Renton

Of course both him and Camilla were married to other people at the time. Nice moral behaviour.

You're young. His phone was tapped by the press, was a big scandal at the time, conveniently airbrushed out of history.

Just reminded there by Charles that he only represents the protestant religion. Btw, who remembers when our King said this?

"History being made". I don't deny it. The problem with this country though, unlike nearly all others, is we choose to live in history,, rather than acknowledge it and letting it flow over us. Nostalgic fantasy is literally destroying this nation.

No, I believe its the direct capital cost of paying for the pageantry and changing currency, stamps etc. Not sure if productivity losses are factored in, but if they are, that's still relevant. The financial argument for the Royal Family us pure bullshit, ethically and economically.

Really. More than the estimated £6,000,000,000 its estimated to cost (count the 0s). Be a royalist if you want, but don't tell me it's about foreign tourism money when Brexit has helped kill that industry.

More than the 6 billion the changeover will cost?

One of my mates says he is driving to Edinburgh today to be near the body. Asked me on WhatsApp if I wanted a lift to join him. I remember having arguments about the monarchy with him the past, and he is a royalist, but I can't tell I he is being serious about this and dare not ask now. Just haven't answered the message.

To my dying day, I will never understand why people are happy to subjects rather than citizens, and being reigned over like we are fucking corgis. Its so fundamentally wrong in this day and age. Was thinking this morning what a sham our democracy is. In one week we have changed prime minister and head of state, and the people have had no say in this whatsoever. We don't even live in a nominal democracy.

Jerusalem is melodically much superior but is pure religious gibberish lyrically isn’t it? Jesus visiting England? Mormon levels of bollocks. Make it England's anthem maybe, I don't care, I've given up on this country for the time being. I will never sing God Save the King.

I only listened to the boring jug eared twat in the hope he'd announce we're getting that Monday off. I reckon it'll be on Sunday and we'll get a day off for the coronation, some time in Spring or is it more immediate?

These oil and gas companies have made more than a 10,000% return on their lobbying/donation investments then. Canny.

I know, was just highlighting the ridiculousness of what is happening. The Met Office tweeted they weren't going to make a weather forecast out of a mark of respect! Crazy. I know the NHS will keep on working as usual but understand my Mum's anxiety now too (she said everything shut when George VI died).

I agree, was just tlking about perceptions. I think the FA decision is insane though considering the international break and WC coming up. It's a self-imposed covid-like fixture pile up. Justy hope we benefit through getting injured players back (hoping Mick Lowes doesn't read this!). Talking of Lowes, it does seem strange that the people who want to mourn the most are borderline pyschopathic in their social media responses. I can imagine a poster like HTL, if he hasn't already died of a heart attack, is absolutely fuming right now punching walls.

Yeah, football cancelled (including grass roots, training, and childrens'), but cricket and Rugby Union cleared to go ahead. I know there are some cricket and rugby fans on here (I'm not a fan of either) but these are traditionally more middle/upper middle class games in the UK. So actually this smacks of classicism, even if that isn't the case (ie. the FA and premiership jumped the gun). What a fucking joke this country is. Nothing is even consistent. Complete scatter gun approach to what is allowed and what is not, with kids and traditionally more working class people affected most. It is quite pathetic.

Craig should be his first guest, with predictably hilarious results.

Or youtube channel, could make a canny bit. Everybody likes a good rant. So, I saw my mum yesterday and she was fretting about an urgent operation being cancelled next week because of this bullshit. I laughed and told her not to worry, but now I'm not so certain. Half expecting a tweet from the NHS telling us they are going to stop treating her majesty's subjects for 10 days as a mark of respect.

Got an e-mail from the school. Apparently they will offer psychological support for the children during this time of national grief. They didn't offer this to kids during the pandemic ffs! What is going on?

Now you've done it.......

The junior element of the GNR has been cancelled, children must NOT be allowed to enjoy themselves or keep fit apparently.

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International break weekend of 24th September. A full month of football cancelled. Glad the GNR is still on though.

More than 50 years on this Earth tells me you are 100% right.

Agreed. She did seem okay, but then nobody can really know, can they? All this "One of the people" is nonsense, she was completely detached from us. That's not a criticism, just a fact. As she had no real power, I think the best metric to judge her is how her kids came out. Charles is a narcissistic fruit cake always on the verge of abusing his role. Cheated on his wife, who he drove to near suicide. Had two relatively well adapted sons, one of which has seen the light. Anne, no comment, seems okay, don't really know anything about her and not arsed to find out either. Andrew, her favourite, well, he's a fucking nonce. How did he end up this way? It wasn't good parenting was it? Edward, the runt of the litter in every way. So aye, just because the Queen wasn't ever offensive herself, she was still head of a family that is embroiled in scandals that would make the average Mam in Meadowell blush in shame.

Are they dressing the bells in BDSM gear out of respect?