Prince Andrew BBC

[IrishBhoy]

2 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

I think he resigned rather than the R&A sacking him.

Well that reflects even worse on the R&A. I wonder what other roles he will be getting punted/resigning from in the coming weeks now that his Royal titles have been stripped of him.
 

The R&A are hardly well known for their diversity and inclusiveness. I’m sure a few of the old dinosaurs you see standing in the background at The Open with their R&A blazers on have a similarly chequered past. Out of interest, what exactly qualifies you to become a member? I know it’s invitation only which suggests that you get invited when you throw enough money their way, but surely there must be some criteria that needs to be met with regards to having an actual understanding of the game of golf. 

[hk blues]

45 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said:

..an actual understanding of the game of golf. 

You hit a wee white ball with a big stick into a hole in a grassy patch.  When do I get my membership card? 

[IrishBhoy]

5 minutes ago, hk blues said:

You hit a wee white ball with a big stick into a hole in a grassy patch.  When do I get my membership card? 

If your over the age of 70 and don’t like the idea of women becoming members of historic Scottish golf clubs then your half way there. 

[hk blues]

5 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said:

If your over the age of 70 and don’t like the idea of women becoming members of historic Scottish golf clubs then your half way there. 

Damn.

 

 

 

I'm only 57.

[Delicate Flower]

6 hours ago, IrishBhoy said:

Noticed yesterday that St Andrews Golf Club/The R&A had decided to revoke Prince Andrews honorary membership, I presume on the back of these recent allegations and potential court case that he faces. It got me thinking as to the reasons Andrew would even be offered an honorary membership in the first place; what qualities or personal achievements does he posses that qualifies him for it? Obviously I’m aware that just being a member of the Royal family allows him to get in to these positions, and his contacts and network would be advantageous to the R&A having him as a member, but is it not just such a sham of a position this country has gotten itself into where unelected members with a specific bloodline get hoisted in to positions in which they have absolutely no right to be in.

That’s probably the thin end of the wedge tbh, and pretty harmless in the grand scheme of things, but it’s not just memberships of golf clubs this happens with. The Royals are honorary chairmen, presidents, ambassadors etc. in many different sectors, and are there because they were lucky enough to be farted out of someone who someone else decided was ‘Royal’ about 1000 years ago. In 100 years time I hope the people of Britain are looking back and laughing at how we used to be ruled by a million(billion?)aire family, that lived in big fancy houses, wore hats made of gold and diamonds and sat on chairs worth many multiples of an average persons annual wage. 

The baldy khunt William, who shoots birds, is the patron of the British Trust for Ornithology. Go figure.

[GordonD]

6 hours ago, Shotgun said:

I did what I should've done before posting and looked it up.

You're correct but with the caveat that the Prince of Wales has to be the heir apparent. Charlie was born in 1948 but wasn't eligible until 1952 when he became the heir after his Ma got promoted. He received the title in 1958 and then waited another 11 years before being invested in 1969. The title isn't inherited but is granted at the will and pleasure of the monarch.

Good point about him not becoming PoW until 1952.

I watched the investiture - had no choice; the whole school was shunted into the gym to watch it on the big TV. The only other time they did that was for the launch of the QE2.

[NUMBER 7]

1 hour ago, GordonD said:

Good point about him not becoming PoW until 1952.

I watched the investiture - had no choice; the whole school was shunted into the gym to watch it on the big TV. The only other time they did that was for the launch of the QE2.

Similar to our school, can’t remember Big Ears investiture, think that was during summer holidays in our area, but remember 600 kids getting huddled into a hall to see QE2 launch and First man on the moon, on a 24” Black and White TV, the picture was so grainy you couldn’t make feck all out.

[Monkey Tennis]

2 hours ago, NUMBER 7 said:

Similar to our school, can’t remember Big Ears investiture, think that was during summer holidays in our area, but remember 600 kids getting huddled into a hall to see QE2 launch and First man on the moon, on a 24” Black and White TV, the picture was so grainy you couldn’t make feck all out.

Was the first man on the moon not in the middle of the night our time, and also during the summer holidays?

