The British Royal Family - news, views, clothes & shoes! #4

[Lilibet]

We had a couple of fatalities in our neighborhood a while back dur to "glare". The solution, JMO, is the same as for fog or any other condition that limits your vision: Don't keep driving. Stop your car. Pull over, if necessary. Wait until you can see before proceeding. Fairly simple.

Sounds like the Prince just pulled out into traffic, even though he couldn't see other cars approaching. That's his fault. If it costs the Queen some money to pay for damages and injury to the victims, so be it. It's only fair in a civilized society.

Early 70’s here and we hate driving in our town of about it 22,000. It runs approximately east-west. Glare on the main drag is bad just before sunset (and sunrise if you’re up that early), when people are commuting. I try to stay on side streets then and avoid driving directly into the sun. My husband and I just decided to avoid driving in the evening in busy areas when it rains. Thanks to faded lines and glare, it’s really hard to see turn lanes, etc. Getting old(er) is a real pain, but we don’t want to hurt anyone, and frankly, so many people scare us by driving and riding their bikes like idiots! Don’t get me started on pedestrians!

So I think it’s time for Prince Phillip to hang up his keys.

 

[mickey2942]

Just saying, you guys don't know real Tex-Mex food! It is not too spicy. But lots of chiles, onions, garlic, spices.

I bet that the Queen won't eat beans either! What a Buzzkill your life would be too afraid to "toot" in public! Probably doesn't drink beer either.

Best food ever is to throw fresh corn on the grill, and dip it in a coffee can of melted butter. It drips on your chin and runs down your arm while eating it. Definitely not food for royals!

 

[JDG]

Anybody know what the top speed is on the main road?

I believe it was a main highway. Not sure of the speed limit though.
He could have killed someone and I doubt he's licensed to drive off the estates. I hope he never drives again, he's far too old and yes, its an age related issue as well as a health issue.

 

[JDG]

Just saying, you guys don't know real Tex-Mex food! It is not too spicy. But lots of chiles, onions, garlic, spices.

I bet that the Queen won't eat beans either! What a Buzzkill your life would be too afraid to "toot" in public! Probably doesn't drink beer either.

Best food ever is to throw fresh corn on the grill, and dip it in a coffee can of melted butter. It drips on your chin and runs down your arm while eating it. Definitely not food for royals!

I bet she does drink beer and eat beans. Beans are a pretty regular food in English meals, even breakfast.

She probably eats/drinks gassy foods on her 'off days'. She cannot afford to 'ruin' occasions by tooting, so keeps it for holidays. lol

 

[king clopperdoodle]

HRH enjoys brown eggs and finds them more flavorful than white. I do know that.

 

[SeekingJana]

For the Brits here: Regarding the article posted today about " We eat like everyone else"--- Is all dessert called " Pudding"? Because Sticky Toffee Pudding looks like a cake to me.
"Sticky Toffee Pudding" played a major part in an episode of my favorite TV show , " Frasier" and I thought it WAS what we call pudding, which, if you don't have it, is like blended up Jell-o, but thicker with milk.

When it says the Queen likes brown eggs, do they mean raw brown eggs or is it a dish? I mean, I loved " All Creatures Great and Small" and there were some unusual breakfast dishes LOL.

I know William and Kate are trying to be very relaxed and relevant to the average person in the article, but in addition to the food someone picks up for them, i just KNOW they have a personal chef and that Kate likely watches her weight extremely carefully along with her exercise time. She wears fitted dresses she wore 5 years ago or more and has had 3 children. WHO can do that? I had one and could, but 3? I don't think so.

There are rumors that Meghan has some bump padding. IDK what I think about that. If they are using a surrogate, then that's definitely their business. I likely would do things the exact same way if it's not her own expansion..
This could be why we can't pin a date down going by her size- not being rude, just going by what US celebs are doing, which is- the same thing with surrogates or gestational carriers. Meghan's age may definitely be a factor or this may be her growing baby. I just hope they end up with a sweet happy baby, however it gets to them.

I'm busily hammering the gold for the due date crown.
It's slow going since I'm having to pull it out of my teeth.

 

[gregjrichards]

For the Brits here: Regarding the article posted today about " We eat like everyone else"--- Is all dessert called " Pudding"? Because Sticky Toffee Pudding looks like a cake to me.
"Sticky Toffee Pudding" played a major part in an episode of my favorite TV show , " Frasier" and I thought it WAS what we call pudding, which, if you don't have it, is like blended up Jell-o, but thicker with milk.

