The UK has raped and pillaged more than its fair share and continues to do so, I'm no fan of the Irish and their smooth bullsh1t conversation, but pot kettle and black spring to mind when talking about 'terrorists'. The UK has been terrorising foreign nations for longer than Ireland has been in existence.

Well, technically speaking Ireland has been in existence longer than the UK has, but 'interesting' rant nonetheless.

I seem to remember my dad telling me about the religious issue when he was in the mob. He decided he was a sun worshipper. This did not go down well apparently but his OC gave him full marks for initiative.

However he did join the station boxing team when he found out they had steak every day for dinner.

OP, YOU don't like them?? I had to shake their fwaking hands! If I can suck it up the qunts so can my subjects!
Signed HMTQ

Reference withdrawing the ceremonial guards. I read that the mounted guards at Horse Guards are now accompanied by armed police. Finally the question quis custodiet ipsos custodies? gets an answer - in this case the Met!

Prince Andrew named in US Court action as possible...read it and weep.
 

Not the nicest story to have hanging over your headI suppose. There's something about Prince Andrew that the British public seem to find unpleasant (I think its his mean nasty face),and so to sell papers the media had really latched onto this one.


Prince Andrew 'categorically denies' claims he sexually abused teenager - Telegraph


Out of interest to this pleb and not at all related to this story, actually how much does the Royal Protection Squad cost the taxpayer to run?

bullcr@p

No fan of the media, but in this case their hands are tied...this is being reported across the States and it is in open court. If it was not being reported in the UK, the public would be crying foul about the cover up.

Watch this one go ballistic if the women wins.

No fan of HRH, but I am even less of a fan of the situation where a woman can make an accusation like this which is bound to make the world's headlines, and yet retain total anonymity (at least as far as the UK goes, not sure how it works over there). At least one source has said she has a history of making false accusations, but of course as we aren't allowed to know who she is, this can neither be proved or disproved.

One things for sure, even if Andy emarges from this with his reputation 100% intact, there will still be malicious people hinting that there's no smoke without fire, etc. Just look at all the morons (including plenty on here) who do silly nudge nuge wink wink posts about Prince Harry's paternity, in spite of that particular rumour being well and truly scotched years ago
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Never thought I'd feel sorry for "air miles Andy", but in this occasion I do!

How exactly was that particular rumour 'well and truly scotched'?

Basically I cant be arsed to go back and explain all the dates, I'm quite happy it was all a load of horscrap. All those silly posts with their silly :E emotiocons seem to be based on a vague facial likeness to James Hewitt, ignoring the fact that he has an much stronger facial likeness to his uncle, Earl Spencer.

But then, I realise I'm wasting my time, if you want to go on believing that he's James Hewitt's love child, carry on, safe in the knowledge that the Royals never bring civil actions.

I couldn't care either way to be honest, the whole concept of hereditary monarchy is ridiculous to me. Just didn't recollect how those particular rumours had been well and truly scotched as you said is all. Thanks for clarifying they haven't.

I believe that the News of the World got hold of some of Harry's hair and tested it against Hewitt and it was a negative.

No, pretty sure that never happened.

Just realised I read it on the jetblast thread so you are probably correct.

Why don't you just rock up and ask him then?

No? thought so.

Why would I? It's not something I ever think about, and am only talking about it now because someone else brought it up.

How about the fact that Princess Diana didn't meet James Hewitt until 1986 - whereas Prince Harry was born in 1984?

Still - don't let the truth get in the way of a good story...

A very cursory Google search tells me that Diana's former bodyguard says they didn't meet until 1986, but that others who were equally 'knowledgeable' say they met before 1984.

Believe what you will I guess.

Doesn't matter who his dad is does it? Primogeniture aside the lad was brought up fairly OK as far as I can see and seems to have a pretty close relationship with his family. I'm sure whatever the case may be he regards the Windsors as his mob. I would say it's what he thinks that counts.

I'm with Melmoth on the monarchy however Andrew is damned until proven innocent in the current world - which is most unfair TBH

On the other hand too many of the minor royals mix with some pretty dubious people............................