The UK Royal Baby is being born...

I Heart Internet

....well, any day now he/she will be.

The due date is supposedly this Saturday 13th July.

Are you interested in the happy event?
Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?
What do you think they will name the child?
Finland has sent the new parents one of their baby boxes. What would be an appropriate gift for Ireland to send?

Richard Hillman

A novelty feeding vest that says "I'll be king before Charles".

gramar

Are you interested in the happy event? No.
Do you think it will be a boy or a girl? I'd say it'll be one or the other.
What do you think they will name the child? Harry after his dad.
What would be an appropriate gift for Ireland to send? A card & flowers.

mutley18

I Heart Internet wrote: »

....well, any day now he/she will be.

The due date is supposedly this Saturday 13th July.

Are you interested in the happy event?
Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?
What do you think they will name the child?
Finland has sent the new parents one of their baby boxes. What would be an appropriate gift for Ireland to send?

1. No
2. Yes I think it will be a boy or a girl.
3. Something posh.
4. Maybe give them another county? I wouldn't miss Leitrim.

elfy4eva

Jesus, do country's actually send gifts for this crap? I sincerely hope Ireland doesn't waste any money on it.

I Heart Internet

elfy4eva wrote: »

Jesus, do country's actually send gifts for this crap? I sincerely hope Ireland doesn't waste any money on it.

What? Like a couple of hundred euro? It's diplomacy - soft power.

Personally, I think it'd be a great boost (to the economy, neighbourly relations and the peace process) to invite the young family to spend a week in West Cork once the missus is back on her feet.

The Backwards Man

Constantly whining, moaning, crying, throwing tantrums, spoiled rotten, born with a silver spoon in it's mouth, into a culture of expectancy and waited on hand and foot for life.

Sounds like the Royal Baby might be Irish!

Anyone

1. Not interested in minor celebrity bull.
2. Meh
3. Meh
4. The bill for their grandmothers visit here.

Amirani

I hold no grudge against the child, and in fact sympathise with it somewhat for being born into such a constrained/scrutinised lifestyle. I despise the media-fawning over what is just another child birth.

I strongly dislike the concept of monarchy, despite having no particular issues with any member of the British Royal family in particular.

BluesBerry

The have closed of all parking around the hospital for the month of July and william has a helicopter on stand by

They said it will be announced on a easle in front of buckingham palace what the child will be named

She let it slip that it could be a Girl when someone gave her a teddy and she said thanks ill give that to my D... before she stopped herself ..Id say it would be a traditional oldfashioned name

Ireland should send a claddagh bracelet or something like that the finnish box looks brilliant

Oh the excitement :pac:

EuskalHerria

After the topless photos taken of kate maybe a feminist t-shirt to show solidarity?
Females Against Photographers (or FAP for short)

Anyone

BluesBerry wrote: »

Ireland should send a claddagh bracelet or something like that the finnish box looks brilliant

http://i.imgur.com/DQ1Ldov.jpg

Bannasidhe

Anyone wrote: »

4. The bill for their grandmothers visit here.

Baby's 'royal' granny is dead - you may remember her. Her name was Diana.

Anyone

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Baby's 'royal' granny is dead - you may remember her. Her name was Diana.

Its a gift for the parents.

Frosty McSnowballs

Don't give a fuch tbh

FTA69

The Russians had the right idea with these parasites. Shoot the lot of them.

I Heart Internet

I should answer my own questions

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Are you interested in the happy event?

Yes

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?

Girl - most babies born to helicopter pilot fathers are girls according to this.........http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2355098/Its-girl-With-Kate-Middletons-baby-ROBERT-HARDMAN-says-theory-gender-.html

I Heart Internet wrote: »

What do you think they will name the child?

Diana II, Kylie
Look out for a Mary

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Finland has sent the new parents one of their baby boxes. What would be an appropriate gift for Ireland to send?

One of those Learn Irish teddy bears and an invite to spend a week in West Cork once they're back on their feet.

anncoates

Any subject vaguely related to Kate's gooter has some kind of worth, I guess.

Bannasidhe

Anyone wrote: »

4. The bill for their grandmothers visit here.

Anyone wrote: »

Its a gift for the parents.

Easy mistake to make when you said 'their' - didn't realise Kate's granny also had a holiday in Ireland which we subsidised.

SEPT 23 1989

A 5 pack of baby grows from Dunnes Stores

Supposedly the royal baby will be cuzins with Kim and Kanyes baby....

Lisha

Well it's happy news so why not be interested, it won't affect my life in any real way, but best of luck to them all anyway

I think it's going to be a girl named Charlotte Mary Diana

Send them a good wishes card

The contrary part of me hopes no other baby gets less attention than they deserve due to this 'special birth'
Every child is special

My sister is due in October. Will she get a thread?

