What an awful day to be a Royal..

[helpisontheway]

Walking around with that turd..I feel bad for Prince Charles. I know Harry and William are glad they don’t have to be there to greet the dictator wannabe. Also glad the Queen did not have to walk with him.

[djacq]

1. What ever happen to British refusal?

[dlk]

2. Prince Charles Must Have Drawn the Short Straw...

[GoCubsGo]

33. It's Karma for the way he treated his first wife.

Somewhere in the afterlife, Diana is probably giggling her ass off.

[Pachamama]

3. Why are they meeting with him?

Haven’t heard one good explanation- and then with the news he referred to Meghan Markle as “Nasty”.

Can someone please explain this to me?

[mwooldri]

4. Prince Charles is taking on more of the Queen's duties.

He is after all next in line and Her Majesty isn't exactly that young these days.

[Pachamama]

7. My question is why they are meeting with him - not what is the role of Charles

I meant that as a very serious question. Why is there a state meeting occurring with all the pomp and circumstance. Britain is literally in a state of emergency with the Brexit situation, their Prime Minister leaving etc and why amid all of this, would the Royals be involved in meeting with the POTUS at this time (and in light of what he has said and done).

I thought the Royals have no official governmental duty and are not Heads of State. They are supposed to not be political.

So again - why are they meeting with him?

[BuddhaGirl]

11. Because Trump is the head of state

Ugh, I hate saying that - but the royals are doing what they would do with any other head of state.

It's one of their roles. And it helps maintain relations between countries.

[Glorfindel]

12. The Queen is, indeed, head of state, but not head of government.

That's the prime minister. In the USA, the two roles are combined, which is a tragic mistake in my opinion.
The prime minister can go on with her governmental duties, unaffected by all the pomp while the Royals do what they do best. Also, as head of state, Her Majesty can delegate her official duties to whomever she chooses, in this case, other members of the Royal Family.

[Glorfindel]

9. They don't have a choice. Her Majesty's government says

"entertain the president of the United States with a state visit," and the Royals comply. It is, after all, their job, and they do it better than anyone. The Queen, after all, has dealt with Idi Amin, Robert Mugabe, and George W. Bush. tRump and his merry band of trash hardly warrant a lifted eyebrow.

[Kaiserguy]

5. Trump will brag to him

about how Princess Di wanted him. As I recalled Trump really creeped her out with unwanted attention. But then she was a very classy lady who wouldn't have given Trump the time of day

[Act_of_Reparation]

6. It's their job.

And it pays well. And as long as you're a Windsor, I hear the interview is a breeze. Let them deal with Trump. They deserve each other.

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. They CHOSE to do this. No one forced them.

The shit on their hands should STINK.

[Scarsdale]

10. I may be wrong, but didn't

Teresa May plan this particular visit? Once she resigned, it should have been cancelled.

[smirkymonkey]

13. Yes, she did. I don't know the protocol, however.

I also don't know why the entire family is tagging along on our dime. These are adult children and have no business being on this visit other than trying to score a photo op and possibly some new business in the UK. They are such disgusting grifters.

[Grasswire2]

27. Mnuchin and his Mrs, and Miller are there, too.

I hope we will see how much money this shindig is costing taxpayers.

[smirkymonkey]

29. Are you serious?

WTF? Why are they included? This is just ridiculous! I agree with with you, I would love to see what this is costing us. Apparently they are putting themselves up in one of the most expensive hotels in London.

[Grasswire2]

31. yes

Taking selfies on the balcony of the palace.

[smirkymonkey]

32. Ugh! I am so disgusted.

What a shit-show! Could this be any more vulgar?

[Myrddin]

20. As previously replied, to another post.

As head of state The Queen has to host state visits, at the behest of the UKGov. It goes with the territory, one of the real downsides of the privileged lifestyle being royalty affords them.

I would not be surprised if she finds the prospect of another Trump encounter positively nauseating, but as a constitutional monarch she is expected to 'suck it up'. As for the other royals, protocol dictates that if HMQ has to suffer, they share the ordeal with her.

Blame our RWNJ government, which is drowning in a cesspit of their own making, for desperately wanting to suck up to Trump.

[Ferrets are Cool]

30. Thank you for this explanation. nt

[dawn5651]

14. russian asset

would probably trip her and hurt her really badly..and i see the russian asset has his wig back on today.

[Amishman]

15. Could be entertaining, the circus came to them

And as they are their own country Trump is just a bizarre spectacle from their perspective.

[Codeine]

16. A pox on both their houses.

Inherited power is as ignoble as inherited wealth, and no amount of pomp and circumstance can redeem any of these people.

[softydog88]

18. I agree.

The fact that royalty exists in 2019 is beyond me.

[Farmer-Rick]

17. Well the royals are certainly fully compensated for doing such a disgusting task.

I think the royals should do more disgusting tasks what with all the stolen loot they are allowed to inherit. They need to earn that wealth instead of just getting it for coming out of a certain womb. In that respect, and free access to stolen loot, Trump and the royals have a lot in common.

[Retrograde]

21. More than adequately compensated I'd say

Sure, they may have to pay some nominal income taxes now, and the Civil List has been slashed so just the Queen and her top tier relatives get money from the country in exchange for whatever it is they do, but there's still all that inherited land, art, and other holdings. For most of them the job entails showing up and looking decorative on charity boards while others do the actual work. Nice gig if you can get it.

The average bus driver/retail clerk/support center worker/etc has to put up with a whole lot more on a regular basis for a lot less. So an old lady has to make nice to a petulant manchild for a couple of days: he'll be gone soon and she can get on with her sheltered life as before.

[Farmer-Rick]

26. Well said.

[jalan48]

19. Some of the Royals supported Hitler. I just don't get our infatuation with the Royals. They

represent Feudalism-a system of governance we rejected 200+ years ago.

[Act_of_Reparation]

24. I know, right?

It's like we all of a sudden forgot these congenitally wealthy representatives of inherited superiority were the Trumps before there were Trumps.

[jalan48]

25. Some people like bowing down to authority regardless of political party.

[Azathoth]

22. Their full-time job is to smile next to an array of seedy and occasionally odious foreign characters

It's why they get the lifetime salary and all the big houses. They'll be fine.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

23. Lol, the poor dears.

[Claritie Pixie]

28. They'll be passive-aggressively fine.

They know who he is and I'm sure will be able to insult him at dinner without him even knowing.

[Skittles]

34. who exactly is forcing them to do this charade?