Do the British Royal Family still use BA?
May 21, 2018, 5:35 am
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I wouldn't say dramatic. I remember how Saudia used to be totally disrupted when members of their royal family went travelling at short notice. Whereas it seems that BA have a well practised and discreet routine to handle royal family travel - slip them on, slip them off essentially. Iberia is quite similar too, I remember travelling with the then Prince of Asturias, now the King - and he is so tall he is totally unmissable. The captain came out to greet him since both of them were former Spanish Air Force captains, but that was about it.
I wasn't actually with the prince, just happened to be there at the time.
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May 21, 2018, 5:38 am
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He was the co-pilot on one of my AMS commutes once in the good old Fokker days. He’s converted to 737 now.
May 21, 2018, 6:15 am
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May 21, 2018, 6:40 am
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May 21, 2018, 6:57 am
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May 21, 2018, 7:15 am
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I had better clarify, they were both very much alive at the time. I think it's actually 3, not sure if the Duke of Windsor was regarded as a member of the Royal Family. I was a child and this was London to Paris (Le Bourget I think) in 1967 or so - smoking section! In 1969 I flew with my parents to Tokyo and Prince William of Gloucester was also on board, he worked at the embassy. He later died in an aircrash. A hugely talented man. Much more recently Princess Margaret on LGW-ANU.
May 21, 2018, 7:20 am
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That said, if they could make themselves actually useful in terms of engaging in diplomacy or whats not, jobs that are "suitable" for their (deserved or not) status and upbringing, then it wouldn't really be that much of a problem, and I'll just put it down to a relic of historical interest?
Looking forward to seeing what our new Duchess is able to do - I suspect she will be a major success.
May 21, 2018, 7:25 am
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I can just about understand the popularity of Phil the Greek, and Liz the Kraut, and maybe Charlie the Greek will do OK.
But I object in the strongest possible terms to all the hangers on. Is Beatrice really a "Princess"???
All the Dukes and etc who received their awards for being a hanger on, or shagging Kings and Queens in the past, and all of them that grabbed their lands through slavery should be made plain old Mr and/or Mrs.
But I object in the strongest possible terms to all the hangers on. Is Beatrice really a "Princess"???
All the Dukes and etc who received their awards for being a hanger on, or shagging Kings and Queens in the past, and all of them that grabbed their lands through slavery should be made plain old Mr and/or Mrs.
May 21, 2018, 7:31 am
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I can just about understand the popularity of Phil the Greek, and Liz the Kraut, and maybe Charlie the Greek will do OK.
But I object in the strongest possible terms to all the hangers on. Is Beatrice really a "Princess"???
All the Dukes and etc who received their awards for being a hanger on, or shagging Kings and Queens in the past, and all of them that grabbed their lands through slavery should be made plain old Mr and/or Mrs.
But I object in the strongest possible terms to all the hangers on. Is Beatrice really a "Princess"???
All the Dukes and etc who received their awards for being a hanger on, or shagging Kings and Queens in the past, and all of them that grabbed their lands through slavery should be made plain old Mr and/or Mrs.
Yes. I can see your point of view, but without wishing to delve too much in Omni territory we just have to look at our cousins to see what can happen with an elected head of state. I believe the Queen has been very keen on a Trump state visit in order to buttress support for the monarchy.