Posted on 02/02/2007 10:18:47 AM PST by kalee
The Queen is growing increasingly 'concerned' that the Prince of Wales is embarrassing other members of the royal family in fighting a public eco war. ...
Senior royal sources said Her Majesty fears his green revolution is leading to tensions within the family....
A senior source said: ... "Some of the more junior members of the family have been embarrassed by it. Perhaps one should remember that, while Her Majesty remains Head of State of this country, all the royal family must be seen to be working hard under her stewardship and, of course, in harmony." ...
Charles took a 20-strong entourage to New York - taking over the first-class cabin of a BA scheduled flight as well as some club class seats at a cost to the taxpayer of more than £150,000.
According to one former royal aide when the Princess Royal travels on Olympic business she flies scheduled too, but is only accompanied by one Scotland Yard personal protection officer.
When the Duke of Edinburgh flies abroad on royal business without the Queen he has just one aide and his taxpayer-funded SO14 personal protection officer.
Charles has revealed he plans to curb his use of royal helicopters and private jets on official engagements when possible. He also revealed he intends to make more use of the royal train.
(Excerpt) Read more at thisislondon.co.uk ...
"According to one former royal aide when the Princess Royal travels on Olympic business she flies scheduled too, but is only accompanied by one Scotland Yard personal protection officer."
Princess Anne is the eldest child. Too bad she won't be ascending the throne rather than her dork brother. Oh well, the UK has good monarchs and bad, and I predict that His Royal Chuckness will be one of the lamer ones.
Charles has become increasingly unhinged.
I anticipate reading about him dancing through downtown London wearing nothing but his kilt.
Camilla will do that to ANY man.
Looks like he's channeling George III. Talking to statues yet?
I think the inbreeding can have unpredictable results, but this guy needs some kind of isolation for the protection of the "royal franchise".
Charles is a useful idiot for the extreme left wing environmental nazis. But the very fact that he cheated on hot Diana for that Horse Face Camilla tells me that he is not fit to be King. Any man with judgment that bad shouldn't be King of anything.
Hehe. Good post.
Or maybe Prince Eddy (Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale). His sanity and sexuality was questioned too. There's one in every generation.
Can't blame the good Queen for being a bit embarrassed by him.
QEII I've always liked. Charles, not so much.
He should be more concerned with defending the faith.
Princess Anne is the Queen's 2nd child. The order is Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward.
'concerned' = embarrassed
Doesn't his royalty own some royal jets? Does he lease private jets? That has to be a royal hit to the royal coffers.
"Royal train" ?
What-what!
I agree, however, that Anne would be better suited to the throne. She has a sense of duty and decorum, and is more like her mother.
Charles is such a disappointment!
Agreed. Anne is whip-smart.
But a more realistic hope would be that Charles would 'skip' and then his eldest would take the throne.
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