Any spare Union Jacks handy ?
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Unravel_Morrison
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So to get a Duke of Edinburgh Award all you need to do now is pretend you're going to join the Royal Navy.
The Ruthsayer
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I’m no royalist, quite the opposite, but I met this guy through my charity work (teaching basic numeracy and literacy to ‘difficult’ teenagers). He came across as interested and engaged, taking time to talk to the kids and staying well over his allotted time. Not the toughest job in the world, I know, but a little credit where it’s been earned.
Norman_Conquest
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I have also met him through the DofE Awards scheme and again found him genuinely interested in what people had to say and took time to find out how each student had completed their Residential and if anyone had found employment through participating in the DofE.
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norfolkngood
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Nice, but still a parasite.
Norman_Conquest
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Why will Andy be fuming, he's kicking his nephew out of Frogmore Cottage and moving into it.
The Ruthsayer
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Of course, but let’s be truthful, would any of us have turned down a life of wealth and privilege; invoking our deeply held egalitarian principles?
Or would we try to live a reasonably good life dispensing emotional largesse to the masses?
hosepipe27
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Keelo I thought you would be pulled up by now,allegedly it's only a Union Jack when flown from the bow of a Royal Navy vessel,otherwise the term is Union Flag .( It may come up in a Quiz one day )
asredastheycome
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Had to look up who he was. Ian's others in pub were amazed to fine out he is Chucks brother. Has he been locked in the Buckingham Palace cellar all these years.
Unravel_Morrison
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If it comes up in a quiz that changed in 1908.
Tryasize10
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I genuinely never understand praise like this. It's not exactly going above and beyond what should be expected is it.
I get that some would (in my view bizarrely) argue he could turn up, show no internet and leave as quickly as he could, but I mean if we take your and Ruthsayer's praise as a great example of how to act when representing the state's leading family, it's not exactly setting a high bar.
Keelo
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Brian Reade
No Honour In Any Of These Baubles
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Boris Johnson putting forward his dad for a knighthood, after sending his brother to the Lords, is the surest sign yet that he is now just openly trolling us.
Equally as funny though are the cries of anguish about him demeaning the honours system. That’s like saying the Mafia demeans contract killing.
Our honours system is by definition corrupt and has been since it was introduced. If Johnson needs a defence for handing out baubles to his family simply because he can, then he only needs to point to the mafia at the very top of our honours system.
King Charles has just given his brother Edward the Dukedom of Edinburgh, and at his coronation he’ll be dressed like a highly-decorated war veteran, sporting these medals (given to him by his mum) – the Garter star, Silver Jubilee Medal, Gold Jubilee Medal, Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Order of New Zealand Order and the Canadian Forces Medal.
The same Prince who spent about 10 minutes in the Marines before running home to his mum.
Johnson is only copying the best.
Glover_elbow
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I can't imagine Prince Andrew was shortlisted for a role with young people
sadgit
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I have over 100 in the loft. I ordered 1 from Amazon, they sent 100....