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Subject: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: beardedbruce Date: 10 Feb 05 - 04:58 AM LONDON — Prince Charles (search) is to marry his partner Camilla Parker Bowles (search), the prince's office said Thursday. Clarence House didn't immediately announce further details, but Sky News TV reported that the heir to the throne would marry on April 6. Charles was previously married to Princess Diana (search), who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997. She was divorced from Charles when she died. The marriage is a sensitive issue because Parker Bowles is divorced and her former husband is still alive. Charles would be the supreme governor of the Church of England if he took the throne, and some Anglicans remain opposed to the remarriage of divorcees. The church urged the couple to marry. Last year, a poll indicated that more Britons support Prince Charles marrying Camilla Parker Bowles than oppose it. Thirty-two percent of respondents to the Populus poll said they would support Charles if he remarried, while 29 percent were opposed. Thirty-eight percent said they didn't care and 2 percent had no opinion. |
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Subject: BS: Charles and Camilla From: greg stephens Date: 10 Feb 05 - 04:59 AM About time too. And at least there's no chance of that dreadful Elton John warbling at the wedding. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles and Camilla From: The Borchester Echo Date: 10 Feb 05 - 05:03 AM What about getting Richard Thompson to do Nobody's Wedding? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 05:03 AM I HOPE HE GETS HIS EYES TESTED FIRST |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Geoff the Duck Date: 10 Feb 05 - 05:15 AM About time too - at least this time he would be marrying the right person for the right reason - because they love each other - rather than the previous fiasco with that whining cow Diana who was just out for what she could squeeze out of the National Purse. Quack!!! GtD. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Peace Date: 10 Feb 05 - 05:16 AM Hope they're happy. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Cats at Work Date: 10 Feb 05 - 05:41 AM Does this mean we will get a new Duchess of Cornwall? Will she become the official consort as she can't be queen. There again, do we need a royal family? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Stu Date: 10 Feb 05 - 06:16 AM Nice one. That means more tax-payers money going to fund already-rich fuedal land-owners living a pampered lifestyle and make money hand-over fist from their private estates, all the time not paying tax on the profits. Onanists, every one of 'em. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Bunnahabhain Date: 10 Feb 05 - 06:20 AM According to the BBC report, yes we do get a new Duchess of Cornwall, on the 8th of april. About time too. It's been an ongoing silly situation to rival this place at it's worst... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Catherine Jayne Date: 10 Feb 05 - 06:52 AM They have been living together for a long time now. I don't see a problem with them marrying, they obviously love each other. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Dave Hanson Date: 10 Feb 05 - 06:58 AM It must be real love for him, cos Camilla is a bit of a dog, she must remind him of his mother. eric |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST,Paranoid Android Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:05 AM So where will Camilla Park her Rolls? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: CStrong Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:09 AM So will Camilla's former husband have to be extra-careful when driving? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:33 AM NO! We do not want a Royal family, a load of useless parasites!! Who cares what they do! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:37 AM I find it most instructive that more people say they don't give a rip than "support" the royal twit. The 32% that do support him probably just can't wait to see what Harry will wear. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:38 AM So two useless parastic foxhunting birdshooting philistines are going to dominate the news for weeks! God help this Ruritanian little island! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Strollin' Johnny Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:39 AM At least they don't send thousands of their subjects to kill and be killed in other people's countries. Unlike certain strictly-speaking-never-elected-in-the-first-place presidents. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: freda underhill Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:42 AM I wonder how long it will be before he finds another mistress? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: MBSLynne Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:43 AM GOOD!!! I hope they will be very happy. They have as much right to happiness and being with the one they love as all the rest of us do. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: George Papavgeris Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:47 AM Don't really give a gnat's fart, but at least they take each other out of circulation. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:47 AM Right. But do they have the right to spend taxpayers money being happy and in love? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: George Papavgeris Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:58 AM They don't, as it turns out - Charles gets no stipend from public funds, relying on the income from the estate of the Duchy of Cornwall, which last year was about 12 million pounds, of which he paid 4.7 million in taxes (from last week's news stories on the investigation of the management of the estate, which is alleged to have included some jiggery-pokery). One can start talking about how the Crown came to own the estate in the first place, but that would take us some 8 centuries back. The fact is, whether he gets married or not, in a registry office or a full blown state wedding etc, should not affect public funds. I said "should..." - let's wait and see. I'm no fan of Charlie's, but let's be fair. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Jim Tailor Date: 10 Feb 05 - 07:59 AM Well, at least now they can start bearing legitimate offspring to carry on the dynasty. ...who, exactly, is the royal geriatric fertility specialist? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Cllr Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:10 AM She will be known as HRH Duchess of Cornwall. God bless'em both. Perhaps it will sort out those Heslop and Wallace charecters. Cllr (monarchist and proud of it) Come on you roundheads, if you think you're hard enough. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:28 AM Charles already produced his heir and spare, so there is no need of a geriatric fertility specialist. As to whether or not the public's purse shall be raided to support these two: we'll see, won't we? BTW. Are you suggesting there is something WRONG with Charles paying his taxes? And just how do you suppose his "estate" generates that huge of an income? Farming isn't all that lucrative, so I don't think that is what "earns" the 12 million pounds per annum, do you? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:32 AM Will she be referred to as Her Royal Whoreness? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:34 AM Well, I'll say this much for Camilla--at least she isn't as ugly as Charles. Almost as ugly, but not quite as ugly. Shouldn't that be good for something? