Prince Andrew is a knob apparently..?
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Not wishing to judge from a too small sample I invite others views...
The thread title is a model of clarity. Knob is a fine descriptive word in the tradition of Wally, Pillock and Prat. I make no apology for using such an innocuous word.
Be careful of your assumptions. I am - if anything - a pro Monarchist and greatly impressed by the time I have spent with Charles. I've never met Andrew but upon hearing dissparaging things I merely sought more views.
I am predisposed to think him a fine chap.
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The thread title is a model of clarity. Knob is a fine descriptive word in the tradition of Wally, Pillock and Prat. I make no apology for using such an innocuous word.
Be careful of your assumptions. I am - if anything - a pro Monarchist and greatly impressed by the time I have spent with Charles. I've never met Andrew but upon hearing dissparaging things I merely sought more views.
I am predisposed to think him a fine chap.
Cheers
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Was changing the transportation joint on a Lynx at Portland a few years back during an ELWE, when Andy boy popped in to say hello, we were the only people in the hangar that day. Anyway, he's a bit of a porker, and his " HRH Duke Of York" Name tally is a bit much, however, I have to say he seemed an ok bloke, he stopped around for a while and chewed the fat about general rubbish, and was pretty down to earth. That said, I have seen him kicking doors and having massive tantrums, but maybe whoever was on the recieving end deserved it???
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I was at a reception in an Officers Mess a few years ago at which Andrew was the guest of honour.
We were all standing in little groups as he made his way around the anteroom meeting evryone. One of my group (a navigator) decided he couldn't wait any longer and nipped off to the bogs.
Andrew appeared before he got back and, when he was introduced to this blokes wife, she was a bit befuddled and said,"Oh, my husbands in the toilet"!!!
Just after she said this, the wayward body reappeared at the end of the line and waited his turn.
Andrew was obviously listening to who he was being introduced to because when this blokes name was said, he quipped,"I hope you washed your hands!"
I met him in a previous era and I found that it was his toadying entourage who were the worst.
We were all standing in little groups as he made his way around the anteroom meeting evryone. One of my group (a navigator) decided he couldn't wait any longer and nipped off to the bogs.
Andrew appeared before he got back and, when he was introduced to this blokes wife, she was a bit befuddled and said,"Oh, my husbands in the toilet"!!!
Just after she said this, the wayward body reappeared at the end of the line and waited his turn.
Andrew was obviously listening to who he was being introduced to because when this blokes name was said, he quipped,"I hope you washed your hands!"
I met him in a previous era and I found that it was his toadying entourage who were the worst.
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More to the point, what kind of person gains pleasure or satisfaction from pidgeonholing people they haven't even met in a derogatory fashion?
You suggest that your comments were purely hearsay, and yet you ask for more hearsay to back up/disprove them?! How does that one work???
Surely we owe it to each individual we meet, royalty or otherwise, to personally judge them on their merits as we see fit, "I don't like him coz my friend doesn't" is all very primary school.
You suggest that your comments were purely hearsay, and yet you ask for more hearsay to back up/disprove them?! How does that one work???
Surely we owe it to each individual we meet, royalty or otherwise, to personally judge them on their merits as we see fit, "I don't like him coz my friend doesn't" is all very primary school.
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Idle curiosity - nothing more. Lots of this forums readers have met him. I'm vaguely interested in their impressions of the man.
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In 1988 when I was navigating HMAS Gawler, We were on passage from Darwin to Sydney in company with HMS Cambeltown in which "H" was flying the Lynx. Our XO was a real wally and was great at telling you how good he was. One day both the CO, XO and myself were invited at sea for lunch on Cambeltown. When we entered the wardroom, we were introduced to "H" however my XO was at the Heads so missed the intros. On returning to the Wardroom, Gawler XO was seated next to "H" and notice his "ER" on rank. The first thing XO asked was, "ER" you must be in the Emergency Reserve, not a bad gig if you can get it. Well, the silence was deafening. Made my day that did. Amazing how quickly that storey moved around the fleet.
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Don't think so wessex, he was the pilot in HMS Edinburgh during Outback 88. From Campbeltown's website:
During that trip I, as the second most junior joe to H at an air group dinner aboard EDI, sat next to him.
Neither he nor I were the bees knees at polite chit-chat, and I found his constant name droping (was Margeret the PM or his aunt?) a bit erksome, but he was pleasant enough company.
