Royal Happenings

[mountaineer]

What a moron. Newsflash, Mr. P-whipped: fashions and styles were a bit different in the 1970s.

[catfish1957]

Okay now he's done it!


Prince Harry scoffs at Elvis Presley's Graceland, suggests interior designer was 'on acid'

January 21, 2023 1:48pm EST
Prince Harry scoffs at Elvis Presley's Graceland, suggests interior designer was 'on acid'
In his book, Prince Harry quips that Elvis Presley's interior designer 'must have been on acid' when decorating the Graceland estate
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News

   The United States' resident British royal was unimpressed with The King of Rock n' Roll's historic home, according to his recently released memoir.

In his new autobiography, "Spare," Prince Harry described being unimpressed with Graceland, former home of the late Elvis Presley.

"People variously called the house a castle, a mansion, a palace. But it reminded me of the badger sett," Prince Harry wrote. "Dark, claustrophobic. I walked around saying, ‘The King lived here, you say? Really?’"

Elvis lived at Graceland from June 26, 1957, until his death Aug. 16, 1977.

In the book, Prince Harry quipped that whoever picked out the decor of the famous residence must have been on drugs.

Prince Harry recalled, "I stood in one tiny room with loud furniture and shag carpet and thought, ‘The King’s interior designer must have been on acid.’"

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https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-scoffs-elvis-presley-graceland-suggests-interior-designer-on-acid

Pretty ironic..... questioning someone's else's taste considering his "taste" in skank women.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Pretty ironic..... questioning someone's else's taste considering his "taste" in skank women.

Apparently, it doesn't occur to him that he comes across as a wildly privileged royal who grew up in palaces, mocking someone else for not being up to his royal standards on home decor.

This guy's lack of self-awareness is astonishing.

[Gefn]

Buckingham Palace reveals details of King Charles III's coronation. What we know about the three-day celebration

In a nation struggling with a cost-of-living crisis, the coronation of Britain's King Charles III will be celebrated with pared back extravagance and even a small stray from tradition.

Here's how the three-day celebration will pan out, according to plans revealed by Buckingham Palace on Saturday.

Formal ceremony takes place on May 6

The grand coronation ceremony for King Charles and his wife Camilla will take place on the morning of Saturday, May 6.

It will take place at London's Westminster Abbey and will follow the traditional pageantry used for anointing monarchs during the past 1,000 years.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-22/king-charles-iii-coronation-buckingham-palace-celebrations/101880190

[Gefn]

Buckingham Palace reveals details of King Charles III's coronation. What we know about the three-day celebration



https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-22/king-charles-iii-coronation-buckingham-palace-celebrations/101880190

Ok. So everyone make a note for May 6th on your calendars…pass the popcorn and enjoy the pomp, circumstance and hats.

[sneakypete]

Apparently, it doesn't occur to him that he comes across as a wildly privileged royal who grew up in palaces, mocking someone else for not being up to his royal standards on home decor.

This guy's lack of self-awareness is astonishing.

@Maj. Bill Martin

Not really. He grew up living a VERY sheltered life,and only got to mingle and play with other royal children. They pretty much had to do this in order to make sure he was protected from any potential kidnapping or murder attempt. None of that was his fault.

On the other hand,by the time you are in your 40's and going bald,you need to man the bleep UP,and be held responsible for what you say and do. He is not a child anymore.  He is a privileged multi-millionaire weasel,and it's past time for someone to tell him to "Man the BLEEP up!"

[catfish1957]

@Maj. Bill Martin

Not really. He grew up living a VERY sheltered life,and only got to mingle and play with other royal children. They pretty much had to do this in order to make sure he was protected from any potential kidnapping or murder attempt. None of that was his fault.

On the other hand,by the time you are in your 40's and going bald,you need to man the bleep UP,and be held responsible for what you say and do. He is not a child anymore.  He is a privileged multi-millionaire weasel,and it's past time for someone to tell him to "Man the BLEEP up!"

Back to the original premise....

You realize he mocked Elvis as an outsider?  A foreigner mocking maybe the biggest beloved cultural American icon of the past 100 years?

That's a lose-lose in anyone's  book.   This is more than just maturity.  He isn't the brightest inbred bulb on the Windsor light fixture.

[sneakypete]

Back to the original premise....

You realize he mocked Elvis as an outsider?  A foreigner mocking maybe the biggest beloved cultural American icon of the past 100 years?

That's a lose-lose in anyone's  book.   This is more than just maturity.  He isn't the brightest inbred bulb on the Windsor light fixture.

@catfish1957

Well,you certainly have a right to think anything you want,but Elvis was nothing more than an entertainer that could do ONE thing very well,and that was entertain us before he had his "Hunka,hunka,heart attack".

