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Post by Rhondito on Mar 13, 2015 0:56:36 GMT
How do most Brits feel about them? A girl I know swears that everyone hates them, thinks they are lazy, and just generally don't like them at all. She said that they (William, Kate, and Harry) make only a fraction of appearances compared to Diana and other members of the royal family.
She says no one wants William to be king?
Is this true?? I adore them and always had the impression they were very well liked?
(For what it's worth - she's one of those people who thinks they are an expert at everything and is never wrong.)
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Post by quiltz on Mar 13, 2015 1:01:46 GMT
The UK peas are probably sleeping right now as it is about 9:00 pm Eastern so it is about 2 am Friday morning.
As a Canadian, I think that they are doing a fine job. Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are in the pre-baby mode of being out of the limelight until after their child arrives. The last public appearance of the Duchess of Cambridge was earlier this week when she visited the set of 'Downton Abby'.
Prince Harry is no longer in the military and is starting his role as a "working royal".
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Post by Rhondito on Mar 13, 2015 1:06:21 GMT
Forgot about that time difference! Thanks  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 1:18:11 GMT
Absolutely not. Many, many people feel that William will make a great king (due to his mother's qualities) rather than Charles (who cheated on her). Also, the fact that he married Kate (a commoner) is seen as a good thing. I'm not sure about appearances since I don't live in the UK anymore. But William has a job, so it's not always possible for him to constantly make appearances. Although I see photographs of them in the media all the time.
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Post by my3freaks on Mar 13, 2015 2:00:23 GMT
I'm American, so can't answer the question asked, but I LOVE them. I absolutely loved Princess Diana too.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Mar 13, 2015 2:37:59 GMT
This UK Pea was just about to head off to sleep when I read this. I can say that the feeling in my part of the UK about William, Kate and Harry is nothing like the things being said by that girl. It's clear she doesn't like them at all for whatever reason but I can't agree that it would be the majority opinion. She wasn't speaking for me and a lot of people I know that's for sure - and we are part of the 'everyone' she is talking about! If one really wants to, figures can be made to suit any point of view. Up until recently Prince William and Prince Harry were in full time careers serving their country in the military so that came first but they have both done an awful lot of official engagements of all kinds as well, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have toured several countries on behalf of The Queen! Prince William is now working as an air ambulance pilot in East Anglia. That hardly constitutes being lazy! Additionally, last year they were all very much involved in the planning and staging of the Invictus Games - a huge international event held in the UK for wounded, injured and sick service men and women which was a massive success. Previous to that, Harry had trekked to the South Pole with a team of seriously injured servicemen for the 'Walking With The Wounded' trek. I'm pretty sure that these service men and women would not agree that everyone hates them and thinks they are lazy! Crowds of adults and children turn out when they do public engagements - hardly an indication of a whole country hating them; and no-one I have ever spoken to has ever said that they do not want Prince William to become King. That's how I feel about what the person had to say anyway. i could say a lot more on this subject - but it will have to wait until tomorrow, it's the early hours of the morning now!  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 13, 2015 3:00:11 GMT
A girl I know swears that everyone hates them, thinks they are lazy, and just generally don't like them at all. She says no one wants William to be king? Of all the Brits that I know, NONE of them feel that way about Will and Kate. The girl you know is full of shite. Heck, even though a lot of people in Australia would consider themselves to be republicans rather than monarchists, they would not agree with what this girl is saying. |
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Post by scrapaddie on Mar 13, 2015 4:48:29 GMT
When I was in St. Lucia I became friendly with several Brits.... One of them said she was not a "royalist" and did not care for the royal family. The other two couples seem to like them.
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Post by scrapaddie on Mar 13, 2015 4:50:15 GMT
When I was in St. Lucia I became friendly with several Brits.... One of them said she was not a "royalist" and did not care for the royal family. The other two couples seem to like them. When I was visiting Uluru in Australia my niece was excited to sit on the same bench that Prince William and Kate had sat upon!! |
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Post by wellway on Mar 13, 2015 7:12:37 GMT
Not British but have lived in the UK for years, I have never heard or read a single story against Will and Kate. I think they are respected as modern Royals who want to work as well as do their Royal Duties.
