Kate and William, Together, Forever.

Paedantic Basterd · 04-30-2011, 11:58 AM

I bet Lady Gaga photobombed everyone at the wedding.

The Batlord · 04-30-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

Neighbours;

The chick second from the right in the second row in the pink shirt. She can get it.

Mojo · 04-30-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Just stumbled upon this and thought I'd share:

This is classic!

Astronomer · 04-30-2011, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Why don't they use the tax money for the people in the country they are living in instead of giving it away to charities? You seem to have more information about this than I do but based off of what you just said it doesn't seem like they are using the tax payers money to help out the tax payers. They are using that money to help everyone else around the world and to fund grand weddings.

They do use it for the people in the country they are living in as well AND they pay their own taxes to fund services in the country. Not only does the Queen make money on tourism but also surrenders the Crown Estates to the Government and accepts in exchange a civil list of which she pays back much. The income to the state from Royal Estates is over 130M pounds per year, without tourism taken into account. So that is a lot of money generated FOR the country and the country's people.

And then on top of that they do a plethora of work for the other realms that they are responsible for in the Commonwealth (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, etc) like how I mentioned William and Harry's relief work in Australia, for example.

Except for Christmas Day and and Easter Day, the Queen doesn't get any other days off in the year from official red boxes and engagements and duties that the royal family participate in. So they don't just sit on their asses and do nothing basically.

Mr November · 05-02-2011, 11:07 AM

Some one told me that the royal family makes money for tourism so much that it's worth keeping them around and not having them pay taxes or give up all their stuff, etc.

I find this hard to believe. Take all their stuff and gain interest on it and you could buy a few things... but if it is true, that's neat.

VEGANGELICA · 05-04-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

As an American, I really don't understand how you UK-ers even tolerate the royal family, much less adore them. I mean, they're even worse than celebrities in the sense that they enjoy ridiculously lavish lifestyle and constant fame for doing nothing other than being born, which isn't "doing" anything at all. At least other celebrities are professional actors/actresses, athletes, or what have you.

Maybe I'm looking at this all wrong but how do you guys willingly pay out part of your earnings every day to GIVE this family money for performing a role that has all but vanished in the last couple hundred years?

I see your point. The perpetuation of an inherited "royal" line out of nostalgia for the past or a sense of history is so undemocratic that I don't care for it, even though, as Lateralus points out, the royal family does a lot of philanthropic good and serves as the focal point, a type of icon, for a country's identity.

Yet even though I don't approve of royal families on a philosophical basis, I still like watching their weddings!

Kate's dress *was* really pretty. And I liked seeing Westminster Cathedral all fancied up. It did look lovely and brings back pleasant memories of being there. I wish I'd heard the music during the service. I still haven't and plan to listen on YouTube eventually.

Finally, all those hats...

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Ugly hats seem to have been some sort of theme at this event:

...ha ha! It is fun to laugh at them, admire them, be amazed and horrified by them. So, I thank the wedding for being an excuse for people to show their creativity, for better or worse.

Plus, any event that brings 2 billion people together to watch and honor love is rather sweet, I feel. I wish Kate and William well. It has got to be hard sometimes to live in the public eye, your every mistake magnified, your life turned into a kind of circus that others watch for fun...and no escape!

Speaking of people who lack an easy escape...

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..."she ain't no human being!"

Speaking of which... that's my wife second from the right about to take part in the 3 legged race.

My gosh, right-track, your wife still looks human to me and appears to be enjoying herself, which is amazing considering she's had to survive living with *you* all these years.

right-track · 05-04-2011, 01:40 PM

Only because I've allowed her to survive.

She should be grateful for the children I've given her too.
Both in the same picture. If you're interested my son has a stripy top on partially hidden by my daughter. She's the one in the purple robe thing with a gold crown on her head, just to the right of the ginger nut.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-04-2011, 05:19 PM

You wife is wearing crocs. You must be ashamed?

Burning Down · 05-04-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

You wife is wearing crocs. You must be ashamed?

It means she knows what comfortable footwear is. However, I don't think they should be worn in public!

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-04-2011, 05:24 PM

Agreed. They are the ugliest things I've ever seen.

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I bet Lady Gaga photobombed everyone at the wedding.

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Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	Some one told me that the royal family makes money for tourism so much that it's worth keeping them around and not having them pay taxes or give up all their stuff, etc. I find this hard to believe. Take all their stuff and gain interest on it and you could buy a few things... but if it is true, that's neat.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Only because I've allowed her to survive. She should be grateful for the children I've given her too. Both in the same picture. If you're interested my son has a stripy top on partially hidden by my daughter. She's the one in the purple robe thing with a gold crown on her head, just to the right of the ginger nut.