Oddest thing for a WAFU was that he didn't drink! Had to remain fairly sober meself too, to avoid gaffes. Really wanted to ask whose idea 'Beatrice' was for his then new-born daughter.
Ripped the handle off my pusser's grip handing it down to me in the ARK boat afterwards though! knob!
Welcome to the HMS Campbeltown website, we hope that you will find the information within these pages useful. The ship is the third of the Type 22 Batch 3 frigates and the second Royal Navy warship to bear the name. Campbeltown was built by Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Ltd in Birkenhead, and was launched on 7 October 1987; entering service on 27 May 1989.
Neither he nor I were the bees knees at polite chit-chat, and I found his constant name droping (was Margeret the PM or his aunt?) a bit erksome, but he was pleasant enough company.
Oddest thing for a WAFU was that he didn't drink! Had to remain fairly sober meself too, to avoid gaffes. Really wanted to ask whose idea 'Beatrice' was for his then new-born daughter.
Ripped the handle off my pusser's grip handing it down to me in the ARK boat afterwards though! knob!
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Never met the chap, but in the early 90's he spent far too much time chatting up my then g/f in the Western Isles. Swine, I thought at the time (Sir!) but it makes me smile to know that I had the girl who turned H down!
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He didn't drink? next you'll be telling me he wasn't gawping at the Jenny Wren Stewards breasts, or hoping for a flash of suspenders??? Sounds like a disgrace to the branch if you ask me..
He didn't drink? next you'll be telling me he wasn't gawping at the Jenny Wren Stewards breasts, or hoping for a flash of suspenders??? Sounds like a disgrace to the branch if you ask me..
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he must have been reading this!! 
following HM visit to Marham....
Pilots had already been forced to make a late change to their fly-past plans because the Duke of York was visiting Fakenham, Norfolk, and flying into an airfield at nearby Sculthorpe.
Marham pilots yesterday discovered that their original fly-past route would have taken them into an air exclusion zone surrounding the Duke's helicopter.
So at the last minute they were forced to fly over Marham from a completely different direction.
``It was only a minor problem,'' said a spokesman for the airbase. ``We didn't want a repeat of what happened two years ago. The Queen arrived slightly early and had to wait for a couple of minutes before the fly-past came over. But it wasn't a problem.''
He added: ``The problem with changing the direction of the fly-past was that the pilots had no time to practice for the new run and there were strong winds today which would have affected how they gauged their speeds.
``There would have been a lot of pressure on them to get it right but you have to remember these are some of the best pilots in the world and it wasn't really a problem for them and everything went smoothly.''
Yo-ho-ho....oops, seem to have dropped the soap, me hearty! Be a good mess-mate and pick it up would 'ee......
Then I'll cut 'ee a plug o' rough shag an teach 'ee how to tie a Turk's Head. Ha-hah, Jim me lad...
Then I'll cut 'ee a plug o' rough shag an teach 'ee how to tie a Turk's Head. Ha-hah, Jim me lad...
ArkRoyal,
Going back to your meeting with H aboard EDI, you forgot to mention refusing his request to attend the forthcoming 'alternative' jungly cockers P in Singers. However, you did point out that as an ex jungly Wessex 5 man older bro Charlie would be more than welcome! Sound!!
Going back to your meeting with H aboard EDI, you forgot to mention refusing his request to attend the forthcoming 'alternative' jungly cockers P in Singers. However, you did point out that as an ex jungly Wessex 5 man older bro Charlie would be more than welcome! Sound!!
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Yes, that was fun. I'll never know whether Cdr (Air)'s throat-cutting motion out of H's sight was to encourage me to say 'yes' or 'no'.
Must have been 'no' otherwise that fine gentleman PF would not have been able to lead us on that 'hi ho, hi ho' from the bar to the pool in Raffles.
Absolutely 'sound' was the Raffles flunky turning up at the ship next morning with all the medals, wings, and various bits of wives' clothing found in the pool's filters.
Top party. See you at Sherborne Shafts?
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Must have been 'no' otherwise that fine gentleman PF would not have been able to lead us on that 'hi ho, hi ho' from the bar to the pool in Raffles.
Absolutely 'sound' was the Raffles flunky turning up at the ship next morning with all the medals, wings, and various bits of wives' clothing found in the pool's filters.
Top party. See you at Sherborne Shafts?
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