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CottonBear

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8. There is almost always an heir and a spare.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 9, 2020, 12:21 PM

Jan 2020

In the distant future, Prince George will be the heir and Princess Charlotte will be the spare.

Princess Anne, and later Prince Andrew, was the spare until Prince Charles had children.

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'Rogue royals'? Pundits furious over Harry and Meghan's step back [View all] Eugene Jan 2020 OP

Piers Morgan... once an asshat, always an asshat. lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #1

Fuck you Piers Morgan Pachamama Jan 2020 #2

Piers Morgan more douche than pundit. LakeArenal Jan 2020 #3

I heard a woman on msnbc this morning refer to Harry, as the "spare" and William as the "heir" onecaliberal Jan 2020 #4

They have always been referred to that way. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #5

He's a human. Not a spare. onecaliberal Jan 2020 #15

There is almost always an heir and a spare. CottonBear Jan 2020 #8

Fire them all janterry Jan 2020 #6

Meghan can't do anything to make the U.K. happy RandySF Jan 2020 #7

Why would they want to associate with Prince Andrew and his enablers/protectors? RockRaven Jan 2020 #9

Is it any wonder that Harry & Meghan want to get away from vile scum like Morgan? CottonBear Jan 2020 #10

Rec'd for the comments. Delmette2.0 Jan 2020 #11

Possibly they have been getting threats delisen Jan 2020 #12

'Pundits' are meant to be actual experts, not rent-a-gobs like Piers Morgan and Sarah Vine muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #13

Rent-a-gob is all that it means to be a political pundit these days T_i_B Jan 2020 #14

I don't get it.. Why publicize your intentions if you KNOW its gonna do what you hate? mitch96 Jan 2020 #16

The News Quiz just pointed out the Mail calls them the "Rogue Royals", while Andrew breathes a sigh muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #17