Why the big deal over 10 years since Princess Di?

Here's my take on this one decade after thing; most don't have a life of their own, and their interests are limited. It's interesting, considering the fact that we have our own family members and friends who have passed away less than ten years ago, and we don't spend all that much of our time expressing our grief or whatever...

agreeing with ci and nimh's true dat.

the part that really blows me away are the comments about Camilla not being attractive, and so is somehow not worth of marrying....and Diana being some fairy tale princess (supposedly what the public wanted?)

I mean, are people really still that upset that a normal looking woman and a normal looking man had the adacity to want to marry.

as the expression goes...get a life.

I am curious though, what was/is the annual cost of the upkeep of charles and diana, or charles and camilla?

The residences associated with today's Royal Family are divided into occupied Royal residences, which are held in trust for future generations, and private estates which have been handed down to The Queen by earlier generations of the Royal Family.

so, from what I can make out from the article, the royal family costs each British person 62 pence a year?

Chai wrote:

so, from what I can make out from the article, the royal family costs each British person 62 pence a year?

interesting way of looking at it. We pay them about £36m pa for being extraordinarily rich. They pay ordinary people absolutely nothing for working hard and paying taxes.

wait, I'm not sure if you made a typo, or I'm not understanding you...36 million pounds "pa"? Did you mean "pay"?

Steve 41oo wrote:

Chai wrote:

so, from what I can make out from the article, the royal family costs each British person 62 pence a year?

interesting way of looking at it. We pay them about £36m pa for being extraordinarily rich. They pay ordinary people absolutely nothing for working hard and paying taxes.

wait, I'm not sure if you made a typo, or I'm not understanding you...36 million pounds "pa"? Did you mean "pay"?

So, if that 62 pence is an accurate figure, is that what people are upset at?
62 pence is like, what? $1.25 american? I'm sure I give that much at some time during the year to another hard working american in the guise of "Would you like a soda or coffee?"

So, if the Queen came over and bought you a hamburger from the extra value menu and McDonalds, would you feel even for your contribution, personally?

If 1000 people came up to me and gave me a dollar for no good reason, I wouldn't feel like I should do something for each and every one of them in return.

Life too short to worry about donating 62 pence, or $1.25 to a senseless system. I guess you could say it's the principle of the thing.....meh.

I got exactly what you said.


but, like I said, do you expect that because each person gave them 62 pence they need to do something so that everyone gets their 62 pence worth?

There are people all over the world who do **** all. I can either let it get me angry or resentful, or just say "here's my 62 pence, now I don't have to think about you."

You might, as I said, say it's the principle of the thing....I say "Is this a hill worth dying on?"

nah...

****, I get 62 pence worth out of the royal family way over there, and I'm thousands of miles away, and don't give them much thought at all. I'll send you a $1.25 so you won't be out anything.

So steverino, is what bothers you the 62 pence, or the fact you can't control someone who isn't doing what you think they should? If it's the latter, you're only causing grief to yourself.