Monarchy

[littletedwest]

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just now, Mook said:

It was me who stated the reported cost of the entire thing over the official mourning period would be around £6 billion of public money. I read it in one of the broadsheets last week.

 

This would include policing, security, shutting down two capital cities over a period of days, the funeral & an unscheduled bank holiday amongst other things. 

 

It could well be a bit off but the whole farce is certainly going to cost the country an awful lot of money at a time when it's in short supply for a lot of us.

If it didn't go ahead, that money wasn't going to be given to anybody else. This isn't a 'oh well, seeing as the Queen hasn't died, have all this money'. It's the cost of having a head of state, and one which has been there for 70 years over 32 countries during her reign. 8m for the funeral, the cost of a bank holiday is bit different and it's not really something I'd put in with the cost, but I guess it's associated. I dunno, seems a bit strange to blame the cost of a loss of McDonald's taxable profits for a day is somehow thrown in with the cost of this whole thing. Just instinctively feels off. 

 

I dunno, I'd like the royal family gone but if you're going to do it then you might as well do it right. 

 

2 minutes ago, House of Dirk said:

Not really selling it to me. A circus is still a circus.

 

I get that lots of people (not necessarily here) are living for this today or even just have a general interest from the point you raise, or even from the perspective of history. But its been ten days of constant, almost unavoidable drivelled in grief at unforeseen levels of saturation, that it can almost drive someone insane. It almost feels like lockdown today and that fucked people up. Regardless of whether she was queen of Slough and Windsor or a good wedge of the planet.

I'm honestly not trying to sell it to you, I've avoided this entire thing really, with the exception of today which I thought I'd watch from a historic perspective. Again, it just instinctively seems like this is a once in 7 decades, and when that shit happens you might as well give it both barrels. 

[Gnasher]

Remember in 92, it almost burned to the ground? 220 fireman to put it out.  

[House of Dirk]

Just now, Numero Veinticinco said:

If it didn't go ahead, that money wasn't going to be given to anybody else. This isn't a 'oh well, seeing as the Queen hasn't died, have all this money'. It's the cost of having a head of state, and one which has been there for 70 years over 32 countries during her reign. 8m for the funeral, the cost of a bank holiday is bit different and it's not really something I'd put in with the cost, but I guess it's associated. I dunno, seems a bit strange to blame the cost of a loss of McDonald's taxable profits for a day is somehow thrown in with the cost of this whole thing. Just instinctively feels off. 

 

I dunno, I'd like the royal family gone but if you're going to do it then you might as well do it right. 

 

I'm honestly not trying to sell it to you, I've avoided this entire thing really, with the exception of today which I thought I'd watch from a historic perspective. Again, it just instinctively seems like this is a once in 7 decades, and when that shit happens you might as well give it both barrels. 

Fair dues. I cannot really argue that view.

[Bjornebye]

He's going to break his wand in half? I don't think now's the fucking time 

[Carvalho Diablo]

All of those medals adorned by King Charles.

 

It's wonderful and very humbling to know that our new King is such a brave and valiant hero.

[Numero Veinticinco]

4 minutes ago, House of Dirk said:

Fair dues. I cannot really argue that view.

Then try harder, FFS. I'm not here to make friends and agree with people.

[House of Dirk]

4 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

He's going to break his wand in half? I don't think now's the fucking time 

Who is ? Andrew ? And erm, what type of wand, as apparently there are different ones......

[Carvalho Diablo]

Don't drop it fellas.

[Gnasher]

First her little corgis now her little pony, bless,

 

 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, House of Dirk said:

Who is ? Andrew ? And erm, what type of wand, as apparently there are different ones......

Nah one of the other fellas. I'm half expecting Debbie McGee to climb out of the coffin. 

[Harry's Lad]

9 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Remember in 92, it almost burned to the ground? 220 fireman to put it out.  

And the taxpayer footed the bill for the rebuild/refurb because Betty didn't have it insured.

It was then she started paying tax for the first time after public disdain over it.

[House of Dirk]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

Nah one of the other fellas. I'm half expecting Debbie McGee to climb out of the coffin. 

This is more surreal. She is more of the age of climbing in it.

 

I hope whoever breaks the wand declares 'izzy whizzy, lets get busy' although Andrew will see that as an instruction

[Numero Veinticinco]

These poor fuckers carrying the coffin up those stairs. I’d be bricking it. 

[Gnasher]

Just now, Harry's Lad said:

And the taxpayer footed the bill for the rebuild/refurb because Betty didn't have it insured.

It was then she started paying tax for the first time after the publics disdain over it.

Yep, i didn't want to remind the Darren Grimes lovefester of that. They blamed Fergie for forgetting to post the insurance renewal form, she was busy sucking an American freinds toe. It's what they do.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Camilla looks like Janick Gers from Iron Maiden.

[Arniepie]

4 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

And the taxpayer footed the bill for the rebuild/refurb because Betty didn't have it insured.

It was then she started paying tax for the first time after public disdain over it.

Yep I think so.

I think major came to an agreement with them

They should be paying for this

 

There is no excuse why not

 

[House of Dirk]

 

 

Ok. I have switched on. Im doing some admin on the computer (which includes arsing around here), so will have it on in the background for a bit.

 

Charlie looks knackered. Also doesnt look that well to me, but he has done a bit of walking this afternoon too. Regardless of the system he is part of, to have your personal grief played out in front of a nation will take its toll

[Gnasher]

Fuck me they're dragging this out. Suprised they didn't parade her around London on an open top bus, like when a football side wins the FA Cup.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Lots of choirboys there now, I'm only surprised that Andrew didn't sprint to the church.

[clangers]

1 minute ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Lots of choirboys there now, I'm only surprised that Andrew didn't sprint to the church.

He's got plenty of time to mingle with the cassocks afterwards.

[DalyanPete]

Did Harry's dad get invited?

[Gnasher]

Just hope this second half matches the first.

[House of Dirk]

1 minute ago, Gnasher said:

Just hope this second half matches the first.

Id get a sub on for the old boy Windsor. He has had it.

[elvis]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

 

Fuck me , imagine having that for a parent .