[catfish1957]

@catfish1957

Well,you certainly have a right to think anything you want,but Elvis was nothing more than an entertainer that could do ONE thing very well,and that was entertain us before he had his "Hunka,hunka,heart attack".

Well the same could be said about QEII, who held her postion by birthright. Think the folks in the U.K. would get a little testy if I pissed on her tomb at Westminster?

[sneakypete]

Well the same could be said about QEII, who held her postion by birthright. Think the folks in the U.K. would get a little testy if I pissed on her tomb at Westminster?

@catfish1957

I'd bet money on it,and I am NOT a gambling man.

[sneakypete]

Well the same could be said about QEII, who held her postion by birthright. Think the folks in the U.K. would get a little testy if I pissed on her tomb at Westminster?

@catfish1957

I'd bet money on it,and I am NOT a gambling man.

I would also bet that if Harry were to stroke out tomorrow that the Royal Family might have to hire mourners to attend his funeral.

I just don't see how there is ANY way that boy can recover his popularity after Meagan entered the picture,and it doesn't have a single damn thing to do with racism.

[catfish1957]

@catfish1957

I'd bet money on it,and I am NOT a gambling man.

I would also bet that if Harry were to stroke out tomorrow that the Royal Family might have to hire mourners to attend his funeral.

I just don't see how there is ANY way that boy can recover his popularity after Meagan entered the picture,and it doesn't have a single damn thing to do with racism.

We'll sure agree on that.  Coming soon...   The Man Without a Country...  Ginger Style.

[Gefn]

Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank expecting their second child

Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their second child.

In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are pleased to announce they are expecting their second child this summer.

"The family are delighted and August is very much looking forward to being a big brother."

Eugenie, 32, announced her pregnancy on social media to a flow of congratulatory comments.

https://news.sky.com/story/princess-eugenie-and-her-husband-expecting-their-second-child-12794273

[Gefn]

Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank expecting their second child




https://news.sky.com/story/princess-eugenie-and-her-husband-expecting-their-second-child-12794273

Some happy Royal news. Congratulations to the proud parents.

She’ll be very pregnant at her uncles coronation though

[Right_in_Virginia]

Harry's six-word Coronation ultimatum to King Charles as plans unveiled
Express/UK, Jan 23, 2023

As King Charles’s Coronation looms, questions swirl around whether or not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will attend, but the Duke has issued his father with an ultimatum. The monarch’s second son has unveiled a series of devastating allegations about Charles and the rest of his family - with the King himself painted as emotionally distant and unable to relate to his son. In an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby, Harry, when asked if he will come to the coronation if invited, said there was “a lot that can happen between now and then”.

He then issued a six-word ultimatum to the palace, who have declined to comment on the allegations made by the Sussexes across various TV and media appearances, saying: “The ball is in their court.”


https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1724580/royal-family-live-prince-harry-spare-army-inaccurate-claim

[Right_in_Virginia]

Royal Family have 'pulled a blinder' as expert destroys Harry and Meghan's 'game plan'
Express/UK,  Jan 21, 2023

More than a week after Harry's book was released, both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace have yet to make any comment on the claimes made by the prince.

Edward Coram-James, a PR, reputation and crisis management expert and CEO of Go Up, claimed this shows the Royal Family had a strong "game plan" in place and were prepared for any such accusations, while blasting Harry and Meghan's strategy as "ill-conceived".

He told Express.co.uk: "What should the Royal Family do in response to these claims? In a word: nothing. They have pulled a blinder.

"The biggest mistake that they could make would be to respond to any of the allegations. They are simply not serious enough allegations to warrant them breaching their long held code of silence.

"Breaching that silence will imply guilt. Remaining silent gives an air of maturity and remaining above the fray. T

"The Royal family have had a game plan and, unlike the Sussexes, whose game plan has appeared ill-conceived and often strayed from, the royals have toed the line throughout."

The Royal Family will look forward to King Charles' coronation knowing that they may have taken a mild bruising, but they never came close to being on the receiving end of any knock out blows.

Pauline Maclaran, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Research at Royal Holloway University of London, praised the Royal Family for staying silent on Harry's claims and not getting mixed up in a messy battle with the Sussexes.

She told Express.co.uk: "The Royal Family are taking the right stance because the way it is going, Harry will burn himself out".


https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1724161/royal-family-news-statement-prince-harry-spare-book-memoir-meghan-markle

[Polly Ticks]

Ok. So everyone make a note for May 6th on your calendars…pass the popcorn and enjoy the pomp, circumstance and hats.

May 6th is also Kentucky Derby Day, so there will be a LOT of hats that day.

[Gefn]

May 6th is also Kentucky Derby Day, so there will be a LOT of hats that day.

