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How pathetic you really are as usual a link amongst drivel, where is the link from?
San Jose Mercury News!
Are there no British papers amongst your barrel scraping to use as examples? Just a quick tip when scraping a barrel one should do it from the inside out, not the way you are breaking your nails.
If you knew the members of this site, you would know most aren't Royalists, they will however even defend the Queen against your juvenile, biased view of how things happen in the real world.
:(

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As you know,There are plenty of "British papers" with similar headlines to choose from I only used that one for convenience.
I don't know any of the members of this site,maybe this is my way of trying to obtain that understanding I mentioned earlier.
As for defending the queen I'd like to hear how things happen in "the real world" from her other "loyal subjects" :D

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Now you are taking the pish!

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There are people on this site that I know ONLY from the site. I could pass them in the street and not recognise them.
That is the nature of the internet.
Sometimes it is better to hold your own counsel until you get the lie of the land.
It is never a good idea to poke a snake with a stick.......you need to have very good friends around you for when one of those snakes(which might have venomous fangs) turns round and bites you in the behind.
I am exercising my patience.

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We had already got the message - you don't like the Royals...or perhaps what you really dislike is what you see as the cost, without value.

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No not at all Margaret,I think we should abandon the royals after liz or at least let them play kings and queens with their own money (even if the alternative is a costly president).
I do hold a little respect for Harry going an serving in Afghanistan (even if he was placed so far back he may as well of been on a shooting holiday) and
Maybe a little for Charles as he does a bit for the development of trade, but that's as far as it goes.

Ok,I'm sorry for rustling feathers on here I'll keep my low level comments stump from now on.

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He was in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, hardly a shooting holiday.

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A bit more info for you -
British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Have a search for "helmand", see how many fatalities there were in this area that is "so far back he may as well of been on a shooting holiday"
Pretty sure this won`t be a complete list either.

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No, don't be low level, just think then post.
:)

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So you would opt for a republic.
You trust politicians more than the queen?(or any other royal).

I don't like Charles. I don't want to see him as King because he would meddle in politics (which is not the role of the monarchy) and he would expect us to accept Camilla as his Queen(bleeugh).

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Really, 2 tours of Afghanistan, although the first was cut short because of foreign media blabbing 2007 on the ground with the cavalry, Warrior AFV & in the role of an FAC (Forward air controller) that means calling in assets on target, to do that he had to be close enough to see them. (hardly in the rear with the gear)

Second tour as an Apache pilot, again although he may have been stationed at Bastion with the other aircrews, when a shout goes up for air assets, the boy was onboard & into the front line to give fire support to the Troops on the ground. Helicopters incidentally are prime targets for enemy fire, proper fire magnets, so not the cushy life you seem to assume.

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I have very little time if any at all fer the Royals, But as far as i'm concerned its insulting n damn wrong to accuse anyone serving in Afghanistan, on being on holiday.:(

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I was going to withhold my comments.
I'm not going to criticise him he deserves that as much as the next solider.
He's a good guy,he's probably my favourite royal (and ginger),his mum would be proud.
He admits he would like to be more involved,but that's out of his hands I suppose.

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Well sorry,if that aint criticizing someone who served in Afghanistan, I must be stupid.:rolleyes: