Posted on 06/24/2024 1:22:27 PM PDT by Red Badger
Princess Anne was hospitalized after a horse accident at Buckingham Palace.
Princess Anne, who is the 73-year-old sister of King Charles III, was hospitalized after a horse reportedly kicked her.
Anne only suffered minor injuries from the incident and is suspected of having a concussion.
In a statement Buckingham Palace reported, “Her Royal Highness remains in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, as a precautionary measure for observation.”
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They need to fold their tents—or hire their criminal aliens to help them—and go back into the desert they used to run which is overrun by Mohammadmen.
Well, you just go and tell them that.
I want the US government to deport Prince Harry as an undesirable.
Why the Brits want to continue supporting the largest group of welfare grifters is beyond me.
You seem to be assuming that just because the USA has been the UK’s greatest ally in the Twentieth Century that they are our greatest ally then and now. That was not then the case nor is it now the case.
If all the “Royals” died tomorrow, the Brits would have the opportunity to save several billions a year forever...but those Onslowian mouthbreathers would probably pick some other jamoke to be King or Queen or as in Chucky III’s case both at the same time.
Like I said, go over there and tell them how to live.
I doubt they’d appreciate it any more than you’d appreciate it if they dictated OUR policies.
Honestly looking at the state of republics & democracies throughout the west- supposedly based on equality- I’m not so convinced having a royal family is so ridiculous. Every society on Earth ends up developing elites & aristocracies. It is likely a part of human nature. The longer I think about it,
it seems like nations without an official royal family try convincing themselves that they are somehow more representative of the common man, but it’s a complete fraud. We have have a political establishment dominated by wealthy families, we have a fame whoring rich sports world, fantastically wealthy entertainment figures & a business class so prosperous it’s mind boggling. Each of those groups bans together to create to create a functional aristocracy. They hold power in every institution & they convince us that it’s earned. It’s nor!
At least under a constitutional monarchy- the aristocracy is already chosen & are limited in power that they have. They are also responsible to the people of the nation & are expected to donate time, effort & good deeds in return. Given that the aristocracy has its own ceremonial role & are basically neutered figurehead, it means that those serving as government representatives tend to come from the same place as the citizens & be representative of their views, financial standing & moral values.
The fact that the aristocracy, monarchy & royal family are already chosen & their power is purely Constitutional & ceremonial with strict limits on power, it takes away the competition for supremacy & control. As a result , those countries tend to be the most free & stable & the have the least inclination toward totalitarianism.
I don’t disagree with you about the rigid class system or the concept of being born into a role. It’s not terribly egalitarian. However, if you look at us as an example, this nation declared independence from our British motherland & the monarchy. We claimed to be egalitarians. Does our free & fully elected government actually reflect that 250 years later. Our politicians are constantly fighting for more power & control. Hollywood is forever exerting cultural influence. Our business class has offshore most of the good jobs & concentrated wealth in the hands of executive types.
Most of the people at the apex of each of those institutions have banded together & support the left. One of the benefits, for conservatives, is that a constitutional monarchy, royal family & aristocracy are based on tradition. They represent an establishment that rejects too much change, favors a stable culture with stable marriages & childhoods. They are also more religiously active than the general population & protective of tradition, the nation & communities & shared heritage.
If you were to present a choice between Queen Elizabeth 2 & Biden, I’d choose the Queen any day of the week & twice on Sunday 🤔
I would suggest you take a look at the Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Notice the crown on the ground by the slain tyrant.
No, that was Jack. He fell and broke his crown when he went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Well, I was actually thinking crown as in royalty wears a crown.
MY 84 y/o neighbor still trains horses-—trains riders-—and COMPETES almost every weekend in “TRAIL TRIALS”. A course of “OBSTACLES” that horse & rider must go thru.
HER biggest competition is an 85 y/o lady. They often finish a point or less apart.
I know people in their 80’s still competing in 50 miles endurance rides events over marked courses.
THAT is a truly UNUSUAL OCCASION.
I have a 21 y/o ARABIAN stallion who LOVES company & is very happy when he gets new friends.
