With growing inflation, it’s no surprise that the Royal Family have spent more this year than last year. They’ve cost the taxpayer £40million in the past 12 months - an increase of £2million.
Or, to put that another way, 66p per person instead of 62p.
Personally, I think that represents outstanding value for money. For 66p you [...]

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I don’t understand why anyone would be attacking Princess Beatrice over her weight and how she looks in a bikini [right]. She’s hardly obese, fat, or even “chubby”. Yes, she’s hardly perfectly slim, but she’s certainly no worse than at least 90-odd per cent of the British population.
Really, ratehr than attacking her, critics should be [...]

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This was in yesterday’s Times:
The Attorney-General’s office has ruled out any legislation that would give equal rights of succession to the throne to daughters of a monarch. Nor will it repeal the law that bans the heir to the throne from marrying a Roman Catholic.
And this in the Telegraph two days ago:
Vera Baird, the Solicitor [...]

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So Prince Harry, third in line to the throne, is fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, Helmand Province. And? This makes bugger all difference. Who cares? It’s not like he’s ever expected to become King Henry IX. He’s the “spare”, as they say.
He’s supposed to be making a proper army career, not just doing it as [...]

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The Prince of Wales has described a 21st-century £6m university lecture hall as looking like a dustbin.Prince Charles’ comments on modern architecture were made about the Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus. (BBC)
This is the brand-new lecture theatre at my alma mater. Even though I never actually went in this [...]

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Rumours abound Prince William will be following his series of placements within the armed forces with a brief spell in the newsroom of a national newspaper.
In their article on it, the Guardian uses the opportunity to state their claim to being that paper.
It’s interesting to see their views on the other nationals…

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Today the Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary, having been married for 60 years. That is a fantastically long time indeed. It is unfortunate that none of her children have managed to hold down a relationship.
To mark their anniversary, the Queen and prince Philip are returning to Malta, where they spent the [...]

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A decade ago, a woman was killed in a car crash in Paris. This caused extreme outpourings of “grief” from people who had never even met the woman, let alone actually had any sort of relationship with her. And this has led to what Cranmer has referred to as to the “Dianaification” of society:
Dianification: the [...]

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Camilla shouldn’t have been pretty much forced not to go to the memorial service for Diana.
Camilla had faced mounting criticism after accepting an invitation to the event on Friday - 10 years after the princess died in a Paris car crash - including a call from Diana’s best friend, Rosa Monckton, that she stay away.Yesterday [...]

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