@Polly Ticks

I like hats, I wish we still wore them like we did back in the 40s and 50s.

[Polly Ticks]

@Polly Ticks

I like hats, I wish we still wore them like we did back in the 40s and 50s.

I have a few of my paternal grandmother's hats from that era. Every once in a while I'll wear one to church, just for fun. Or to the local tea parlor, before it closed down and broke my heart.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

@Polly Ticks

I like hats, I wish we still wore them like we did back in the 40s and 50s.

@ Polly Ticks
I like them too! I just bought a vintage black wool to wear with my winter coat and was thinking what a shame they went out of style.  I have several that I have collected over the years.  Maybe we should start wearing them again and start a revival of the hats.

[Polly Ticks]

@ Polly Ticks
I like them too! I just bought a vintage black wool to wear with my winter coat and was thinking what a shame they went out of style.  I have several that I have collected over the years.  Maybe we should start wearing them again and start a revival of the hats.

I like it!  We'll be trend-setters ....

like Queen Elizabeth was! (to bring this back around to the original topic.  Sorry about the sidebar, mostly.)

[Gefn]

@ Polly Ticks
I like them too! I just bought a vintage black wool to wear with my winter coat and was thinking what a shame they went out of style.  I have several that I have collected over the years.  Maybe we should start wearing them again and start a revival of the hats.

Yes! Let’s wear hats for the Kentucky horses and King Charles

[Texas Yellow Rose]

Yes! Let’s wear hats for the Kentucky horses and King Charles

[Right_in_Virginia]

Yes! Let’s wear hats for the Kentucky horses and King Charles

Love it!  @Gefn

I'm leaning toward this:. 

[mystery-ak]

Yes! Let’s wear hats for the Kentucky horses and King Charles

I'll have to do a little research on this...

[mountaineer]

Hmm, I used to have a hat, somewhere. 

[Free Vulcan]

Prince Harry scoffs at Elvis Presley's Graceland, suggests interior designer was 'on acid'



My solution to your opinions.

[Polly Ticks]

Love it!  @Gefn

I'm leaning toward this:. 

Oh, yes, definitely.  I love that one!

[Texas Yellow Rose]

Prince Harry scoffs at Elvis Presley's Graceland, suggests interior designer was 'on acid'



My solution to your opinions.

[Kamaji]

King Charles evicts disgraced Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace: report

By Nika Shakhnazarova
January 26, 2023

King Charles has sensationally sent his disgraced brother Prince Andrew packing, according to reports.

The scandal-scarred royal, who was famously stripped of his royal and military honors by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, has been told to find a new place to live immediately, The Sun reports.

“The King has made it clear that Buckingham Palace is no place for Prince Andrew,” a source told the outlet of the decision, which comes just months before King Charles III’s coronation, set for May 6.

Andrew, who has had his back against the wall since his alleged friendship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein came to light, has been told “there is no longer any place” for him at Buckingham Palace, the official royal residence.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/01/26/king-charles-evicts-disgraced-prince-andrew-from-buckingham-palace-report/

[Gefn]

I remember seeing Andrew is back with Fergie again. Maybe he could move into her place?

[Polly Ticks]

I remember seeing Andrew is back with Fergie again. Maybe he could move into her place?

Andrew also shares a 31-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.

You'd think they could find a room somewhere in there for him.

[catfish1957]

I remember seeing Andrew is back with Fergie again. Maybe he could move into her place?

There is a Sarah Ferguson listed on the Epstein manifest logs.  Is it the same one?   

[Lando Lincoln]

Sometimes it feels like a slow goodbye to the British Monarchy. I hope Charles and William are up to the task of keeping it together.

[Kamaji]

Sometimes it feels like a slow goodbye to the British Monarchy. I hope Charles and William are up to the task of keeping it together.

I have a feeling that William will be the last monarch.  Just a gut feeling, but I think that he will ultimately shepherd the U.K. toward an elected head of state - preserving, of course, as much of the wealth for the Windsor family as possible.

[mystery-ak]

Big mistake Charles...when will you learn!


Charles WANTS Harry to attend his Coronation: The King 'asks Justin Welby to broker deal allowing Duke and Meghan to be at ceremony, but William fears his brother will use the event to stage a 'stunt''... as 'monarch mulls over giving his OWN TV interview'

    Charles asked the Archbishop for a deal to allow Harry to attend the Coronation
    William fears unless Harry's visit is tightly scripted, he could steal the limelight

By Glen Owen, Political Editor and Natasha Anderson

Published: 17:04 EST, 28 January 2023 | Updated: 07:45 EST, 29 January 2023

The King has asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to broker a deal to allow Harry to attend his Coronation – but has met resistance from William, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Charles wants Justin Welby to strike an agreement with his warring sons that would allow Harry and his wife Meghan to attend the Westminster Abbey ceremony in May, senior sources close to Lambeth Palace say.