William is just back from a tour of China where he didn't put a foot wrong. He has taken up a post as an Air Ambulance pilot. Given Kate had a miserable start to her pregnancy I often see pictures of her fulfilling public engagements. I'm sure she was at the Downton Abbey set in the last week.
Harry does a lot for injured soldiers, The Invictus Games, where every solider I saw interviewed had nothing but good things to say about him.
Your friend is wrong.
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Post by gar on Mar 13, 2015 7:41:48 GMT
I am with those who love them. I think William is a very sincere young man who takes his role very seriously and undoubtedly works hard. Prince Harry is coming into his own now I think. He was seen as rather frivolous and certainly made some mistakes when he was younger but he's also his mother's son and is clearly a great communicator and dedicated to helping ex service men and women via Help for Heroes etc etc.
Obviously there are going to be people who think they sit around on thrones being fed grapes all day but not all their duties and work activities make the news and they do a lot that doesn't get daily recognition.
I think the haters are in the minority by far.
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Post by bessieb on Mar 13, 2015 7:50:19 GMT
And I'm with the majority of the UK peas above. I think the haters are definitely in the minority.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 10:18:27 GMT
I have never,truly never, heard anyone say that they don't like The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall or Prince Harry. So I have no idea where this girl is coming from. Is she British?
Young and old alike have a great affection for all three of them. As for being lazy .......she must have a very different meaning to being lazy to mine. Putting your life on the line as a full time search and rescue pilot ( Prince William) and as a veteran of the front line in Afghanistan ( Prince Harry) as well as the other numerous things that have been previously mentioned in an earlier post, is being lazy according to this girl ? Yeh right!!!
I think she's talking a load of bull**** !
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Post by gillyp on Mar 13, 2015 10:21:40 GMT
I, and everyone I know, either loves them or at the very least recognises they are hard working young people who are doing a lot for our country.
A fraction of the appearances compared to Diana? As others have said, due to the young Princes' work schedules they can not have a full public service diary nor can Kate while she is pregnant. The media is not so frenetic about them as it was over Diana so a lot of what they do is not reported in a sensationalist manner either.
William will make an amazing King, imho. Ask this girl where she gets her mis-information from!
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 13, 2015 11:05:19 GMT
I'm not much of a royalist, but I like William and Kate and I think Harry is rather fab. I have a lot more time for them than I do for Charles - I have absolutely no interest in hearing what he has to say about anything. Dislike of these young royals is certainly not a widely held opinion and not one I have heard from the folk around here or in any parts of the media. Even fervent non-royalists can appreciate that the boys have done real jobs, and gained the respect of their colleagues in doing so.
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Post by joelise on Mar 13, 2015 12:11:40 GMT
I have never actually heard anyone say a bad word against anyone in the Royal Family, apart from Prince Charles. But I do look at the Daily Mail online now and again and whenever there is an article on any member of the Royal Family, there are always many comments below the article from people saying exactly what this girl said to the OP. Maybe this is where she is getting her information. It's unbelievable how many awful comments there are, especially against Kate. I think these people are in a minority and most Brits have a high regard for the Royal Family, especially the Queen.
I love the Queen, William, Kate and Harry. I think William will make a great King. I'm not so sure about Charles and Camilla though.
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Post by wellway on Mar 13, 2015 12:24:46 GMT
as per the BBC, just this morning www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31866944"The Queen has been joined by many veterans at St Paul's Cathedral for a service commemorating the end of British involvement in the Afghanistan war. PM David Cameron gave a reading at the ceremony, which members of the Royal Family also attended. A procession through London and a flypast are due to take place, ahead of a reception at Guildhall. A simultaneous service was held in Afghanistan for troops still there. Earlier, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani paid tribute to the 453 UK troops who died in the 13-year conflict, saying they had "paid the ultimate sacrifice to enable us to live in freedom, in hope for peace, prosperity and dignity". Blessing The Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry - who served two tours during the conflict - were also at the ceremony.
