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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#921 Post by Pontius Navigator » Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:27 pm

H is, remotely, in the line but after William, George, Charlotte, Louis, and whoever which makes him #6th. In 20 years time George might have children too which would push everyone down again.

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#922 Post by Boac » Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:53 pm

Problem solved, then?

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#923 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:58 am

Boac wrote:
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Problem solved, then?
Are there any tunnels in LA?

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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#924 Post by ian16th » Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:32 pm

In Feb 1952 when HMQ inherited the job, who was number 6 in line?

Where is s/he in today's pecking order?
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#925 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:21 pm

Richard of Gloucester of course. Margaret had been relegated from 2nd under KGVI to 4th by 1952 and moved up to 3rd when her father died.

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#926 Post by ian16th » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:30 pm

Pontius Navigator wrote:
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Richard of Gloucester of course. Margaret had been relegated from 2nd under KGVI to 4th by 1952 and moved up to 3rd when her father died.
And currently he is 27th!
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#927 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:36 pm

Just proves you can't walk up the down elevator.

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#928 Post by Undried Plum » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:53 pm

If a scabby tabloid rag were to find, by DNA evidence, that Harry is not the natural son of Charles, would he, H not C, be declared to be a bastard who is ineligible to inherit the Chairman's job?

Of course the Editor would have to kiss goodbye to his K and ermine and will be nervous at the sound of an approaching Apache gunship. :D

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#929 Post by 4mastacker » Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:02 pm

Seeing Charlie allegedly had someone to squeeze the toothpaste tube for him, is it beyond reality that he had someone to ...errr.....perform for him.
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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#930 Post by Undried Plum » Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:06 pm

Yes. Unfortunately for him, she was squeezing other men's toothpaste too.

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#931 Post by ribrash » Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:39 pm

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Yes. Unfortunately for him, she was squeezing other men's toothpaste too.
+1 =))

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#932 Post by AtomKraft » Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:50 am

And sucking their sausages....

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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#933 Post by FD2 » Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:58 pm

Prince Harry has 'joined a helicopter club in California' so he can 'take Meghan and Archie on trips and keep his licence in date', source claims If only it were that simple... :))

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... trips.html


I wonder what aircraft he did his 1179 on before he left the Army or perhaps he's been doing a lot of time in a Squirrel or something. So that gets him a PPL (H) if he could manage to pass the technical :)) then I guess he's got to get his FAA Airman's Certificate sorted, etc etc.

I wonder what the truth of the matter is or if this is just the usual load of tabloid tripe on the lines of 'he's flown helicopters so could just jump in one anywhere and fly away'. :ymsick:

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#934 Post by AtomKraft » Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:04 am

I foresee a nasty accident......

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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#935 Post by Boac » Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:26 am

Don't let AK anywhere near a spanner in California........... =))

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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#936 Post by Pontius Navigator » Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:39 am

I heard he always had a competent adult with him in the Apache.
Harry later qualified as an Apache helicopter commander in 2013 after three years of training.
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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#937 Post by G-CPTN » Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:41 am

Pontius Navigator wrote:
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I heard he always had a competent adult with him in the Apache.
Indeed!

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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#938 Post by 4mastacker » Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:13 pm

Pontius Navigator wrote:
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I heard he always had a competent adult with him...............
Just like his dad then.
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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#939 Post by Pontius Navigator » Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:29 pm

But we had an excuse, Dad was #1, H was #4 and then #5. Just saw a Wiki picture of H, I bet it was pre nutmeg judging by his smile.

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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

#940 Post by FD2 » Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:15 pm

I remember the fuss when Charlie was doing his armed forces acquaint and part of it was flying the Wessex 5 at Yeovilton. Everything in his aircraft was less than half life, two engines in the Mk 5 of course and he always had a competent pilot with him, but it was noted that he was interested and had none of the pomposity and arrogance that his youngest brother was to display later. But Charlie was Number 1 in line.

Harry was always P2 as far as I know. Does anyone know how William got on in the Sea King at Valley? Was he ever captain on call outs? Was he later accompanied by another pilot in his air ambulance flights, which he has cited as the sort of experience that could lead to PTSD (the bodies and injuries not the flying!). He seems to have more gumption and brains than the ginger one.

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