JHE
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Yes, of course. I meant that you had taught them so well that they have a mastery of English similar to that of a native speaker.
The Windsors, worth every penny
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I'm TESOL.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Would your title be important in modern day Germany? If it were of a 'higher rank' would it be more important in modern day UK?
Oh, and "...having had business with Andrew..."; what's that then?
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Enough to get you stood against a wall I'm afraid.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Really? Everyone who has ever delivered a chicken korma to a minor royal, or unblocked their u-bend afterwards, or popped round to look at a lawnmower the princeling in question is offloading on ebay, should taste revolutionary justice? Seems a little harsh.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
No, I'm with Bees...every single one of them that carried a title they had chosen not to renounce.
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Tug the forelock, face the consequences.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
So it's fine to importune Charles when your door-to-door driveway resurfacing canvassing round takes you to Highgrove, unless there is some absurd Ruritanian flourish to your surname that you haven't bothered to expunge by deed poll. In which case, firing squad.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
I don't know if German titles can be renounced via UK deep poll....but basically, yes.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
So basically the issue is with Von Dessiato's title, rather than with him procuring teenage girls for Andrew and selling Anne's unwanted horses to Findus. Fair enough. It would help if we knew what it was and how his ancestor had come by it.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
If it were 0p it would still be too costly; the fact that the 'official' financial cost that you cite is out by at least a factor of ten merely makes things worse.
Any name or title whatsoever can be renounced by UK Deed Poll. The DP rules are quite lax. I have work-based reasons to know this ...
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Not sure how the ancestors got the title.
My job meant that I had to visit Andrew in my working capacity. I certainly never went socially.
Anyway, I wan to know what people think of the republic organisation and its ideas, not discuss my ancestry.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
An entirely understandable wish, which I think should be granted.
I'm not keen on Republic because they want an elected head of state.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I know he was, but it's inclusion in the thread is because of folk claiming glory just because they know someone.Sprocket. : I'm old enough to remember that. He was definitely taking the piss out of himself there
It's like people who used to work or knew celebs before they found fame.
An illustration not an observation in this case.
In a one bedroomed house too?
cesare
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Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
I'm curious about this great tourist buck they are supposed to generate actually. Is it real? Do tourists really come here solely because they think the royals are great and would they cease to come if we shot them all?
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According to the tourist board figures (I'll look for a link later) there is little evidence to support the idea that people visit the UK for "royalty". The majority visit family. Of course the thing is that some do go to the various historic sites, which, some might argue, is "royalty". However, these attractions would still be there with, or without, the Windsors, it is reasonable, IMO, to assume that people would still want to visit these sites.
Additionally, official statistics show that the majority of people visit places outside London, as you would expect. This would suggest, to me, that the royals are not the attraction people say they are, since most of the royal sites are London/SE
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
In a one bedroomed house too?
They can stay where they are and we'll lop £8.50 a week off the civil list for any unused bedroom.
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Some information can be found here: file:///C:/Users/Andrew/Downloads/sn06022.pdf about the tourist strategy and purpose of visit.
This report http://www.visitbritain.org/insightsandstatistics/reports/Overview.aspx says that most inbound visitors go to London, staying for less than a week. It also says that the main visitors are young people, that the city is seen as vibrant and exciting, and that the traditional, iconic sites are an attraction.
I haven't read the whole report yet, but it does seem to support the fact that the sites are the attraction, not the Windsors.
This report http://www.visitbritain.org/insightsandstatistics/reports/Overview.aspx says that most inbound visitors go to London, staying for less than a week. It also says that the main visitors are young people, that the city is seen as vibrant and exciting, and that the traditional, iconic sites are an attraction.
I haven't read the whole report yet, but it does seem to support the fact that the sites are the attraction, not the Windsors.
