Prince George starts school

josip

£18,000 a year, you'd need to get a very good education for that money.

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/prince-george-has-his-first-day-at-30928-private-school-in-london-amid-media-scrum

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2017/09/07/10/wire-1287027-1504774969-502_634x748.jpg

Tom Mann Centuria

Head teacher is chilly.

josip

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Head teacher is chilly.

I noticed a nip in the air this morning, 'tis September I suppose.

Iseedeadpixels

Who cares.

Permabear

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WoollyRedHat

josip wrote: »

£18,000 a year, you'd need to get a very good education for that money.

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/prince-george-has-his-first-day-at-30928-private-school-in-london-amid-media-scrum

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2017/09/07/10/wire-1287027-1504774969-502_634x748.jpg

By George, they grow up so fast.

Cortina_MK_IV

Did he wear black leather shoes?

Omackeral

Fcuking kid living off state benefits. The ma doesn't even work.

Fighting Tao

Big effin wow!

BillyBobBS

Welfare spongers.

Outlaw Pete

McMurphy

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Head teacher is chilly.

Bitty.

ohnonotgmail

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

Did he wear black leather shoes?

probably a pair of John Lobbs. family tradition.

Permabear

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suicide_circus

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Welfare spongers.

And they're the spawn of Germans and Greeks to boot

RobbieTheRobber

suicide_circus wrote: »

And they're the spawn of Germans and Greeks to boot

Fúckin EU immigrants #Brexit

Widdershins

I've heard the royals bring in more than they cost?
I don't care for them but I don't get the resentment.
There's going to be a royal baby no. 3...

Gosh, I'll write to my TD immediately to complain about this shocking waste of my taxes. Oh wait! :rolleyes:

mzungu

Poor kid. This is how it will be for the rest of his life. Starting school is front page news. When he gets a haircut it will be front page news. When his voice breaks it will be front page news. I don't get the public fascination with it.

The Princess Bride

Feckin head lice is a bloody nuisance to get rid of, so it's good to see the teacher with her hair in a bun.

Which reminds me of thisTommy Cooper joke.

She said to me, do you mind if I wear my hair in a bun?
I said, I don't mind if you wear your hair in a loaf of bread!

diomed

Day 1 is fight day.

andekwarhola

Is there no end to the merits of a expensive education?

Even the headmistress has to be attractive and is under contract to go commando during school hours.

_Dara_

He looks so like Queenie.

Dub Ste

Must be dark over, she appears to have left her headlights on !!!

josip

Not gone unnoticed by William either.

branie2

Good for him

steddyeddy

You're not on your own with your morning sickness Kate.

When the news broke this morning it made about 50 million of us sick.

steddyeddy

I don't get the fascination. They have an interesting history but they're basically C-list celebrities at this stage. Famous because of who they are rather than talent.

Ri_Nollaig

Widdershins wrote: »

I've heard the royals bring in more than they cost?
I don't care for them but I don't get the resentment.
There's going to be a royal baby no. 3...

They make far more than they cost. Ignoring the indirect income they generate from tourism. All profits from royal lands in the UK which is something like over a million acres is given to the UK government in exchange for a set grant each year, which is a fraction of the amount it generates.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sovereign-grant-act-2011-guidance/sovereign-grant-act-2011-guidance

In short, the land they own, well his grandmother owns, generates £304 million and they get paid £76

You could argue they were just born into it and never earned that land or palaces in the first place but how is that any different to any other "old money" millionaire.

Hector Bellend

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Head teacher is chilly.

She's not chilly. She's wide.

Hector Bellend

Wait until he reaches 13 or 14. He'll be crushing fanny.

Noveight

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Wait until he reaches 13 or 14. He'll be crushing fanny.

Taming strange is far more eloquent... :pac:

DEFTLEFTHAND

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Wait until he reaches 13 or 14. He'll be crushing fanny.

There's no girls at Eton.

He's a lovely little lad

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Waste of money TBH he'll grow up to belong to the biggest dole scroungers of the world being kept by the British taxpayer

DEFTLEFTHAND

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Waste of money TBH he'll grow up to belong to the biggest dole scroungers of the world being kept by the British taxpayer

Doesn't it even itself out/generate profit when you account for the tourist revenue they draw to the UK?

retro:electro

I'm not all that interested in The Royal Family but he's a very cute little boy and looks lovely in his uniform. Good luck to him.

fatknacker

Looks like Willie's packin heat, too.

Everyone says they're not interested in the royal family but they are.

Everyone holds faux contempt for them because they're rich (not even that rich by rich standards) but would anyone be able to do what they do? I'm guessing no. They don't "do nothing" every inch of their lives is scrutinised by the public. They are well and truly owned.

freshpopcorn

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

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Permabear wrote: »

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If he turns up in black runners and if he's meant to be wearing black shoes. He's being sent home.