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Post by Country Ham on Mar 13, 2015 13:17:00 GMT
I must live so deep under a rock I will never see daylight. I didn't even know she was pregnant again.
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Post by marzbar71 on Mar 13, 2015 13:32:48 GMT
Another thing to remember is when Diana married Charles, he was already Prince of Wales, first in line to the throne. So his royal duties were already increased. William is not first in line to the throne at this point, and he is active in his other pursuit, search and rescue pilot, etc. So naturally, his official duties would be less at this time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 14:10:47 GMT
Well this Brit is totally indifferent about the whole royal family. I don't hate them by any means and I don't envy their lifestyle one bit (who would?) I just genuinely don't care.
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Post by iluvpink on Mar 13, 2015 14:18:27 GMT
I'm not a UK pea, but I am interested in Royalty and read a lot of the online articles, forums etc. There are definitely people out there commenting on the articles and in the forums who dislike William and Kate and think they are lazy. They forget I think that Charles is currently the heir and is expected to do a lot. And when alive and prior to the divorce, Diana was married to the heir. So different expectations. I think that people forget that and some are so crazy about Diana still that they just put down the rest and expect Kate to be out there doing the same thing. Forgetting that Kate is not Diana, is not yet in that position and is also pregnant/raising a young child. And I also think that the royal family has changed over the years and is maybe doing things a little differently in what is expected of family members etc. Things with Diana didn't turn out so well now did they? There are many factors to that, some which was out of their control, but I do think they are trying to be careful with Kate.
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Post by anxiousmom on Mar 13, 2015 14:55:49 GMT
First off, I freely admit that I am bit of a dork. Among my dorky endeavors, I follow the official twitter account of the British Monarchy. Based on what I see, the entire royal family is out and about ALL THE TIME. There is rarely a day that goes by that someone from the immediate family isn't doing something. Personally, I think some people just go out and about their day just looking for a reason to complain.  |
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Post by MerryMom on Mar 13, 2015 15:12:02 GMT
A girl I know swears that everyone hates them, thinks they are lazy, and just generally don't like them at all. She said that they (William, Kate, and Harry) make only a fraction of appearances compared to Diana and other members of the royal family.
She says no one wants William to be king?(For what it's worth - she's one of those people who thinks they are an expert at everything and is never wrong.) As my dad always said "Consider the source." |
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Post by Rhondito on Mar 13, 2015 19:01:48 GMT
I have never,truly never, heard anyone say that they don't like The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall or Prince Harry. So I have no idea where this girl is coming from. Is she British? No! She wishes she was though. She thinks she is an expert on all things British for some reason. She tried telling me that Mary Queen of Scots was Henry VIII's daugher and was the same Queen Mary who sat on the English throne, which knew was not true. Another thing she told me was Queen Elizabeth can't stand Kate because she is a commoner and feels William married beneath him. Anyway... thank you all so much for taking the time to answer my question. It's been nagging at me for a few weeks and I'm glad to know my gut feelings about her tales were correct. |
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Post by greenlegume on Mar 13, 2015 19:08:29 GMT
This girl you know sounds like an ignorant asshat.