When it says the Queen likes brown eggs, do they mean raw brown eggs or is it a dish? I mean, I loved " All Creatures Great and Small" and there were some unusual breakfast dishes LOL.

I know William and Kate are trying to be very relaxed and relevant to the average person in the article, but in addition to the food someone picks up for them, i just KNOW they have a personal chef and that Kate likely watches her weight extremely carefully along with her exercise time. She wears fitted dresses she wore 5 years ago or more and has had 3 children. WHO can do that? I had one and could, but 3? I don't think so.

There are rumors that Meghan has some bump padding. IDK what I think about that. If they are using a surrogate, then that's definitely their business. I likely would do things the exact same way if it's not her own expansion..
This could be why we can't pin a date down going by her size- not being rude, just going by what US celebs are doing, which is- the same thing with surrogates or gestational carriers. Meghan's age may definitely be a factor or this may be her growing baby. I just hope they end up with a sweet happy baby, however it gets to them.

I'm busily hammering the gold for the due date crown.
It's slow going since I'm having to pull it out of my teeth.

Not all dessert here is called pudding off the top of my head I can only think of bread and butter pudding and sticky toffee pudding. Desserts like spotted dick and trifle for example aren’t called pudding. Gosh this thread is making me at hungry at 3:41am and I have bread and butter pudding in the fridge.

I’m not buying the fake bump speculation or a surrogate. I think they just got lucky by being with child so quick.

 

[SeekingJana]

Not all dessert here is called pudding off the top of my head I can only think of bread and butter pudding and sticky toffee pudding. Desserts like spotted dick and trifle for example aren’t called pudding. Gosh this thread is making me at hungry at 3:41am and I have bread and butter pudding in the fridge.

I’m not buying the fake bump speculation or a surrogate. I think they just got lucky by being with child so quick.

For the love of Mike, what is " spotted dick"? Are you making this up? Please don't get me in trouble here.
PS- I'm dieting and thoughts of food are paramount.
I think I'm going to learn to make sticky toffee pudding if it's good. Is it?

What's everyone's favorite British traditional dessert?
I keep wondering if your fruitcake is like ours, too.

Daphne Moon was my favorite character on " Frasier".
I loved that British show about Hyacinth Bucket but they took it off all our pay to view services and started up some " purely British" ones which all show the same things. Very expensive, too, IMO.

 

[Amonet]

For the love of Mike, what is " spotted dick"? Are you making this up? Please don't get me in trouble here.
PS- I'm dieting and thoughts of food are paramount.
I think I'm going to learn to make sticky toffee pudding if it's good. Is it?

What's everyone's favorite British traditional dessert?
I keep wondering if your fruitcake is like ours, too.

Daphne Moon was my favorite character on " Frasier".
I loved that British show about Hyacinth Bucket but they took it off all our pay to view services and started up some " purely British" ones which all show the same things. Very expensive, too, IMO.

I have to say I can't imagine the royals eating like most people in the country. I think of baked beans as something the working classes eat, either with a full English breakfast or on toast.

Sticky toffee pudding is great, though I prefer the chocolate version with chocolate sauce running down it instead of syrup. They're served warm and great for winter desserts.

I used to love my mum's bread pudding, which is totally different from the bread and butter pudding that Greg spoke of. I haven't had it for years, but it's a good way to use up stale bread.

 

[gregjrichards]

For the love of Mike, what is " spotted dick"? Are you making this up? Please don't get me in trouble here.
PS- I'm dieting and thoughts of food are paramount.
I think I'm going to learn to make sticky toffee pudding if it's good. Is it?

What's everyone's favorite British traditional dessert?
I keep wondering if your fruitcake is like ours, too.

Daphne Moon was my favorite character on " Frasier".
I loved that British show about Hyacinth Bucket but they took it off all our pay to view services and started up some " purely British" ones which all show the same things. Very expensive, too, IMO.

“Spotted dick is a British pudding, traditionally made with suet and dried fruit and often served with custard. However it is now most commonly made without suet, rather other fats and egg, more similar to a sponge cake.Wikipedia”

Bread and butter pudding is my favourite dessert. I like sticky toffee pudding too but sometimes it can be too sweet.

 

[Amonet]

It's not something I've ever had because I don't like raisins/sultanas, but I've always known it to be a pudding and not a cake.

