Are the English royal family the greatest scam ever played?

Count Dracula · 06-05-2023 08:19PM

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Why should you care?

Why do you give a phuck?

Do you think it matters?

BaywatchHQ · 06-05-2023 08:23PM

There were plenty of Ulster banners in the crowd. Ulster-Scots wouldn't be long putting you off British culture. The flag doesn't make sense as it was inspired by the deBurgh coat of arms which is yellow and red.

The Ulster-Scots also have their UVF flags up in local towns.

Furze99 · 06-05-2023 08:28PM

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If we had an Ard Rí / High King or Queen here and a royal family, we'd just lap it up.

And do you know what, it'd be a far better system that the vanity election we have every few years for the Aras.

All you need is someone to meet & greet and say a speech now & then, but spare us the poetry.

JP Liz V1 · 06-05-2023 08:33PM

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I'm rotfl

King Charlie, awful grumpy head on him

pgj2015 · 06-05-2023 08:36PM

Camila as a queen is even worse than having Charles as a king. 🤮

Great to see all the anti monarchists out protesting.

Count Dracula · 06-05-2023 08:42PM

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It is soooo true.

Be kissing the stone around Ard na Rí or Crannagh Mhór.

Same shight altogether.

Far too many new wave fenians on the outrage. Never spilt a drop in their lives.

end of the road · 06-05-2023 08:50PM

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if he was attending in a personal capacity then that would be his choice.

but he was attending on behalf of the nation, some of who would disagree with his choice.

so because he disagreed does not make him correct.

El_Duderino 09 · 06-05-2023 08:52PM

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Of course it doesn't. But we don't have a veto on his attendance because some are stuck 100 years in the past.

Attending as head of state was a pretty uncontroversial decision IMO.

Furze99 · 06-05-2023 08:53PM

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And do you know what? It just might appeal to our monarchist friends up north, who we want to join us!

Bring back Brian Boru I say and the great Gaelic Kingdom. Throw that shytser out of the park and let's have some real ~~blue~~ green blood :)

06-05-2023 09:08PM

Its bonkers is a mix of Harry Potter and Gormenghast, let them at it it's their country.

nachouser · 06-05-2023 09:11PM

At least they dropped the homage thing. Up there with prima noctae.

Jim2007 · 06-05-2023 09:36PM

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We can take it from that then that you don’t know much how democracy is safe guarded, who the country is run and our recent history. Thankfully the vast majority of the voters know better.

El_Duderino 09 · 06-05-2023 09:55PM

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Eh, I will be the O'Neills if we have any Kings back. Boru was a guttersnipe mercenary in the O'Neill army with notions...

El_Duderino 09 · 06-05-2023 10:05PM

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I'm sorry they dropped the oath of allegiance. I live in a Labour area and we often play a game called 'who in the office voted Tory'. It replaced the game called 'who in the office voted Brexit'. I was looking forward to a new game called ' who in the office pleded allegiance'.

Larbre34 · 06-05-2023 10:23PM

The President and the King are close friends and confidantes, by all accounts. In fact both couples are close.

So Michael D went as Head of State of Britain's nearest neighbour, but also to see his friend celebrate his big day. And that's fine.

Incidentally, the King and Queen will be in Ireland on full blown State Visit in 6 to 8 weeks time, so anyone who has their head stuck in the past is free to protest their brains out on that occasion. And that's fine too.

Terrier2023 · 06-05-2023 10:23PM

I liked the pomp & ceremony and the horses, a lot of them were bought in Ireland. I also liked a day when we could see something other than the Americanization of the whole world. It was good telly and not a repeat which the national broadcaster is famous for !! Best dressed leaders wife was Bridgette Macron in pink.

madeiracake · 06-05-2023 10:44PM

It's no skin off my nose. If the British public get a bank holiday from it I won't begrudge it. They do pomp and ceremony very well. I didn't watch today but I loved the horses at the queen's funeral. It's a big day for them, let them have it. We get st Patrick's day every year. A coronation is for most a once in a lifetime thing.

end of the road · 07-05-2023 12:22AM

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you mean 100 years in the future.

trade and friendly terms are enough of a relationship between ireland and the UK, we don't need to have anything to do with their monarchy or other institutions bar their government.

kneemos · 07-05-2023 12:27AM

Time everyone grew up and got over their insecurities.

We're all good friends now,the war is over.

El_Duderino 09 · 07-05-2023 01:45AM

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No, I mean 100 years in the past. LARPing a hero of the war of independence in the most neutered way possible.

The war is over. The UK are our friends now. Of course our head of state went to the coronation of the UK head of state.

end of the road · 07-05-2023 02:11AM

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most people have grown up, some simply want to force british customs on ireland rather then allowing us to continue getting on with our independance.

the war is over when the occupied 6 are free.

end of the road · 07-05-2023 02:17AM

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actually no, the uk at the moment are not our friends due to their disrespect of us and the threats against us that it has made since 2019.

when it gets a grown up government like it did between 1997 and 2010 then we can be friends again.

lumphammer2 · 07-05-2023 02:28AM

No ... it is modern 'celebrities' who are that ... very ordinary people with no talent can go on a reality TV show like Luv Island or Big Brudder .... remember such shows as this require no level of talent ... they don't have to sing or write poems or play sport or anything .... and come out the other end 'superstars' who can land any 'career' they like that pays millions and requires no work ... that is the biggest scam ... royals have to join the army and do some level of work while these reality 'stars' do not have any responsibilities at all ....

maninasia · 07-05-2023 03:39AM

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It depends. Celebrity culture is huge. It's unpredictable.

JupiterKid · 07-05-2023 03:49AM

I watched a little of the event on the early evening news, my OH watched some of the actual ceremony live this afternoon whilst I slept in. I’m not a fan of the British royal family but I don’t have any animosity towards them either.

On my FB feed from some gay male FB friends were pics of Princess Diana with words expressing that she should have been crowned Queen today.

Jim2007 · 07-05-2023 05:50AM

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The UK are not our friends nor are they the friends of any other country for that matter, although they do have a strange subservient relationship with the US, but that is it. They are a significant trading partner for most European countries and the chosen residence of many of our citizens and consequently it is important that we maintain good diplomatic relations with them, but it is unrealistic to expect the relationship to ever extend beyond that until such time as they have learned their place in the world.

cj maxx · 07-05-2023 05:50AM

I’m after waking up and turned the telly on . The coronation is on . It’s comedy brilliance . Something Monty Python would come up with 😬😬

downcow · 07-05-2023 07:18AM

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My goodness. The beautiful princess diana died in an accident decades ago. Your friends may as well say that our queen should still be on the throne

El_Duderino 09 · 07-05-2023 08:49AM

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So you're still at war with the UK? That war ended for me with the treaty. We got most of what we wanted. That's as much as you can expect in a negotiation.

I don't feel British customs are forced on ireland. Taking part in the coronation coverage over the last few days was totally optional. You could watch it because you enjoy the monarchy or you could watch because you like being annoyed by the monarchy or you could simply not watch it. Choice is yours.

El_Duderino 09 · 07-05-2023 08:53AM

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Sure. Maintain good diplomatic relations is a better description than friends.

In any case, going along with it was sensible for the Irish head of state.

Are the English royal family the greatest scam ever played?

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