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Post by peanutterbutter on Mar 13, 2015 19:25:12 GMT
I have never,truly never, heard anyone say that they don't like The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall or Prince Harry. So I have no idea where this girl is coming from. Is she British? No! She wishes she was though. She thinks she is an expert on all things British for some reason. She tried telling me that Mary Queen of Scots was Henry VIII's daugher and was the same Queen Mary who sat on the English throne, which knew was not true. Another thing she told me was Queen Elizabeth can't stand Kate because she is a commoner and feels William married beneath him. Anyway... thank you all so much for taking the time to answer my question. It's been nagging at me for a few weeks and I'm glad to know my gut feelings about her tales were correct. So really she gleans her knowledge from the tabloid headlines in the supermarket checkout? |
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Post by nepean on Mar 13, 2015 19:29:22 GMT
I have never,truly never, heard anyone say that they don't like The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall or Prince Harry. So I have no idea where this girl is coming from. Is she British? No! She wishes she was though. She thinks she is an expert on all things British for some reason. She tried telling me that Mary Queen of Scots was Henry VIII's daugher and was the same Queen Mary who sat on the English throne, which knew was not true. Another thing she told me was Queen Elizabeth can't stand Kate because she is a commoner and feels William married beneath him.
Anyway... thank you all so much for taking the time to answer my question. It's been nagging at me for a few weeks and I'm glad to know my gut feelings about her tales were correct. Seems like she pays far too much attention to the silly magazines in supermarket check out! Those magazine are always spouting crap of some kind. I laugh often when I read things about the Royals, it is clear most, if not all is lies. An example just today, I read a magazine headline that Princess Kate is on bed rest, and yet we know she has had no less than 3 royal engagements in the past week! ETA: It seems the previous poster and I had the same thoughts at the same time |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 19:35:01 GMT
I have never,truly never, heard anyone say that they don't like The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall or Prince Harry. So I have no idea where this girl is coming from. Is she British? No! She wishes she was though. She thinks she is an expert on all things British for some reason. She tried telling me that Mary Queen of Scots was Henry VIII's daugher and was the same Queen Mary who sat on the English throne, which knew was not true. Another thing she told me was Queen Elizabeth can't stand Kate because she is a commoner and feels William married beneath him. Anyway... thank you all so much for taking the time to answer my question. It's been nagging at me for a few weeks and I'm glad to know my gut feelings about her tales were correct. Oh my..........  I think as you already know that she's got her Mary's a bit mixed up! As for the The Queen and Kate....considering that all four of her own children married commoners I don't think the Queen would be all that bothered about her Grandson marrying one somehow |
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Post by BarbaraUK on Mar 13, 2015 19:36:03 GMT
I have never,truly never, heard anyone say that they don't like The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall or Prince Harry. So I have no idea where this girl is coming from. Is she British? No! She wishes she was though. She thinks she is an expert on all things British for some reason. She tried telling me that Mary Queen of Scots was Henry VIII's daugher and was the same Queen Mary who sat on the English throne, which knew was not true. Another thing she told me was Queen Elizabeth can't stand Kate because she is a commoner and feels William married beneath him. Anyway... thank you all so much for taking the time to answer my question. It's been nagging at me for a few weeks and I'm glad to know my gut feelings about her tales were correct. Well, to be an expert on all things British she should also know not to absolutely believe things written in tabloids or gossip mags about the Royal Family, amongst other things!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 19:43:16 GMT
Seems like she pays far too much attention to the silly magazines in supermarket check out! Those magazine are always spouting crap of some kind. I laugh often when I read things about the Royals, it is clear most, if not all is lies. An example just today, I read a magazine headline that Princess Kate is on bed rest, and yet we know she has had no less than 3 royal engagements in the past week! ETA: It seems the previous poster and I had the same thoughts at the same time On bed rest ......yeh right! she must have taken her bed to church then She was at St Pauls Cathedral in London today at the service of remembrance for the military that served in Afghanistan, heavily pregnant but wide awake and using her feet and legs to walk She visited the set of Downton Abbey a couple of days ago.......didn't see her taking a nap there either Some of these magazines must be desperate to fill their pages up with anything. |
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I think as you already know that she's got her Mary's a bit mixed up! As for the The Queen and Kate....considering that all four of her own children married commoners I don't think the Queen would be all that bothered about her Grandson marrying one somehow 