[Antlion]

4 hours ago, GordonD said:

Good point about him not becoming PoW until 1952.

I watched the investiture - had no choice; the whole school was shunted into the gym to watch it on the big TV. The only other time they did that was for the launch of the QE2.

So presumably the investiture didn’t make Charlie anything he wasn’t already - it was just a piece of royalist propaganda, alongside the various other bits of Ruritanian shite that they press on us because No OnE DoES PoMp LiKe Us BrItS.

I have to say, a lot of the royal theatre they try and convince us is much historical, so pomp, looks as tacky as f**k. All of the silly costumes, gilt, red and white fluffy ermine - it might have impressed folk when the majority were dressed in dull grey smocks and flat caps, but now it all looks like part of the set of a low-budget porn parody of English history (but with ugly people).

[GordonD]

1 hour ago, Monkey Tennis said:

Was the first man on the moon not in the middle of the night our time, and also during the summer holidays?

Yes to both.

[Shotgun]

2 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said:

Was the first man on the moon not in the middle of the night our time, and also during the summer holidays?

This is one of several Mandela moments in my life. I'm 100% positive I watched Neil Armstrong step onto the moon, live on the school telly. But yes, it was in the middle of the night and during the holidays.

[Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo]

6 hours ago, Delicate Flower said:

The baldy khunt William, who shoots birds, is the patron of the British Trust for Ornithology. Go figure.

The Queen owns over 100 thoroughbred racehorses which happen to be the only things on the entire planet more inbred than her and her family.

[Miguel Sanchez]

1 hour ago, Antlion said:

So presumably the investiture didn’t make Charlie anything he wasn’t already - it was just a piece of royalist propaganda, alongside the various other bits of Ruritanian shite that they press on us because No OnE DoES PoMp LiKe Us BrItS.

I have to say, a lot of the royal theatre they try and convince us is much historical, so pomp, looks as tacky as f**k. All of the silly costumes, gilt, red and white fluffy ermine - it might have impressed folk when the majority were dressed in dull grey smocks and flat caps, but now it all looks like part of the set of a low-budget porn parody of English history (but with ugly people).

Still, at least you're not bothered.

[Antlion]

31 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

Still, at least you're not bothered.

On the contrary, the continued existence of the institution bothers me more than it should. The monarchy is one institution that the Tories really should privatise. They’ll have no problem drawing the 0.00000005 pence per thousand years that having a completely apolitical God-chosen divine like King Charles will cost - monarchists will be lining up to pay.

[Jacksgranda]

"The Grand Old Duke of York

He had 10000 men..."

but that's for another thread

[Hedgecutter]

8 hours ago, GordonD said:

the whole school was shunted into the gym to watch it on the big TV. The only other time they did that was for the launch of the QE2.

The education system grinds to a halt to watch a private boat getting launched.  What a country.

[Sergeant Wilson]

2 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said:

The education system grinds to a halt to watch a private boat getting launched.  What a country.

I wasn't complaining!

[BFTD]

2 hours ago, Shotgun said:

This is one of several Mandela moments in my life. I'm 100% positive I watched Neil Armstrong step onto the moon, live on the school telly. But yes, it was in the middle of the night and during the holidays.

You probably saw a scene where that happened in an American film.

Quick test: are you 52 years old or younger?

[Shotgun]

7 minutes ago, BFTD said:

You probably saw a scene where that happened in an American film.

Quick test: are you 52 years old or younger?

No, I'm 59. What do I win?

[welshbairn]

3 hours ago, Shotgun said:

This is one of several Mandela moments in my life. I'm 100% positive I watched Neil Armstrong step onto the moon, live on the school telly. But yes, it was in the middle of the night and during the holidays.

I remember it but think I was kicked out of bed in the early morning to watch it. My biggest memory is being disappointed by the appalling production values, just blurry grey shadows. Watched a film recently with all the clips of the final Apollo mission, truly spectacular technicolour (who would have thought there would be colours on the Moon? Bit like the desert, the more you look..) but don't remember anything about it at the time.

Edited January 29, 2022 by welshbairn