The British Royal Family - news, views, clothes & shoes! #7

[Bravo]

Really...I've just had to scan read thru 21 pages to catch up, which most of were all posts from yesterday anyways?!

There will be new news tomorrow once we see the baby and get the name

 

[CoverMeCagney]

True, but they are great with kids. They lick their hands and faces clean, Hoover up under the high chair...no random "Teddy Grahams" about.

I, my sister, and my cousins all learned to walk by pulling ourselves up on the dogs' ears and 'feathers'. I rarely see them now (red setters, not the family!) but always go and say hello even though I'm not such a huge dog lover these days. Give me a daft, lollopy mutt over these new handbag sized yappy dogs, any day of the week!

 

[Gardenista]

Duke and Duchess of Sussex were hosting a party at home before labour began: reports

 

[Keine Engel]

I think Matthew or James would be appropriate

Ha ha ha.. or Trevor

 

[human]

That whole thing is confusing. If you’re born in Britain to a British and an American they have to report it to America to have a dual citizenship and America isn't well known for dual citizenships. And I’m not sure the royal family would allow that considering Meghan is going to become a UK resident. If they were to split it would make a world full of He!! if the baby is dual citizen I would think.

I have dual citizenship. So does a lot of my family. There are a few countries that say you must renounce citizenship but the US is not one of them

 

[Victoria17]

I have dual citizenship. So does a lot of my family. There are a few countries that say you must renounce citizenship but the US is not one of them

They wouldn’t let my dad have dual. My friend recently applied and had to choose as well. Idk the rules there. But I do believe that the baby will not become a dual citizen due to being in the royal family. I don’t see them allowing it. I think MM is giving hers up to.

 

[Herat]

I'm disappointed nobody picked up on this lol

I KNOW, I KNOW !!!

Nobody got it

 

[JDG]

Ha ha ha.. or Trevor

THAT one won't pass the test! LOL

Also name of her first hubby! Whoops!

 

[human]

Analysis: Don't use the royal birth to trot out a dangerous myth - CNN

Trust CNN to make a happy occasion of a birth of a new royal baby into a political agenda. This article is beyond offensive.

Why? Interesting discussion .

 

[Cappuccino]

Why? Interesting discussion .

Its the tone of it. Racism is bad, hmmmmmkay?

 

[Keine Engel]

Never heard that theory about Phillippa of Hainault before...
The racial hang ups surrounding marriage don't kick in till the Atlantic slave trade takes off because it then becomes very lucrative to pretend that Africans are sub human. The CNN article was right about that, to be fair.

But that's not really relevant to the baby or the British Royal family thou.

For what is worth nobody here in the UK is even discussing (or bothered about) Megan or the babys race, colour or whatever else agenda these kinds of articles have. I don't even think our media is overall? If so I haven't noticed.

* Disclaimer
This is only my personal opinion (based on living in the UK and having a lifetime of day to day interactions with others also living in the UK)
& not necessarily representative as the opinions of the entire population of the UK

 

[human]

Dual citizenship

 

[human]

But that's not really relevant to the baby or the British Royal family thou.

For what is worth nobody here in the UK is even discussing (or bothered about) Megan or the babys race, colour or whatever else agenda these kinds of articles have. I don't even think our media is overall? If so I haven't noticed.

* Disclaimer
This is only my personal opinion (based on living in the UK and having a lifetime of day to day interactions with others also living in the UK)
& not necessarily representative as the opinions of the entire population of the UK

That is really lovely. It would be a huge topic in the US.

 

[Cappuccino]

But that's not really relevant to the baby or the British Royal family thou.

For what is worth nobody here in the UK is even discussing (or bothered about) Megan or the babys race, colour or whatever else agenda these kinds of articles have. I don't even think our media is overall? If so I haven't noticed.

* Disclaimer
This is only my personal opinion (based on living in the UK and having a lifetime of day to day interactions with others also living in the UK)
& not necessarily representative as the opinions of the entire population of the UK

Oh I totally agree! I was merely responding to the theory that Phillippa of Hainault was mixed race, sorry for the off topic post.

 

[Keine Engel]

I, my sister, and my cousins all learned to walk by pulling ourselves up on the dogs' ears and 'feathers'. I rarely see them now (red setters, not the family!) but always go and say hello even though I'm not such a huge dog lover these days. Give me a daft, lollopy mutt over these new handbag sized yappy dogs, any day of the week!

lol

 

[Hazelnutty]

I NEED to see the baby!

Arthur Theodore Spencer

Teddy.

 

[Keine Engel]

Oh I totally agree! I was merely responding to the theory that Phillippa of Hainault was mixed race, sorry for the off topic post.

No no, I wasn't meaning your quote I meant the article trying to make a connection.

ETA. bbm ^ The thread's titled 'The British Royal Family...'

 

[Keine Engel]

I NEED to see the baby!

Arthur Theodore Spencer

Teddy.

Arthur is also Williams second name
(William Arthur Philip Louis)

 

[Cappuccino]

No no, I wasn't meaning your quote I meant the article trying to make a connection.

ETA. bbm ^ The thread's titled 'The British Royal Family...'

True enough, although I don't know if the OP expected us to go back to the Queens of the 14th century!

If Phillippa of Hainault was mixed race though she would set a good precedent for Meghan. She was the one who spared the lives of the Burghers of Calais, and she was an all round good Queen.

 

[JDG]

Never heard that theory about Phillippa of Hainault before. It is possible though, the royals and nobles of the 14th century wouldn't have seen anything particularly outrageous about marriage between Europeans and Africans. As long as the African in question was a good Catholic of course!

The racial hang ups surrounding marriage don't kick in till the Atlantic slave trade takes off because it then becomes very lucrative to pretend that Africans are sub human. The CNN article was right about that, to be fair.

She was from France, I believe, doubtful they really had a good idea of people from different continents until the advent of the explorers. When did they get started?? I can't remember....lol