Badly Drunk Boy

I'm about as interested in this birth as I am in the thousands of other babies that will be born around the same time. Not at all.

One thing I did heard about it (present-wise) was that Sudocrem, the eradicators of nappy rash, are sending a £10,000 pot of their famous product as a present. That can do as the Irish present since Sudocrem was invented in Dublin.

http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2013/07/03/royal-baby-news-for-kate-and-william-new-baby-a-10000-pot-of-sudocrem/

I Heart Internet

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

A 5 pack of baby grows from Dunnes Stores

Speaking from experience - that's a solid present

Amirani

Lisha wrote: »

The contrary part of me hopes no other baby gets less attention than they deserve due to this 'special birth'
Every child is special

This is the crux of the matter. Every child is special, and equally special, despite what the British media is going to portray over the next few days.

bumper234

elfy4eva wrote: »

Jesus, do country's actually send gifts for this crap? I sincerely hope Ireland doesn't waste any money on it.

It would be a nice gesture....you know seeing as they loaned us a few billion and all that after the banks ****ed up:rolleyes:

gobnaitolunacy

They could do with some fresh commoner genes to flush out centuries of inbreeding.

Lisha

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Speaking from experience - that's a solid present

+1000000 Yes to the babygros, a fantastic present. Vests are great too.
Sounds sad but practical gifts are great .
Small cute outfits are great but practical gifts rock.

bnt

I Heart Internet wrote: »

One of those Learn Irish teddy bears and an invite to spend a week in West Cork once they're back on their feet.

Even better than West Cork would be somewhere scenic, say Mullaghmore in County Sligo? A place with special resonance for the Royal Family, you might say ...

Note that the child's name is not necessarily the name he or she will take as monarch. If Charles becomes King, it won't be as King Charles III, for historical reasons. So while I think that Mary is unlikely, since it could be associated with Mary, Queen of Scots (who was executed on orders of Elizabeth I), it's not impossible. There was a Queen Mary before, but she was a queen consort, not in the line of succession.

I Heart Internet

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

They could do with some fresh commoner genes to flush out centuries of inbreeding.

Kate is a "commoner", if you want to use that expression.

gobnaitolunacy

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Kate is a "commoner", if you want to use that expression.

She is, and your point is...?

c_man

The only bits I've heard of it are from the local Guardian readers who keep getting their knickers in a twist over it. They can't wait to tell you how much they don't care about it (nobody else really bringing it up), before quickly moving onto a rant about the "bedroom tax".


Why don't these people actually move to England?

wretcheddomain

Honestly, who gives a flying s**t?

What about the so-called 'Royal babies' of Norway, Denmark and Belgium? Are they any way 'less Royal' given we don't talk about them?

Likewise, this is a non-event.

There's no such thing as Royal blood. Her baby is no more valuable than any other baby being born today. Inherited titles don't make the baby any more special.

But by discussing this, we're making the assumption that somehow her baby is in fact more important, thus there's only one thing left to do to solve this.

/thread

I Heart Internet

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

She is, and your point is...?

You know what my point is.

Your statement could have been taken as meaning two things:

1) You're welcoming Kate as a commoner to flush out centuries of inbreeding
2) You're hoping for a commoner to flush out centuries of inbreeding and forgetting that Kate is a commoner.

I chose no. 2. Don't forget that Fergie (no, not him) was also a commoner.

Try to be more precise in your use of language in future

Smudge_pot

Well, I for one am excited. Why? Well for the past few months I've been paid to write articles (often daily) about the royal family for an American celeb-gossip site. It's a long story as to how I've ended up with this little gig, but I actually enjoy it. It's funny, too, because although I've lived in the South for most of my life, all of my family are Northern Irish nationalists. Yet when they heard about what I'm doing, their reaction was mainly one of amusement (albeit slightly bewildered). So I for one think the royals are a source of healing power. There's bitterness in my family, as of course there would be for anyone who's lived through the Troubles, but the royals are in the end just celebrities - and shallow as it may be, the power of celebrity can unite us all

I Heart Internet

wretcheddomain wrote: »

What about the so-called 'Royal babies' of Norway, Denmark and Belgium? Are they any way 'less Royal' given we don't talk about them?

They live further away from us and don't speak English

wretcheddomain

I Heart Internet wrote: »

They live further away from us and don't speak English

They do speak English over there actually.

I Heart Internet

wretcheddomain wrote: »

They do speak English over there actually.

Babies can't speak English

WilyCoyote

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

They could do with some fresh commoner genes to flush out centuries of inbreeding.

Ah Jasus, stop will you. Who would we have to laugh at then. Long live the Coburg-Saxe-Gothas.

bumper234

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Honestly, who gives a flying s**t?