Spotted dick - Wikipedia

There are other things called 'pudding' too though. Rice pudding, which has a loose consistency. And Yorkshire pudding, which is usually eaten with a roast dinner, but you can also eat it cold with jam (N. Amer. jelly).

 

[gregjrichards]

Prince Philip screamed "My legs!" as he was pulled from the wreckage of his Land Rover which crashed into another car close to the Queen's Sandringham Estate this afternoon, it has been reported.

Prince Philip in crash as Land Rover overturns with duke behind the wheel

I didn’t realise how smashed up Prince Philip’s Land Rover was this was a nasty accident. All the air bags are deployed and the car will be a write off. I wonder why he was concerned about his legs? The poor people in the Kia must have been in a terrible shock and surprised at the driver of the Land Rover. Thank goodness they and the baby survived. This could easily have been a tragedy.

 

[SeekingJana]

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Prince Philip screamed "My legs!" as he was pulled from the wreckage of his Land Rover which crashed into another car close to the Queen's Sandringham Estate this afternoon, it has been reported.

Prince Philip in crash as Land Rover overturns with duke behind the wheel

I didn’t realise how smashed up Prince Philip’s Land Rover was this was a nasty accident. All the air bags are deployed and the car will be a write off. I wonder why he was concerned about his legs? The poor people in the Kia must have been in a terrible shock and surprised at the driver of the Land Rover. Thank goodness they and the baby survived. This could easily have been a tragedy.

I saw photos on the DM this AM. I had no clue it was this serious. Oh, I hope he's OK, and the people he hit are OK, too.
He was driving a very heavy vehicle, right?

Do we know if his legs are OK? I'm about to cry. If he passes, I don't think Queen Elizabeth will be far behind... I've seen this so often as a nurse.

 

[SeekingJana]

About food: We have bread pudding and it's very very good. It originated from New Orleans here, I believe, so it's likely that all the soft bread type dishes with a buttery sauce ( and either raisins or no raisins according to personal preference) have the same European roots.

 

[Alethea]

I’m not buying the fake bump speculation or a surrogate. I think they just got lucky by being with child so quick.

I think more than luck they likely had an appointment with a fertility specialist soon after the wedding. If they wanted to have more than one child they really did have to start in right away.

I wonder if they would consider adoption for future children too. Is there royal protocol about adoption? Maybe that far down the line of succession they would be allowed?

 

[JDG]

I think more than luck they likely had an appointment with a fertility specialist soon after the wedding. If they wanted to have more than one child they really did have to start in right away.

I wonder if they would consider adoption for future children too. Is there royal protocol about adoption? Maybe that far down the line of succession they would be allowed?

I don't think adoption is part of the RF consciousness and there are no doubt rules about it. The whole aristocratic system is built on male bloodlines being carried out.

Its only a generation ago, with Diana, where the heirs wife had to be a virgin.

Im sure that they 'look after' any orphaned children within their bloodlines but not regular adoption.

I agree with you, they no doubt consulted a fertility doctor before marrying, as Harry really wants to have children so that wouldnt have been left to chance, IMO.

With ovulation thermometers, it was likely all 'charted out' for them with the best medical tips for conceiving.

I wish them well and a healthy, happy baby.

I'd like a girl, born March 23. If they can swing it.

 

[human]

If the Prince likes to drive, I bet there are plenty of areas on their private property that he can drive on.

 

[silverjug]

If the Prince likes to drive, I bet there are plenty of areas on their private property that he can drive on.

He certainly has not looked capable of driving for a while, and like you say they have big enough properties for him to drive on.

 

[Really?]

I wonder where he was driving to ?

Edited to add to the desserts ———-> “ Bakewell Tarts”...I wish they sold them in the US.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Not all dessert here is called pudding off the top of my head I can only think of bread and butter pudding and sticky toffee pudding. Desserts like spotted dick and trifle for example aren’t called pudding. Gosh this thread is making me at hungry at 3:41am and I have bread and butter pudding in the fridge.

I’m not buying the fake bump speculation or a surrogate. I think they just got lucky by being with child so quick.

To me, dessert and pudding are interchangeable. eg What's for pudding? Trifle. I might ask to see the dessert menu in a nice restaurant but if I was going to someone's house and offered to take a pudding it could literally be anything sweet, not just sticky toffee pudding or whatever. Maybe it's more of a northern thing (I'm in Yorkshire) but then you're even northererer than me, Greg!

I'm not keen on spotted dick (either type lol!) but I do a lovely chocolate orange bread and butter pudding using marmalade.