Pomp, Pageantry, and a Prat of a Prince?
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Is there an entitlement to wear a tie? Ihave a Rolls-Royce tie but don't own a RR ...can I wear that? I also own an MCC tie. Can I wear that? Surely you can wear any tie you want.
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You can wear (and buy) any tie you want, but you'd be a very, very sad t*sser if you wore a tie requiring a membership etc. that you had not earned.
You can wear (and buy) any tie you want, but you'd be a very, very sad t*sser if you wore a tie requiring a membership etc. that you had not earned.
And I thought that you were going to point out that the salute he is giving would look right with the uniform worn by Harry for nights out.
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Tablet, the sad flaw in the system that you admire is that it would only take 5 deaths for your "Prat of a Prince" to become Head of State.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
It's worse than that - we're only one bullet away from Prescott being PM!!! Thankfully neither the labour party or the House of Commons works like that.
Pity though, I'd like to see what Two Jags would do to Chirac if he got lippy with him......
Pity though, I'd like to see what Two Jags would do to Chirac if he got lippy with him......
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However, if Prince Charles were to forego his turn as the next monarch then the line of succession would fall to HRH the Duke of Pork. Princes Wills and "H" are only in the line coz their dad is next. If their dad bangs out of the line then so do they.
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and to your fathers Regiment...!
The entitlement to wear an earned item of uniform or clothing has to have some substance to it otherwise any bluntie, 'guin or "hat" could ponce around in anything in an effort to become someone who has achieved, by thier own efforts, a prize. Respect isn't an entitlement it's earned....surely? I remember being at CTCRM a long time ago and seeing a T-shirt in the gym saying "You can turn a frog into a Prince, BUT you can't turn a Prince into a Marine"
In that respect didn't new Sandhurst chaps tend to join the Regiment of thier father? With the Royals covering so many different ones that must be a tough choice even if they do get free badges and medals for minimalist achievment/qualification at times to make them look smarter.
Overheard a comment in the mess the other morning to the effect that Sandhurst instructors have to stop using the Title[/B] Officer Cadet Hewitt for one of the latest entrants too...
In that respect didn't new Sandhurst chaps tend to join the Regiment of thier father? With the Royals covering so many different ones that must be a tough choice even if they do get free badges and medals for minimalist achievment/qualification at times to make them look smarter.
Overheard a comment in the mess the other morning to the effect that Sandhurst instructors have to stop using the Title[/B] Officer Cadet Hewitt for one of the latest entrants too...
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vecvechookattack - not strictly true. If Prince Charles were to exclude himself from the Succession - for example, by converting to Catholicism or marrying a Catholic, or by declaring his opposition to claiming the Throne - then he would also exclude his sons.
If, on the other hand, he was excluded by death, dementia, or some such problem, the line of Succession would pass to his sons. He would only exclude his bloodline by wilfully invalidating his own claim to the Throne.
If, on the other hand, he was excluded by death, dementia, or some such problem, the line of Succession would pass to his sons. He would only exclude his bloodline by wilfully invalidating his own claim to the Throne.
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Personally I dont give a stuff, being one of those 4-year bods. Its only a bit of tin after all. I have to guess hes "entitled" to it because hes effectively been in service of some sort since birth....