“The royal trio browsed luxurious delights before they were each presented with a Fortnum’s hamper, containing delicacies including champagne truffles – and dog biscuits.
They laughed as they rummaged through their goodies and spotted the “hearty treats for happy hounds”.
While the Queen is known for her love of corgis, Kate and William recently acquired a cocker spaniel they have named Lupo”.
(Text and picture from today’s DT)
Boadicea's Chariot 
Woman in stripes: “Do you really think I should try them out on Grumpy?”
Small woman: “Well, he IS a basket case.”
One will swap you one’s quail eggs and caviar for that packet of cheese and onion crisps.
Kate: “Are those beans?”
Camilla: “Where’s the can opener?”
Liz: “it’s his day off.”
OZ
Hi Janus
I was rather shocked to see this scene played out on sky news, the anchor jeremy thomsomethingorother introduced the clip as (and I quote) “Kate, Camilla and Elizabeth”
I could not believe my ears,
I immediately switched to CNN
(my lower cases are on purpose, sky are idiots, they’ve lost me as a viewer)
If you think Sky News is dire, you ought (or perhaps not) to watch BBC Breakfast. Tat with oestrogen and a weather-boy to tell you what’s happening outside. Watch CNN if you want to learn only what is happening in Me-ri-ca.
OZ
Morning OZ, must say that I gave up on the BBC years ago.
I normally gather my news from SKY, CNN and Al Jazeera (Bravo recommended them to me and I’m not disappointed.)
I however switched to NBC last night and their anchor Brian Williams introduced this clip as “Kate, The Duchess of Cornwall and The Queen” much better.
I watch Al Jazeera. I cannot stand Sky. Chinese Central TV is good too, for a different perspective.
The monarchy is so worthwhile, dontchya think, Ma’am?
For Janus, copied from Soutie’s poetry post:
It’s a Jubilee year, I ween;
Dismiss all sentiments obscene.
It would be a great travesty,
Not to honour Her Majesty
And so let’s sing ‘God save the Queen’
And I replied:
At Fortnums all the upper classes
(Like the three monarchic lasses)
Go along for the freebies.
I get heebie jeebies!
Give them to the starving masses!
I’m puzzled Soutie – are they not the names of the three people in the picture?
Cuprum, dear chap, do you address your boss, your boss’s boss, your doctor, judges, people you have never met socially but whose names you know ….. all by the their first names? Would it bother you if a snotty little kid, or the supermarket attendant, or indeed anybody you did not know, addressed you, your wife, your parents, by your/their first names? Courtesy costs little but is worth a great deal. One may not like or approve of the Royal Family, but there is no need to be discourteous towards them. Such behaviour says more about the perpetrator than the target of the insult. The use of first names in the above context, shows the speaker to be an ill-mannered yob. There is a lot of truth in the saying, ‘manners maketh man’. It is not as if Mr Thompson did not know better. He most certainly did yet he chose to ignore convention.
Sipu, it’s a respect thing – a rare commodity these days.
Sipu, we shall not enter into debate over courtesy and respect as I think you may just contradict yourself, but thank you, I am well aware of the two behaviours as I was brought up rather well, just like you. (although I’m sure you have judged me otherwise due to your superiority complex)
Also, thank you for replying on Soutie’s behalf, very respectful of you.
However, I would of course agree with you if they were addressing the said Ladies in person, as your post would suggest when you ask how I would feel.
They are their names, that’s why we have them, otherwise why have them if one has to uses titles instead. Titles are artificial nonsenses – not using them when reporting a visual image is not a lack of respect at all.
You don’t address me as Mr Cuprum do you? So do I think you’re being disrespectful? How do you know I’m not ennobled? My father Is Mr Cuprum, not me, I’m just plain me. At work I have rank and position, but my name is still my name. Those that chose to use the rank to my face choose to do so – when I’m not there they can refer to me by my name or by my rank/position – it’s their choice. No different here.
My comments have nothing to do with whether I believe in the monarchy or not.
Quite right Mr Cuprum426, sir. Lets not fight. I am bored of fighting. I think you understand me and I think I understand you in this respect.
Just so you know where I am coming from, the reason I frequent this platform is that one can, to a large extent, put to one side normal social conventions, because we are all reasonably anonymous. It is very unlikely that I would behave or say the things I do on here if I were to meet any of the members face to face. Under such circumstances, I would be far more courteous. The only two I have met are Soutie and the late Tocino, RIP. I hope that have never found me to be rude to them. Loss of anonymity changes things. Here, I like to believe that one can be far more frank about one’s ideas and opinions, even if one does not necessarily subscribe to them, but merely poses them for arguments sake.
To be honest, I am fed up with the polite conversations of drawing rooms, dinner parties and even wine bars and pubs (which I do frequent, believe it or not) where nothing of any substance gets discussed for fear of offending other people. When a host or a guest or even a fellow drinker says something with which one strongly disagrees, one wants to be able to say so, but good manners prevent it. Here, though, people are less inclined to take it personally, because no real personalities are involved, only gravatars. At least that is how I see it. Were you and I to meet, I am sure we would get on extremely well. I would just have to be more tactful about how I told you that you were speaking nonsense. 😉
Indeed, I know what you mean about not being able to say what you want socially face to face as offence is often caused even when not meant!
It seems we have an understanding then! 😀
You ought perhaps to bear in mind, Sipu, that different countries have different cultures and customs. Autre pays, autre moeurs, in other words. You may dislike it, but in Australia first names are almost always used in preference to family name. Patient to doctor or surgeon, and vice versa. Bank manager, politician, road-sweeper, maitre d’, teacher and student.
It’s the way we do things, and British formalities sound stuffy to our ears. HRH Elizabeth II (hey, that’s a first name) is usually referred to as Lizzy Windsor, although addressed as Ma’am. But Julia, Tony and Quentin will do nicely for PM, Leader of the Opposition and GG.
But back to the thread: I was also offended by the DT’s use of the prepositionless transitive verb ‘to ‘browse. Personally I browse through things. Obviously I won’t make the Court’s Xmas card list.
Bearsy your #17. Yes, I completely accept your point about autre moeurs, though we should not forget, ‘when in Rome…” Somehow, I think that Mr Thompson was being deliberately rude. Why? Because he could. I am not sure that he would have referred to President Obama and Mr Mandela as Barack and Nelson. Admittedly, I did not hear the clip so do not know the circumstances. Maybe he spoke with affection and respect rather than derision.
Good morning Mr. Cuprum.
Firstly Sipu hasn’t replied on my behalf, any views he expresses here on The Chariot are entirely his own.
I watched sky news overnight (while waiting for the cricket) and there was a report on one of the Royal Family’s trip to Barbados, his meeting with the head of government (a republican apparently) his visits to various hospitals and charities and of course his ‘contest’ with Usain Bolt.
The title Prince was used 12 times during the less then 5 minute report, I can’t be bothered to count the number of times ‘Sir’ “Lord’ ‘Baroness’ ‘Lady’ and others are used during other sky reports but if I’ve heard the words ‘Sir Alex Ferguson’ once this past weekend I’ve heard it a dozen times!
It’s the complete (and I think deliberate) lack of respect by thomson that irked me.
Soutie, does that mean I shouldn’t call the PoW Big Ears any more? 😦
Ha ha, I would think that terms of affection / endearment are more than acceptable, have you ever referred to The Queen as simply ‘Elizabeth?’
Never! Always, Her Maj or ER indoors.