BadgeIsBack

That Aussie sun...those Aussie conditions...

She looks better than your average Pri-mark Mum.

BadgeIsBack

Which is great as sometimes Wills gets picked on when Harry gets all the 'he's the normal one' attention.

northernbird

As you say, let's go with that

jad n rich

Gym again today, bad timing, Just as Wakky arrive in brisvegas. You cant escape the telly, there is an entire wall of them in front of the cardio equipment. So what do they show?, a good 20 mins of several white sedans driving through brisbane motorway, riveting

fish.01

Bloody oath cobber

Well we're starting from very different places...I'm not going to try and change your mind cause I could do a "long" list of things Britain has going for it without mentioning the royals...don't get me started talking

It is the great wash of people of GB who have made it great imo.

Are you sure ? We have crown land here in Australia and while it means it is nominally the land of the monarch, in reality all control of it is performed by the govt. I thought in the UK the crown estates were given back to the govt a long time ago and crown land in general is administered by the govt.


I won't answer the rest of you points as I promised I wouldn't be silly and try and change your mind, and I'm much more interested in Australian democracy and governance when it comes to this topic. I shall leave your mob to decide your fate as it is a totally different discussion to the question of foreign royals representing Australia.

Molly Coddle

Yeah I agree Jad, and they do seem very much in love which is a first for the Royals






I think it varies depending which Commonwealth country, I know it's different in Canada and probably in Australia too. Here it's an independent organisation that deals with the land called the Crown Estate Commissionaires.
The Queen does own the land but she doesn't have the right to sell it. The Government can't sell it either, however I think they could put plans forward for the land under exceptional circumstances, then it would be up to the CEC to decided on the fate of the land.




I'd never change my mind about my beliefs to do with this subject. I feel very passionate about it, which on top of me being a stubborn and a strong willed mare, I can tell you now you'd just be wasting your time.

May I just add to that though that It doesn't bother me in any way if Australia want out of the Commonwealth, I can sort of understand them not being pro Royal over there.







By the way, a totally unrelated subject now - did you ever get that camera for your bike and if yes is it any good?

fish.01

Just a few trivial points on this:
- becoming a republic would not mean leaving the commonwealth. The majority of nations in the commonwealth are republics.
- wanting a republic isn't necessarily anti royal (not that you said that). Just wanted to emphasise that you don't have to be anti royal to think they no longer belong as a part of the democractic political/head of state process. They could still have a ceremonial and tourist role in the uk for example.


The fly6 ? They have delivered to the kickstarter early adopters. I think mine is coming in May

I did get this last week for picking the 3 year old up from pre-kindy though

WeeHoo iGo Pro by fish.2, on Flickr

Molly Coddle

Yeah it was the one from Kickstarter. I just wondered if it was any good, you must let me know if you remember.




Oh yes, very nice, I bet your little one enjoys it in there. Is that a bag on the back, the red bit? Did you get it from Kickstarter?

fish.01

Ask me again in May...my memory is terrible

Yes, two handy panniers over the back wheel. Kindy stuff going into them for the trip home. She has the option to pedal and contribute if she feels like it or, more likely, sit back and eat an apple or something

Bought it at my LBS.

Molly Coddle

Yeah I will.


I didn't spot the pedals for her to use, cool.

chris955

Ah you've met Northernbird

chris955

Losing the Royal family would be a huge blow for this country, it wouldnt be the end by any means as there are millions of other things that make the coutry great but it would be a sad day. I dont see it ever happening in the same way I dont see Australia becoming a republic.

carolinephillips

Whilst not an ardent fan of certain royals, I do admire the Queen, and the steadfastness she has shown doing her duty and being a calm head in stormy waters. She is greatly respected as a constant figure in the enormous comings and goings of assorted heads of state and politicians throughout her reign, and leaders do discuss things with her in private, so although she has very few constitutional powers, her advice is something that is considered carefully.

The generation of royals of my age are a bit of a waste of space, though I do like HRH the Princess Royal, whom I have met and who is a very no nonsense down to earth woman who guards her privacy and has tried to bring up her children in as "normal" a manner as she can. (And as a horse mad kid she let me feed her horses after I had held hers when she fell off at the local horse trials!!)

I hope that William and Catherine do not blot their copybook- think she is coping well with the media frenzy. Far more well adjusted than Diana thank goodness.

jad n rich

One thing about the queen, dignity, puts on that 'royal' front, no matter the situation. But a lot of ladies of that era are like that, my partners Australian Great Aunts in Sydney were charming, refined, from another era....

Not a big fan of any royal family, but the baby was very cute, looked more like a 2 year old wrestler than 8 month old . Loved his scowly face, like he was already looking down his nose at the subjects below

But while a million kids starved to death in the third world, we it they ? whoever showered one kid with a plane load of toys, cloaks, gems, its all very weird like we are back in the 15th century.