'Prince William charity polo match'

B.A._Baracus · 05-08-2013 01:14AM #1

Happened to see this news story earlier. Here is the link ... But to sum it up Prince William played a game of polo for 'charity' (as the thread title says) :pac: Now this is just a random thread. Sure it's After Hours. We like to post shite. lol. But am I alone on thinking what a joke? :P

- You have a man worth millions. A royal family member after all.
- Rather than donating a small tiny percentage of his/their fortune (which would still be a nice sum) He decides to play 'polo' to 'help' people :P
- Yes, polo people. A rather toff 'sport'
- So ultimately, an average Sunday afternoon for him is suddenly "giving to the people" - rather than his hand going into his own pocket.
- and before anyone says "it's his money he can do what he wants" - we're talking about the Royals here and not some actor, singer, etc who made their own fortune.
So the question I bring to you is... Am I alone on laughing at this whilst muttering "what a load of crap" :P

Sofiztikated · 05-08-2013 01:22AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Happened to see this news story earlier. Here is the link ... But to sum it up Prince William played a game of polo for 'charity' (as the thread title says) :pac: Now this is just a random thread. Sure it's After Hours. We like to post shite. lol. But am I alone on thinking what a joke? :P

- You have a man worth millions. A royal family member after all.
- Rather than donating a small tiny percentage of his/their fortune (which would still be a nice sum) He decides to play 'polo' to 'help' people :P
- Yes, polo people. A rather toff 'sport'
- So ultimately, an average Sunday afternoon for him is suddenly "giving to the people" - rather than his hand going into his own pocket.
- and before anyone says "it's his money he can do what he wants" - we're talking about the Royals here and not some actor, singer, etc who made their own fortune.
So the question I bring to you is... Am I alone on laughing at this whilst muttering "what a load of crap" :P

To be honest, a "famous" person will attract a lot of attention, encouraging people to give money.

LaHaine · 05-08-2013 01:22AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Happened to see this news story earlier. Here is the link ... But to sum it up Prince William played a game of polo for 'charity' (as the thread title says) :pac: Now this is just a random thread. Sure it's After Hours. We like to post shite. lol. But am I alone on thinking what a joke? :P

- You have a man worth millions. A royal family member after all.
- Rather than donating a small tiny percentage of his/their fortune (which would still be a nice sum) He decides to play 'polo' to 'help' people :P
- Yes, polo people. A rather toff 'sport'
- So ultimately, an average Sunday afternoon for him is suddenly "giving to the people" - rather than his hand going into his own pocket.
- and before anyone says "it's his money he can do what he wants" - we're talking about the Royals here and not some actor, singer, etc who made their own fortune.
So the question I bring to you is... Am I alone on laughing at this whilst muttering "what a load of crap" :P

yeah he's a horrible person, playing at a charity game.

B.A._Baracus · 05-08-2013 01:30AM

LaHaine wrote: »

yeah he's a horrible person, playing at a charity game.

I suppose it beats putting your own hand in your pocket right

I mean we are not talking about a rockstar, a famous actor or there other but a royal family member. After all why should he put his hand in his pocket when he expects you, a mere "commoner" to do it for him, right?

But I guess how dare I think this was just a PR opportunity.

mikemac1 · 05-08-2013 01:36AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

So the question I bring to you is... Am I alone on laughing at this whilst muttering "what a load of crap" :P

Off with your head! :mad:

LaHaine · 05-08-2013 01:37AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I suppose it beats putting your own hand in your pocket right
I mean we are not talking about a rockstar, a famous actor or there other but a royal family member. After all why should he put his hand in his pocket when he expects you, a mere "commoner" to do it for him, right?

But I guess how dare I think this was just a PR opportunity.

I dont remember him calling me a mere commoner?

davetherave · 05-08-2013 01:38AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Happened to see this news story earlier. Here is the link ... But to sum it up Prince William played a game of polo for 'charity' (as the thread title says) :pac: Now this is just a random thread. Sure it's After Hours. We like to post shite. lol. But am I alone on thinking what a joke? :P

- You have a man worth millions. A royal family member after all.
- Rather than donating a small tiny percentage of his/their fortune (which would still be a nice sum) He decides to play 'polo' to 'help' people :P
- Yes, polo people. A rather toff 'sport'
- So ultimately, an average Sunday afternoon for him is suddenly "giving to the people" - rather than his hand going into his own pocket.
- and before anyone says "it's his money he can do what he wants" - we're talking about the Royals here and not some actor, singer, etc who made their own fortune.
So the question I bring to you is... Am I alone on laughing at this whilst muttering "what a load of crap" :P

He might be a member of the Royal family, but he is also an RAF Pilot and earns a salary as such.

B.A._Baracus · 05-08-2013 01:38AM

LaHaine wrote: »

I dont remember him calling me a mere commoner?

.... I really dont know how to reply to that without insulting you. So therefore I shall choose not to reply to it.

davetherave wrote: »

He might be a member of the Royal family, but he is also an RAF Pilot and earns a salary as such.

So he and his family dont have millions and millions :pac:

Personally I see this the same as the catholic church. You know, give give give. You give. Not us. Sure even tho we have loads of things in the Vatican that could be sold to private collectors to help raise money for people. But you give.

Play To Kill · 05-08-2013 01:39AM

Maybe he did donate as well as being involved in the charity event.

efb · 05-08-2013 01:39AM

Fair Play William Windsor!

LaHaine · 05-08-2013 01:44AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

.... I really dont know how to reply to that without insulting you. So therefore I shall choose not to reply to it.

you just replied? I aint gettin on no plane fool. good fight good night

B.A._Baracus · 05-08-2013 01:50AM

LaHaine wrote: »

you just replied? I aint gettin on no plane fool. good fight good night

:pac:
So many people make that joke :pac: but, i thought you would of gotten back telling me how wrong I was. I guess the easier option was to insult the poster

downonthefarm · 05-08-2013 01:51AM

i would have gone if fergie was there

grizzly · 05-08-2013 01:54AM

As much as I think the idea of a monarchy is horribly outdated, he's just a guy that happens to be born into that situation. He seems like a nice bloke.

Lapin · 05-08-2013 01:58AM

What was the final score in the polo game ?

greenie · 05-08-2013 02:00AM

You must love the Royal Variety show then B.A

c_man · 05-08-2013 02:37AM

Lapin wrote: »

What was the final score in the polo game ?

Did you have a bet on it? I lost my bollocks on the half-time/full-time :pac:

Miss Lockhart · 05-08-2013 02:37AM

Have you reason to believe he didn't donate OP?

Jester252 · 05-08-2013 02:37AM

How do you know he didn't donate?
Also him playing in the game is masive PR for the charity not for him.

artanevilla · 05-08-2013 02:42AM

I'll just leave this here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Foundation_of_The_Duke_and_Duchess_of_Cambridge_and_Prince_Harry

kneemos · 05-08-2013 02:50AM

Prince William seems to be one of the more productive members of the Royles in fairness to him.

Miss Lockhart · 05-08-2013 02:56AM

kneemos wrote: »

Prince William seems to be one of the more productive members of the Royles in fairness to him.

They are fair lazy tbf, that Jim's a right layabout.

April O Neill · 05-08-2013 02:58AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I suppose it beats putting your own hand in your pocket right

How do you know he doesn't?

donegal_man · 05-08-2013 03:04AM

British royals involved in fund raiser for British charities, bit of a non story for us really. That said it would have been pretty odd if he hadn't played given his positions in both charities.

The match, in which his brother Prince Harry also played, was the 11th annual challenge game in support of charities SkillForce and the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, of which Prince William is patron and president respectively.

05-08-2013 03:34AM

Polo isn't as easy as it looks y'know!

The big spenders in the world of advertising hang out at these events. Mr Rolex would more than likely have made a substantial contribution to the charities and many others would have followed suit.

I'm drunk, what exactly is the problem today?

IvySlayer · 05-08-2013 03:42AM

The guy is a soldier too. A certified search and rescue helicopter pilot. Has taken part in rescue missions and several drug raids. Doesn't seem like a bad person.

onemorechance · 05-08-2013 03:55AM

April O Neill wrote: »

How do you know he doesn't?

To be fair it does not matter; in the first post the OP did say that they are talking ****e.

kneemos · 05-08-2013 04:14AM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Polo isn't as easy as it looks y'know!

The big spenders in the world of advertising hang out at these events. Mr Rolex would more than likely have made a substantial contribution to the charities and many others would have followed suit.

I'm drunk, what exactly is the problem today?

A variation on the spongers theme.

B.A._Baracus · 05-08-2013 04:42AM

onemorechance wrote: »

To be fair it does not matter; in the first post the OP did say that they are talking ****e.

Want some more fish?
Clap your hands together like a good little seal

onemorechance · 05-08-2013 05:12AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omgzk9sQ0eM

padd b1975 · 05-08-2013 06:43AM

He could never make a personal donation.

Royals never carry hard cash.

'Prince William charity polo match'

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