What about the so-called 'Royal babies' of Norway, Denmark and Belgium? Are they any way 'less Royal' given we don't talk about them?

Likewise, this is a non-event.

There's no such thing as Royal blood. Her baby is no more valuable than any other baby being born today. Inherited titles don't make the baby any more special.

But by discussing this, we're making the assumption that somehow her baby is in fact more important, thus there's only one thing left to do to solve this.

/thread

This will actually be a huge event in the UK and you will see a somewhat sense of national pride when the prince/princess is born. It's like the diamond jubilee recently. If you don't like people talking about this (it seems to make your blood boil a bit?) maybe this is not the thread for you?

wretcheddomain

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Babies can't speak English

Babies can't speak Dutch, Danish or Norwegian either.

bumper234 wrote: »

This will actually be a huge event in the UK and you will see a somewhat sense of national pride when the prince/princess is born. It's like the diamond jubilee recently. If you don't like people talking about this (it seems to make your blood boil a bit?) maybe this is not the thread for you?

The point of discussion boards is to air opinions out to dry even when you disagree.

So thanks for your suggestion but I'll continue to enter threads where I disagree with the initial exposition.

lertsnim

I Heart Internet wrote: »

What would be an appropriate gift for Ireland to send?

Why would we send them anything? This crap belongs in the celebrity and showbiz forum.

Anyone

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

They could do with some fresh commoner genes to flush out centuries of inbreeding.

Didn't they try that with James Hewitt? As a result it launched the ginger gene into the pool.

I Heart Internet

lertsnim wrote: »

Why would we send them anything? This crap belongs in the celebrity and showbiz forum.

Because AH is too specialist and high-brow for this discussion?

gramar

Wait until Kate makes her first public appearance after the babby is born and the media will go ape****e about
how quickly she recovered her figure and how it likes like she was never pregnant in the first place. Sick of it already.

lertsnim

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Because AH is too specialist and high-brow for this discussion?

No, because there is a whole forum setup for this celebrity nonsense.

bumper234

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Babies can't speak Dutch, Danish or Norwegian either.



The point of discussion boards is to air opinions out to dry even when you disagree.

So thanks for your suggestion but I'll continue to enter threads where I disagree with the initial exposition.

No problem with you entering threads where you disagree with the initial exposition.

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Honestly, who gives a flying s**t?

What about the so-called 'Royal babies' of Norway, Denmark and Belgium? Are they any way 'less Royal' given we don't talk about them?

Likewise, this is a non-event.

There's no such thing as Royal blood. Her baby is no more valuable than any other baby being born today. Inherited titles don't make the baby any more special.

But by discussing this, we're making the assumption that somehow her baby is in fact more important, thus there's only one thing left to do to solve this.

/thread

But maybe you shouldn't be claiming that the said thread that you wish to debate in should be closed while others are enjoying the debate:rolleyes:

Bannasidhe

bnt wrote: »

Even better than West Cork would be somewhere scenic, say Mullaghmore in County Sligo? A place with special resonance for the Royal Family, you might say ...

Note that the child's name is not necessarily the name he or she will take as monarch. If Charles becomes King, it won't be as King Charles III, for historical reasons. So while I think that Mary is unlikely, since it could be associated with Mary, Queen of Scots (who was executed on orders of Elizabeth I), it's not impossible. There was a Queen Mary before, but she was a queen consort, not in the line of succession.

First Regina Regnant (ruling queen) of England was Mary Tudor - she was a 'bit' bonkers tho... nonetheless she was Mary I.

Mary II was Mary Stuart, daughter of James II, who was married to William of Orange - they were joint monarchs - so she was Mary II.

Mary would fit the Tudor/Stuart/Orange theme as they have Elizabeth now - her heir is Charles - his heir is William and the back-up heir is Henry.

Victoria might be a possible contender too.

We could see something like Victoria Elizabeth Mary Catherine (or some version thereof) as so far the Windsors seem to be traditionalist when it comes to naming potential future monarchs.

If it's a boy George is a distinct possibility.

I Heart Internet

lertsnim wrote: »

No, because there is a whole forum setup for this celebrity nonsense.

Where's the forum for "Who listens to romantic music while masterbating." That's what I'd like to know.

Actually, no I don't. If we took all the random chat out of AH what would we be left with???

wretcheddomain

bumper234 wrote: »

No problem with you entering threads where you disagree with the initial exposition.





But maybe you shouldn't be claiming that the said thread that you wish to debate in should be closed while others are enjoying the debate:rolleyes:

No, because that was a tongue-in-cheek way to try and resolve the hysteria surrounding the British Royal family. The fact we talk about them as if they're something special is precisely the problem. Unfortunately, I have to enter such a thread to inform said participants that they are indirectly contributing to the abject prostration toward these overhyped celebrities.