Ski tour operator goes bust Prince Andrew to lose deposit

bandit wrote:

Seems they are fond of marrying cousins as well :shock:

That might explain the house in Norfolk then

Tony_H wrote:

bandit wrote:

Seems they are fond of marrying cousins as well :shock:

That might explain the house in Norfolk then

Behave Peterborough, I'm very close to my sister :D :D :D

Personally I like the fact the UK has a Monarchy, I think the concept that the ruling Government can be over-ruled at any given moment by some doddery auld bat with a blue rinse makes it especially comforting. Especially as I have no intention of moving back there.

But to be serious for a second, I am gonna stand in support of Ally (on the Monarchy), as I am sure the burden of the Monarchy is not as great as it is stated here. Tourism generated by the quaintness of the Royal Family, as well as the history of the Royal Family can not be discounted. However anyone who wants to visit anywhere within 10 miles of Slough for any reason whatsoever escapes me somewhat.

tino_11 wrote:Personally I like the fact the UK has a Monarchy, I think the concept that the ruling Government can be over-ruled at any given moment by some doddery auld bat with a blue rinse makes it especially comforting. Especially as I have no intention of moving back there.

But to be serious for a second, I am gonna stand in support of Ally (on the Monarchy), as I am sure the burden of the Monarchy is not as great as it is stated here. Tourism generated by the quaintness of the Royal Family, as well as the history of the Royal Family can not be discounted. However anyone who wants to visit anywhere within 10 miles of Slough for any reason whatsoever escapes me somewhat.

Tourists flock to the UK for the history, it can be argued that the royal family form part of that history, my view is and has been for many years that they are very outdated and form no real purpose in modern day society......just an opinion of course 8) 8)

bandit wrote:
Hmmm, let me see now. Queen Victoria - House of Hanover , King George VI - House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Just as examples, good British names :D

Seems they are fond of marrying cousins as well :shock:

Bandit, surely there is an issue of context. Cross marriage within Royalty provided an element of stability in Europe.

Allie G, "We" did not revert to the crown, the noble lords did, when they recalled Charles II back from exile. "We" had nothing to do with the decision. Although, I for one am very glad that we did. I like the tradition and continuity of the Royal family.

Our present queen has seen off some appalling politicians, and in my view has provided a benchmark for our society.

Dave Mac wrote:

bandit wrote:
Hmmm, let me see now. Queen Victoria - House of Hanover , King George VI - House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Just as examples, good British names :D

Seems they are fond of marrying cousins as well :shock:

Bandit, surely there is an issue of context. Cross marriage within Royalty provided an element of stability in Europe.

Cross marriage within the "Royal" families of Europe has produced a rack of nutters IMV, with folks who utterly believe that they are beings of some higher order.

Note to self: Must get me someone to put my toothpaste on my toothbrush for me, just like Charles does. Nix that, why on earth would I want to emulate a chinless wonder?

Where's Fred Drift when he's needed :mrgreen:

According to the website 'britroyals.com',
Our Queen is the 32nd great-granddaughter of King Alfred the Great who was the first effective King of England from 871-899.

In other words, the British Royal family have been around here in Britain for a very long time. Yes, they did marry into other royal families around Europe, but as Dave Mac said, it helped to ensure the stability of Europe - plus they weren't allowed to marry 'commoners' so who were they supposed to marry?

And why can't someone with a German surname be British? Or, someone with an Indian or French surname. Many of us have surnames originally derived from foreign surnames, since as I said at the beginning, Britain has been settled by successive waves of immigrants since the end of the ice age.

I think myself, that our Queen does a marvellous job, and I just hope that whoever succeeds her manages to do as well. I should think that it's a really hard job, and I'd much rather be cleaning toilets and making beds etc. than try and do what she does.

Ally

The surname Windsor is such a con. I reckon it was picked out of The Big Book of British Sounding Last Names.
It was chosen quite deliberately, and bears no relation to any of their ancestry.

I hope you continue to enjoy funding the jollies that their extended family take at our expense.

In a last effort to pull this thread back into line...

I have no sympathy for any of them "losing" money on a chalet deposit, since it's the taxpayer that will be footing the bill. £30K would help very nicely with our mortgage bill.