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST,Bill the Collie Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:36 AM Freda Underhill, Right on the button, Fred. Charles famously asked his first wife if she wanted him to be the first and only prince of Wales not to have a mistress. There will be a vacancy on 9 April. Wonder what the Resume/ C V would look like? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: mooman Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:38 AM I'm no fan at all of the royalty but if it makes them both happy, fair play and best wishes to them! Peace moo |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Rapparee Date: 10 Feb 05 - 09:42 AM Sure glad for the Treaty of Paris. If she can't be Queen, I don't think he should become King. But it doesn't matter one whit to me, since I cut Chuckie out of my social register back in 1991 -- there I was, driving through Balmoral on a cold, rainy October night and he didn't even have the courtesy to invite me and my wife in for a cuppa! Rude little git.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Kim C Date: 10 Feb 05 - 09:57 AM Well, she was the one he should have been with in the first place. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:25 AM so why dosnt the old closet 'Queen' just quit the charade and 'come out' honestly in public... or at least find a 'cover story' female partner for public engagements that looks less like like old bloke.. dont fool nobody |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Blissfully Ignorant Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:36 AM I know. I was watching the news, and that's all they were talking about... they probably could have been talking about something relevatn, but hey... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Bert Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:40 AM It doesn't sound too smart a decision on Camilla's part, considering the fate of his first wife. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:51 AM there have been only 2 news stories on uk tv this week the round the world yacht celebate lesbo and princess charles.. now if you conjoin both news trivialities.. might get an interestingly bizarre song |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:53 AM The nastiest sniping about this is as usual coming from a GUEST. Talk about a nasty little git! Those goofy British rules that regulate royal behavior have worked against these two from the very beginning. Charles' first choice was never Diana, and while I don't think their (his and Diana's) behavior was great it certainly also wasn't unique. Their lack of discretion is what I saw as most disheartening--you'd think they'd look out for their own reputations better for their own personal wellbeing. Despite the occasional nonsense, they came up with two fine children, and if they were like many of the divorced people I know, it was worth getting into the relationship for the children it produced. The press and paparazzi didn't aid Charles and Di in leading discrete lives when all is said and done. The fact that despite the public scrutiny Charles and Camilla have remained a couple speaks volumes regarding the appropriateness of their marriage. What do looks or age have to do with being in love, SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Strollin' Johnny Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:08 AM Guest - obviously you've sailed single-handed round the world so you are in a position to know what a childishly simple thing it is. Or are you just a twat? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST,Resume Mistress Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:11 AM Resume could include the description "Not overly beautiful" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: John MacKenzie Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:16 AM I'm pleased for them both, and I hope they'll be happy. It's high time they made it official. As for our stirring guest all I can say is that I'm a man of peace and non violence, but for you I could make an exception.You are a nasty little coward hiding behind anonymity. Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:21 AM absolutely correct.. and what an amazing deduction I am "just a twat" great life being a GUEST .. innit !!!? but I'll never be a royalist or stop being apalled at the dire priorities and presentation of UK news services |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Strollin' Johnny Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:42 AM But just a twat you will always be.......... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: TheBigPinkLad Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:48 AM I was a "shoot the buggers" republican until I considered the alternatives. Now, there's no way I'd swap Her Maj for a presidential pantomime. Royals are much, much cheaper, a massive tourist attraction, they fuel 10% of the world's entertainment industry all by themselves, and they exasperate thromboses in the riff-raff without even trying (bonus for the benefit of vitriolic GUESTs ;o). As for Charles & Camilla, good luck. The prince has won the love of his life against all odds. There's a song there somewhere ... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: GUEST Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:50 AM rather always be "just a twat" than a pompous self rightious high & mighty prat yep you guessed.. GUEST is best and I can so often be an anonymous post by any one of you good people |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: harpgirl Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:14 PM good, "princey" finally snatching back his balls from "queenie." about time |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Tam the man Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:21 PM Good for them it's about bloody time. And to these ones that say that they shouldn't I mean what's it got to do with them anyway. I mean they are two adults. SO GOOD ON THEM Tam frae Saltcoats Scotland |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Bill D Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:28 PM ...and they wonder why we in the colonies decided NOT to have royalty when we opted to go it alone....ah, well...with modern communications technology, we can share in the ongoing silliness as pundits gear up for hours of detailed analysis of gossip and possibilities. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Strollin' Johnny Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:35 PM Members of a nation whose former No. 1 Citizen's main claim to fame was a highly-publicised blow-job under the desk are hardly in any position to crow. We all have our crosses to bear, and I'd far rather hear about Chas & Camilla getting it together than endless droning on about fraudulent presidential elections and skulduggery in Iraq. S:0) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Amos Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:37 PM I suspect I would truly hate to be that famous!! A |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: John MacKenzie Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:47 PM I've been mulling this thread over in my mind, and just had to come back again. Not only our Numpty guest but several other people have been very 'dog in the manger' about this. For fucks sake give them a break, he didn't choose to be who he is, any more than guest chose to be a wanker, it's an accident of birth. How anyone could begrudge someone a bit of happiness in the basis of their birth is curmudgeonly in the extreme. I as a Scot and a Scottish nationalist voter I obviously hold no brief for Charles or any of the royal family, but I wouldn't deny them or anybody else in this world a bit of happiness. Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: Charles to marry Camilla From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:49 PM Strollin'Johnny, that's a fallacious argument (not to be confused with fellatious). SRS |