Valmont

I'm not entirely sure the royal family do scrounge off the taxpayer. They own an awful lot of land the income of which is taxed at a very high percentage and they live off the admittedly large portion left over. Would you say the Duke of Westminster was a dole scrounger? Or indeed anyone in the UK who has inherited a large estate?

Spider Web

fatknacker wrote: »

Looks like Willie's packin heat, too.

Everyone says they're not interested in the royal family but they are.

Everyone holds faux contempt for them because they're rich (not even that rich by rich standards) but would anyone be able to do what they do? I'm guessing no. They don't "do nothing" every inch of their lives is scrutinised by the public. They are well and truly owned.

I don't know if everyone is interested in them - but it does seem like a lot of people seem keen to share that they're not interested in them.
I dislike the concept of monarchy, although I'm not spitting blood with rage over it either - what annoys me more is the fawning over them by ordinary people, many of them not even British. It's a bit pathetic IMO - no different to the Kardashian worship. I'd say the Windsors themselves find that stuff embarrassing - they have a lot more dignity than the Kardashians.

The royals themselves actually seem like nice enough, unassuming people though. Will and Harry seem sound, so does their granny. They didn't choose the life either, and they DO work.

ceadaoin.

Valmont wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure the royal family do scrounge off the taxpayer. They own an awful lot of land the income of which is taxed at a very high percentage and they live off the admittedly large portion left over. Would you say the Duke of Westminster was a dole scrounger? Or indeed anyone in the UK who has inherited a large estate?

William and Kate at least don't get much taxpayer money apart from travel expenses and such which are used in the process of fulfilling their royal duties. They are funded by Charles from the duchy of Cornwall which is a privately held estate. When they lived outside London they paid for their own home privately so I'm sure they would cover stuff like their kids school themselves. I don't know does William still have his airforce job? Even if not I'm sure he has plenty of money and assets from his mothers side of the family.

jamesbere

mzungu wrote: »

Poor kid. This is how it will be for the rest of his life. Starting school is front page news. When he gets a haircut it will be front page news. When his voice breaks it will be front page news. I don't get the public fascination with it.

Because some people are sad sad f**kers

anna080

anna080 wrote: »

I'm not all that interested in The Royal Family but he's a very cute little boy and looks lovely in his uniform. Good luck to him.

My sentiments too!
I like seeing Kate's and their outfits too

Valmont wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure the royal family do scrounge off the taxpayer. They own an awful lot of land the income of which is taxed at a very high percentage and they live off the admittedly large portion left over. Would you say the Duke of Westminster was a dole scrounger? Or indeed anyone in the UK who has inherited a large estate?

Ohhh no let's not start the inheritance debate again

MadYaker

mzungu wrote: »

Poor kid. This is how it will be for the rest of his life. Starting school is front page news. When he gets a haircut it will be front page news. When his voice breaks it will be front page news. I don't get the public fascination with it.

This. Yeah they may be minted and never have to worry about all the stuff that normal people like me worry about, decent career, buying a house etc but I wouldn't trade places with any of them in a million years. Imagine being famous from the day you're born and constantly being in the public eye, hell imo.

AllGunsBlazing

mzungu wrote: »

Poor kid. This is how it will be for the rest of his life. Starting school is front page news. When he gets a haircut it will be front page news. When his voice breaks it will be front page news. I don't get the public fascination with it.

He looks a bit traumatised already. Is it normal for a kid that age to have dark rings under his eyes?

corner of hells

Here, that teachers wearing no underjocks.

Baron Kurtz

Deleted User wrote: »

He's a lovely little lad

I was wondering when we'd get a decent comment like this. He is. That's a nice post!

endacl

Deleted User wrote: »

He's a lovely little lad

And in fairness, his aul pair seem like decent people too.

Sorry. Am I doing the 'all brits are bad' thing wrong?

_Whimsical_

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

He looks a bit traumatised already. Is it normal for a kid that age to have dark rings under his eyes?

I think they always sense a slight disturbance in the forcefield on these first days. They've no concept that they'll be doing this everyday for 12 years whether they like it or not but these first day pics always seem to reveal a hint of trepidation that suggests they know dark clouds are gathering on the horizon. They probably pick it up from parents too though.

He couldn't be any cuter really.

Also impressed this thread didn't degenerate into discussion of other royal jewels as it seems to have everywhere else these photos were revealed.
We are so mature!

riffmongous

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

He looks a bit traumatised already. Is it normal for a kid that age to have dark rings under his eyes?

He must be approaching his first moulting