or bad? Bad in that they didn't inherit it?

yes it's bad. you're supposed to inherit antique furniture. if your family don't have that for you, you must be nouveau riche or something awful like that.

 

[Pickman's model]

i'm always surprised by how few urbs have read alan clark's diaries

 

[Epona]

i'm always surprised by how few urbs have read alan clark's diaries

Only around 70 years to read stuff, too much stuff, have to prioritise.

settles back with some nonsense crime novel

 

[Wilf]

yes it's bad. you're supposed to inherit antique furniture. if your family don't have that for you, you must be nouveau riche or something awful like that.

'Oh, yah, that microwave was awarded to the old Duke by Queen Victoria. It's been in the family ever since'.

 

[Pickman's model]

Only around 70 years to read stuff, too much stuff, have to prioritise.

settles back with some nonsense crime novel

for me books like clark's diaries, like auld auberon waugh's columns in the sunday papers, ought to be required reading for anyone who wants to change society, to see how people at the top of the pile are determined class warriors.

 

[moochedit]

'Oh, yah, that microwave was awarded to the old Duke by Queen Victoria. It's been in the family ever since'.

Surely that would be in the servants area?

 

[Epona]

for me books like clark's diaries, like auld auberon waugh's columns in the sunday papers, ought to be required reading for anyone who wants to change society, to see how people at the top of the pile are determined class warriors.

I grew up in poverty, I don't need to read their words to know that, I lived (and still do) by their actions.

 

[bimble]

Early morning radio had someone from Waterstones on, saying that yes its the best selling non-fiction book of all time but the interesting bit was that its selling just as fast in hartlepool as in hampstead (or whatever can't remember what shops she namecalled). Said thats very unusual.

Don't think i'll ever fully engage with this saga but my feeling is good on him, after being written about for profit for decades by the worst arseholes in the world, what else better is there to do than to put your own story out.

 

[Sue]

Surely that would be in the servants area?

Someone has to deal with stuff on Cook's day off.

 

[Wilf]

Surely that would be in the servants area?

Generally, yes, though you never know when you'll to thaw out an aristocratic penis.

 

[moochedit]

Someone has to deal with stuff on Cook's day off.

The butler?

 

[Yossarian]

Penile Care for Gentlemen.

Harry Windsor and the Todger of Ice

 

[frogwoman]

'Oh, yah, that microwave was awarded to the old Duke by Queen Victoria. It's been in the family ever since'.

Wouldn't it be good if that was a scene in an obituary

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

It gets worse! Iirc one of her grandparents (or great grandparents or something) was a minor

Don't let uncle Andy know ffs!

 

[Wilf]

The butler?

Apparently Isambard Kingdom Brunel made some modifications to the family's microwave in 1850. Now they just have to send a little man up from the village to wind it up for a couple of hours and you can do a jacket spud in under an hour.

 

[frogwoman]

Talking of Queen Victoria it's not a great look for the Church if the defenders of the faith are bowing to her statue is it

 

[Pickman's model]

I grew up in poverty, I don't need to read their words to know that, I lived (and still do) by their actions.

i'm sorry if that came across as a dig at you, it wasn't intended like that

 

[Epona]

i'm sorry if that came across as a dig at you, it wasn't intended like that

It didn't at all and I didn't take it as such All good!

 

[Tanya1982]

Number 79 showing a distinct lack of imagination picking a name compared to the others....

I like the sound of Cleo Lascelles and, slightly further down, Penny Moon Herman. Queen Penny Moon has a ring to it.

 

[moochedit]

Don't let uncle Andy know ffs!

Oh yeah think it should be miner

 

[Tanya1982]

Actually, we might as well get into this. We've got a basic league table:

Monarchs
Various rich aristos
Distressed aristos
Rich but, yuk, in trade.
Air stewards
Filthy proles

Where do Celebrity Regalers of Tales About Frozen Penises, ahem, slot in?

‘Air stewardess’ - it’s not the 20th century any more. What’s wrong with being cabin crew? My mother was cabin crew - it was considered a respectable enough thing to do, with nice enough perks, when her parents decided they were going to stop funding her mistakes.

 

[Aladdin]

Yeah weirdly Philip actually grew up pretty poor and the other royals disapproved of the Queen marrying him for that reason. Around the time he married Liz he had almost no money.

Hence his uncle Mountbatten paving the way for him to meet royalty.

 

[Wilf]

‘Air stewardess’ - it’s not the 20th century any more. What’s wrong with being cabin crew? My mother was cabin crew - it was considered a respectable enough thing to do, with nice enough perks, when her parents decided they were going to stop funding her mistakes.

If you are suggesting I should be gender neutral, I was! And do I think there's anything wrong with being cabin crew, no, of course I don't. The point was that the windsors and their posho mates seem to do.

 

[Aladdin]

Very expensive furniture though.

There are some aristos who look down on the royals as well for being too vulgar.

The Spencers (aka Diana's lot) are/ were far more aristocratic family than the royals.