A catchy title aye,now i have your attention.

Prince charles has been awarded the highest rank in not one military service,not two military services but three military services.Princes charles mummy elizabeth gave him the ranks of Field Marshal,Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
I suppose when you have the key to the dressing up box it's only to be expected,Charles must be itching to go and fight in the middle east surely,you know lead from the front and all that.




The Prince of Wales has been awarded the highest rank in all three military services by the Queen.

Prince Charles becomes a Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

His appointment to the honorary five-star ranks recognises his support for the Queen as Commander-in-Chief.

It comes as the Duke of Edinburgh prepares to attend the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London on Saturday, a week after leaving hospital.
Special circumstances

Buckingham Palace said the Prince of Wales's appointments were not related to the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Two other members of the Royal Family already hold five-star military ranks, the Duke of Edinburgh in all three services and the Duke of Kent, who is a Field Marshal.

Promoting heads of the services to five-star ranks was stopped in 1995 to cut costs but has been retained in special circumstances.

General the Lord Guthrie has also been awarded the honorary rank of Field Marshal.

He was the first military chief not to be appointed to the highest rank when he was Chief of the Defence Staff between 1997 and 2001.
Hospital admission

Before the Trooping the Colour ceremony, the Duke of Edinburgh's first official engagement since leaving hospital was a dinner at Buckingham Palace on Friday.

He acted as host in his role of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards.

Prince Philip was admitted to hospital with a bladder infection shortly before the Diamond Jubilee concert on 4 June.

The duke was released from hospital on 9 June, a day before his 91st birthday.

The Queen will take the salute at the annual Trooping the Colour in Horse Guards Parade, in honour of the monarch's official birthday, followed by an RAF flypast at Buckingham Palace.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18468118

Maybe his mum made him do it

Tbh in that pic he looks like a slightly embarrassed and disgruntled school boy

I'm probably wrong though and he loves it

But anyway, my response to the article is this;

Royal arseholes

Yep. He definitely is. His mummy is right - he deserves a medal and we shall all stand around clapping and waving our flags with joy...

(And then he wakes up and calls to his valet to bring his wee-wee bottle and hold it very still).

Incidentally, I can no longer find the report on his equally dozy "son" Harry - returning from the WAR in Iraq proclaiming, "That was FUN. I want to go again".

He got a medal for that too - coz Nana liked how well he played with her toys in the sand-pit.

Just what the FEK are these dopey turds and Cameron et al doing RULING us?

I'm sorry op, but aint nobody tougher than Mr Grayson...



Can somebody shut that door?

^^

A man should know his limitations...

Is the remuneration for having such important roles in the defence of the State taxable?

At least royals in feudal times did have the gumption to lead their troops into battle.

Charlie Boy will be right behind his troops... several miles behind, in fact.

Hot pffft! HRH is nowt but a carbuncle on a verruca!

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Four thousand miles to be precise

A great opportunity to post one of my favorite tunes.

Sorted

The Duke was The Man.

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I see the stories have started, cough