Speculation has been rife about whether the Sussexes would attend the high-profile event since they stepped away from Royal duties – and especially since the publication of Harry's tell-all memoirs, Spare, earlier this month, that contained a string of wounding attacks on senior members of the Royal Family.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11687797/King-Charles-WANTS-Harry-Meghan-attend-Coronation.html

[Gefn]

Australia to remove British monarch from banknotes

Australia will remove the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II's image on its $5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture, the central bank said Thursday.

The decision to leave her successor King Charles III off the $5 note means no monarch would remain on Australia's paper currency.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said it would consult Indigenous people on a new design that "honours the culture and history of the First Australians".

Queen Elizabeth's death on September 8 last year was marked by public mourning in Australia, but some Indigenous groups also protested against the destructive impact of colonial Britain, calling for the abolition of the monarchy.

Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a democracy with King Charles III as its head of state. A referendum proposing a switch to a republic was narrowly defeated in 1999.

https://news.yahoo.com/australia-oust-monarch-banknotes-022459106.html

[catfish1957]

Australia to remove British monarch from banknotes


https://news.yahoo.com/australia-oust-monarch-banknotes-022459106.html

Woke blokes.

Erasing history $5 at a time.

[mountaineer]

Go for it.

[Kamaji]

Woke blokes.

Erasing history $5 at a time.

Why are they erasing history?  Must one's bank notes always reflect one's head of state?  One's current head of state?

They're changing bank notes, not re-writing the history books.

[catfish1957]

Go for it.

Hey, @mountaineer ....   You what we think when people post Linzy Graham pics......

[catfish1957]

Why are they erasing history?  Must one's bank notes always reflect one's head of state?  One's current head of state?

They're changing bank notes, not re-writing the history books.

As a numismatic, I'll have to counter of how our paper and coinage is presented..... is history. 

Get back to me when Washington, and Jefferson are removed from our money.

[Kamaji]

Go for it.

Or they could use some aboriginal artwork, like the "x-ray" style drawings/paintings, some of which are quite beautiful.

[Gefn]

As a numismatic, I'll have to counter of how our paper and coinage is presented..... is history. 

Get back to me when Washington, and Jefferson are removed from our money.

My dad was a numismatic as well as a philatelist. I always ask for the pretty stamps and I have a small collection of paper money - some nice cheap singles pre Euro of a few countries. Really pretty.

[Bigun]

My dad was a numismatic as well as a philatelist. I always ask for the pretty stamps and I have a small collection of paper money - some nice cheap singles pre Euro of a few countries. Really pretty.

We have a table here covered (under glass) with banknotes leftover from our travels.

[Kamaji]

As a numismatic, I'll have to counter of how our paper and coinage is presented..... is history. 

Get back to me when Washington, and Jefferson are removed from our money.

Have they withdrawn all of the old notes, shredded them, and pretended that they never existed?

No, they have not.  They are therefore not erasing history.  They are continuing to make their own new history.

[catfish1957]

Have they withdrawn all of the old notes, shredded them, and pretended that they never existed?

No, they have not.  They are therefore not erasing history.  They are continuing to make their own new history.

Utter baloney.

Unless collected and withdrawn from circulation, you don't think the Federal Reserve/Mint  doesn't destroy our old paper money?
Almost sounds like you are advocating for the Harriet Tubman $20 note.  Is that your idea of new history? Just wait until MLK and who knows maybe even George Floyd supplants Washington and Jefferson on the $1 and $2 bills.  Andy Jackson's already going to bite the dust.  Who is next?

Do a little research first.

[Kamaji]

Utter baloney.

Unless collected and withdrawn from circulation, you don't think the Federal Reserve/Mint  doesn't destroy our old paper money?
Almost sounds like you are advocating for the Harriet Tubman $20 note.  Is that your idea of new history? Just wait until MLK and who knows maybe even George Floyd supplants Washington and Jefferson on the $1 and $2 bills.  Andy Jackson's already going to bite the dust.  Who is next?

Do a little research first.

Wow.  Relax Francis.  All they are doing is issuing new bank notes. 

[catfish1957]

Wow.  Relax Francis.  All they are doing is issuing new bank notes.

Sorry @Kamaji.  Just preparing for life without $20 bills. I will refuse them at the bank.   2-$10's will do fine

[Kamaji]

Sorry @Kamaji.  Just preparing for life without $20 bills. I will refuse them at the bank.   2-$10's will do fine

Fair enough, but currencies change.

Should we still have Secretary Chase on the 1 dollar bill, just because, back in the mists of time, he was on the 1 dollar bill issued in 1862?