Royal Baby soon to put in an appearance

Skillmister · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:31

At least it wasn't a

Participant · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:37

Biohazard said:
should Scotland vote for independence

It won't

POB · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:37

Skillmister said:
At least it wasn't a

Is this code for abortion?

Aeleys · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:38

Azza said:
King Joffrey.

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

MrMoonX · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:41

wonder how much riding of this bandwagon the PM will do on this load of tosh, probably bury some bad news in the papers tomorrow like a tax on air or something

Traffic_Warden · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:42

Beautiful!

bam0 · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:45

Von Smallhausen said:
The bairn is the future king in a monarchy that goes back a thousand years. That is newsworthy I would say.

With any luck he'll never be king because the country will have moved on from such anachronisms.

Strife212 · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:46

Yes, lets stop being a monarchy like Sweden, Belgium, Denmark and Japan and become a Republic like Mozambique and Somalia.

McBain · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:48

oldbag said:
By playing video games all day?

Ha, no unfortunately not, more like lie in bed with a hangover.

Still, beats work

matsquatch · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:52

Well done to the pair of them, whether the kid is a Prince, King, or just a bloke in the street, he'll mean the world to his parents and they'll never forget his arrival.

Biohazard · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:53

Participant said:
It won't

I really wouldn't be so assured.

Biohazard · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:59

BBC News said:
Much as it will set republican teeth grinding, there would seem to be every likelihood that in approximately 50 years from now the baby whose life has just begun will ride to Westminster Abbey in a golden coach to be crowned monarch in a line which can be traced back more than a thousand years to good King Egbert of Wessex.

A line, yes. Which was broken. But lets pretend it didn't happen..

Dr Jack · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:59

Strife212 said:
Yes, lets stop being a monarchy like Sweden, Belgium, Denmark and Japan and become a Republic like Mozambique and Somalia.

Dumb comparison is dumb.

Strife212 · 22 Jul 2013 at 23:01

Biohazard said:
A line, yes. Which was broken. But lets pretend it didn't happen..

When?

StriderX · 22 Jul 2013 at 23:04

Strife212 said:
When?

That fun time we had a German king who spoke zero English.

MrMoonX · 22 Jul 2013 at 23:06

Strife212 said:
Yes, lets stop being a monarchy like Sweden, Belgium, Denmark and Japan and become a Republic like Mozambique and Somalia.

Lol you forgot France, USA, Germany, China, Japan....... I could go on, in fact some of the most powerful nations in the world, it's time the Uk did away with these royal leeches and moved on from stupidness

Biohazard · 22 Jul 2013 at 23:07

Strife212 said:
When?

Are you being serious? 1066? We've had two invasions William the Conqueror and William of Orange, notwithstanding the various families own internal squabbles and those dethroned and abdicated. Don't forget, England ran out of Monarchy. That's why a King of Scots became the King of England.

It hasn't run from Egbert unbroken, which I think was the impression given.

BBC News said:
So, with that thought baby Cambridge, welcome and - without sacrificing the objectivity that is expected of every BBC correspondent - good luck!

The end of the article. Objectivity indeed.

Strife212 · 22 Jul 2013 at 23:10

Oh, of course that line was broken, why would they even say that >_<

But it is unbroken since 1066.

Strife212 · 22 Jul 2013 at 23:12

MrMoonX said:
Lol you forgot France, USA, Germany, China, Japan....... I could go on, in fact some of the most powerful nations in the world, it's time the Uk did away with these royal leeches and moved on from stupidness

Japan has an Emperor :confused:

digipeep · 22 Jul 2013 at 23:15

From the Daily Fail:

"He will now take two weeks' paternity leave and accept the full entitlement of £136.78 per week"

Good on William there, hate to see the chap out of pocket in this time of his greatest need.