The "Royals" Thread

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reohn2 wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 11:07am
francovendee wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 8:21am That anyone could imagine that huge amounts of money in banknotes wasn't somehow 'dodgy' beats me.
Who would deal this way unless you want to disguise the origin of the money.
Now you're reading my mind!
"The Charity Commission is considering whether it has a role to play in investigating one of Prince Charles's charities after it accepted bags of cash worth millions from a Qatari sheik."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... atari.html

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thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 12:04pm Get a job as a flunkey, then if anybody asks what you are up to say you were just taking notes.
:lol:

Meanwhile ... just thought I'd point out that Charlie boy did not keep the money. That fact has so far slipped past the CUK Forum Reporters. Happy to help!
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thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 11:49am Perhaps it should be investigated on a case-by-case basis
I'll guarantee that's one case that won't go to court :wink:
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Jdsk wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 1:50pm
reohn2 wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 11:07am
francovendee wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 8:21am That anyone could imagine that huge amounts of money in banknotes wasn't somehow 'dodgy' beats me.
Who would deal this way unless you want to disguise the origin of the money.
Now you're reading my mind!
"The Charity Commission is considering whether it has a role to play in investigating one of Prince Charles's charities after it accepted bags of cash worth millions from a Qatari sheik."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... atari.html

Jonathan
Well I s'pose it's worth a peep,but see my previous post for details.
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mattheus wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 1:55pm
thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 12:04pm Get a job as a flunkey, then if anybody asks what you are up to say you were just taking notes.
:lol:

Meanwhile ... just thought I'd point out that Charlie boy did not keep the money. That fact has so far slipped past the CUK Forum Reporters. Happy to help!
Let's all remember the motto
Honi soit, qui mal y pense
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thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 2:27pm
mattheus wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 1:55pm
thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 12:04pm Get a job as a flunkey, then if anybody asks what you are up to say you were just taking notes.
:lol:

Meanwhile ... just thought I'd point out that Charlie boy did not keep the money. That fact has so far slipped past the CUK Forum Reporters. Happy to help!
Let's all remember the motto
Honi soit, qui mal y pense
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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"A Scottish government memo obtained by the Guardian reveals that “it is almost certain” draft laws have been secretly changed to secure the Queen’s approval."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... nment-memo

Usual principle: if it isn't public it's difficult to be democratic.

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thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 2:27pm

Let's all remember the motto
Honi soit, qui mal y pense
I had to Google this. I initially thought it mean Holy Sh*t, but couldn't fit anything to the remainder. :oops: For the less classically educated search on order of the garter. :lol:
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rjb wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 5:29pm
thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 2:27pm Let's all remember the motto
Honi soit, qui mal y pense
I had to Google this. I initially thought it mean Holy Sh*t, but couldn't fit anything to the remainder. For the less classically educated search on order of the garter.
But why the comma?

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Freedom of expression
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So there now seems to be evidence that the Queen has indeed been using "secret powers" to amend legislation in her favour in Scotland before it even gets to parliament for approval - for example, to exempt her estates from environmental legislation.
A Scottish government memo obtained by the Guardian reveals that “it is almost certain” draft laws have been secretly changed to secure the Queen’s approval.
In one case:
The exemption meant the Queen was the only private landowner in Scotland who was not required to facilitate the construction of pipelines to heat buildings using renewable energy.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... nment-memo
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Jdsk wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 5:36pm
rjb wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 5:29pm
thirdcrank wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 2:27pm Let's all remember the motto
I had to Google this. I initially thought it mean Holy Sh*t, but couldn't fit anything to the remainder. For the less classically educated search on order of the garter.
But why the comma?

Jonathan
Matches the original meaning:

"Let him be ashamed, he who thinks ill of my punctuation".
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DaveReading wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 7:19pm
Jdsk wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 5:36pm
rjb wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 5:29pm I had to Google this. I initially thought it mean Holy Sh*t, but couldn't fit anything to the remainder. For the less classically educated search on order of the garter.
But why the comma?
Matches the original meaning:

"Let him be ashamed, he who thinks ill of my punctuation".
Ha ha! : - )

Yes, that's the meaning, but that's not the syntax of the canonical quote. Why put a single comma inside a short phrase?

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Prince of Wales latest: investigator pulling out all the stops.
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DaveReading wrote: 27 Jun 2022, 7:19pm
Matches the original meaning:

"Let him be ashamed, he who thinks ill of my punctuation".
:lol:
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