QE 2 was the ONLY world leader still alive who actually was IN THE WAR.
She is and always has been a no-nonsense Princess. 50 years ago was the famous attempted kidnapping of her….she fought off attacks with a “not bloody likely”. I like her. :)
That, of course, depends upon what the decedent may may been doing in bed that resulted in his demise.
I suspect it’s lost on you that the UK is a much different Constitutional Monarchy than it was when that seal was designed.
AOC would be mistaken for the horse...
Agreed, even in her current state she's a better leader than biden ever was or will be.
billions you say? welfare grifters indeed? how misinformed you are!
try 83 million pounds, most of which is spent on funding upkeep of public landmarks and public events, and including some 2700 trips a year to public engagements within and external to the UK, which, among other things, promote international trade and peace within the Commonwealth.
The Sovereign Grant is 15% of the total Profits from the Crown Estate; the remainder goes directly to the Treasury, more than making up for the amounts disbursed under the Grant. The Grant was increased to 25% temporarily to subsidize the cost of repairs to Buckingham Palace, but recently reduced to the current 12%. Additionally, the King and Prince of Wales as well as other royals pay income tax on income they generate from their privately-owned assets and business interests such as the Duchy nursery and shops and organic foods. Crown Estate properties include income from dozens of retailers, all of which generate income tax for the UK Treasury. And like it or not, a brand of marmalade, cheese or after dinner mints, is just another brand without the label status of Under Warrant of the Queen/King.
https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-57559653
Very interesting comment.
I have actually wondered about that - our elite often represent the worst most avaricious among us simply because they accumulated power and money in in whatever frequently awful way that worked....
What gets me is the almost worship of the ‘royal family” and that results in an adherence to tradition and I have to wonder if it’s always beneficial.
I see posts on The Daily Mail everyday on the net...this or that about all the”royals”. I can’t help but think it’s stupid...what did these people ever do to stand there in all their finery on the balcony waving at the serfs who have no choice but to pay the bills of the “royal family”. The way they accumulated their $ wasn’t pretty, Why should they be worshipped?
At least in our country we have a little more choice...as evidenced by Donald Trump who defied the elite system,
Yes & due to to our independence in 1776 because of direct monarchy with no representation of our own & the pushback shortly after from member nations in the Commonwealth of Nations, the monarchy was made a constitutional monarch with a figurehead as head of state & with no real power.
Meanwhile in the USA, we are a Constitutional representative republic & think of ourselves as the ‘land of the free’, yet we are increasingly being lorded over by tyrants (supposedly elected), our government is seeking to replace us with a more compliant & less liberty-minded 3rd world population, the working & middle class of this nation is getting poorer & more impoverished & all that our free, egalitarian government representatives have managed to produce for us lately is trangender kindergateners, open border insanity & widespread vote fraud. Congratulations! You must be thanking your lucky stars for all that freedom & liberty. I don’t see the UK say yes to vote fraud. I don’t see Australia allowing 40 million illegals to take over. I don’t see Canada or New Zealand allowing gangs or thugs to terrorize their populations.
I could give two 💩s about the Great Seal of Virginia at this point. At least half of its population no longer hews to the wisdom its supposed to stand for. They sold that out for government jobs & ‘democracy’. What the hell good is a seal or a flag or a Republic if the people it’s supposed to represent have sold out their heritage, their birthright, their freedom for the complete opposite: erasing their history, abandoning their founding ideals & giving away their liberties. So, in reality, who the hell are we to lecture the world about the supposed inferiority of their system of government. When what we currently have weve willingly allowed to be corrupted, bears little resemblance to what was intended & is careening toward dictatorial elite rule? We don’t have that right. We aren’t the egalitarians & freedom lovers we paint ourselves as. So, to me, with the current government & society we have & how alienated we are from it, I’m not willing to say that a country with a royal family/Queen/aristocracy is inferior to a nation not defending its borders, not protecting its freedoms & not ensuring it’s citizens have a legitimate, constitutionally elected government. I’m just over it! 🙄
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