Who owns the crown jewels?

[machew]

The Treasury's long-held viewpoint is that the crown jewels are "non-surrendered crown property" which are "vested in the sovereign and cannot be alienated."

 

[Yellow Fang]

An orb and a sceptre are very impractical pieces of jewelry. Once you have the orb in one hand and the sceptre in the other, you can't really do anything. Not that I'd turn them down. The orb in particular would go well on my mantlepiece.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I know for sure I would not like her job.

She does not have a job.

 

[Pale Rider]

She does not have a job.

True, she has a way of life.

Being Queen has its compensations no doubt, but her life has never been her own which is a very high price to pay.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

True, she has a way of life.

Being Queen has its compensations no doubt, but her life has never been her own which is a very high price to pay.

A "price" that she could give up. She hasn't, so she must have good reason.

 

[Pale Rider]

A "price" that she could give up. She hasn't, so she must have good reason.

That's true, she could have thrown in the towel, but chose not to.

As regards the reason, I suspect she feels a strong to the point of unbreakable sense of duty - she was born to it, so has to do it.

One or two of her speeches have alluded to this concept, although I can't recall how she put it.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That's true, she could have thrown in the towel, but chose not to.

As regards the reason, I suspect she feels a strong to the point of unbreakable sense of duty - she was born to it, so has to do it.

One or two of her speeches have alluded to this concept, although I can't recall how she put it.

No matter how she put it, she was born into a "winner". And has done feck all to help those who are not.

 

[Pale Rider]

And has done feck all to help those who are not.

Sweeping opinion upon which we will never agree.

I am in favour of the monarchy, and very strongly in favour of the queen, who has never put a foot wrong in all the years she's been doing it.

Very few achieve such consistent excellence in a job.

 

[screenman]

No matter how she put it, she was born into a "winner". And has done feck all to help those who are not.

Bit of the green eyed monster creeping in here, you want to try and avoid that sort of thing as it does your stress levels no good at all,

 

[theclaud]

Very few achieve such consistent excellence in a job.

As pointed out not long ago, she doesn't have a job. I reckon she'd be crap at mine.

 

[CopperBrompton]

As pointed out not long ago, she doesn't have a job. I reckon she'd be crap at mine.

It doesn't really matter whether you call it a job, a duty or any other term of your choosing. It's not a role I would want for twice the dosh.

 

[screenman]

As pointed out not long ago, she doesn't have a job. I reckon she'd be crap at mine.

What is your job? just so that we can judge for ourselves, if she would be good at it or not.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Would she be up to the paintless dent repair business?

If she can't answer the phone and make tea like what @theclaud does for a living I doubt if she could manage taking a sink plunger to motorcar.

 

[Archie_tect]

TC and QEII can compare notes on rented property and landlords.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

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No. 5 - 'Ain't Gonna Bump No More.'

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Eurgh look at that list, see 'why punk had to happen'.