And the prince said

[newstart2380]

Prince Charles visited a flood ravaged part of England and he commented " A jolly good disaster". Does he ever take his foot out of his mouth ? He did then donate 50 thousand pounds to the flood relief but the comment was stupid and not helpfjul for those suffering.

[catsnknots]

You do know we have had several floods up here don't you? And I beleive she did visit both times... the second was 5 days after the event or somthing like that. Like an after thought. 

Freakie why are you turning this into something hostile? 

[freakiness]

---

@catsnknots wrote:

You do know we have had several floods up here don't you? And I beleive she did visit both times... the second was 5 days after the event or somthing like that. Like an after thought. 

Freakie why are you turning this into something hostile? 

---

Not hostile, just surprised  😄

[cherry*135]

I am surprised the OP made this thread by taking the Prince's comment out of context...trying to make him look bad, when he was actually doing something useful and assisting the people affected by the floods (monetary donation, raise awareness of how badly the people there are affected  &how they need assistance).

[newstart2380]

---

@am*3 wrote:

I am surprised the OP made this thread by taking the Prince's comment out of context...trying to make him look bad, when he was actually doing something useful and assisting the people affected by the floods (monetary donation, raise awareness of how badly the people there are affected  &how they need assistance).

---

No, I did not take his comment out of context I just commented on what he said, if you wish to make something out of it, your choice.

I did also say he donated 50 thousand pounds to the flood relief, why don't you people read what is written and not what you want it to say, give me a break.

[cherry*135]

This is what I read from the opening post:: and he commented " A jolly good disaster".

That is taken out of context and/or selective quoting - 3 words taken from the middle of a sentence.

This is what he actually said: "There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something. The tragedy is that nothing happened for so long.

Does he ever take his foot out of his mouth ?

He didn't put his foot in his mouth if you read the two sentences that he acutally said.

but the comment was stupid and not helpful for those suffering.

Says who? There is nothing in any news report to suggest his visit wasn't a great success. It was a welcome visit  & got more publicity & action started for helping the people in the flooded area.

Give Charles a break.

[electric*mayhem*band]

He has to be very careful and impartial as to what he says, where the incumbent government is concerned. When asked by a reporter if the government should have acted much sooner he replied, "You can say that, I couldn't possibly comment". Says it all. The Royal Family cannot be seen to take sides.

At least he got his wellies on and made the effort. Over eight weeks later and the Rt Hon Owen Paterson (Environmental Minister) still hasn't visited, although he has condescended to journey there before Thursday. No wonder he has been dubbed 'The Fool of the Floods'.

Memo to the OP.

Please be sure to quote the sentence in it's entirety, not simply half and completely out of context.

[cherry*135]

emb wrote: Memo to OP

Please be sure to quote the sentence in it's entirety, not simply half and completely out of context.

I am glad you added that.

Charles did well to don his wellies and go out to see the flood damaged area plus give a large monetary donation as well.

Why anyone would want to quibble about that I don't know.

[the_great_she_elephant]

It's interesting how idiomatic expressions can lose their meaning in translation, 'Jolly good' is pretty much a catch-all phrase in the UK:. I've a jolly good mind to tell her what I think of her, he needs a jolly good thrashing, it's a jolly good job your mother doesn't know what you get up to etc etc.

[nevynreally]

I think a lot of people see/hear/read what they want to see/hear/read. Many don't stop and think of the context, surrounding factors. Plus they leave common sense at the door. Sensationalism is what it's all about these days, never mind the facts, the whole story, the story so far, lets just pick up on what the news says and run with it.

[cherry*135]

Agree, but in this case I can't see anywhere the media ran with a negative aspect of Charles visit. Seems to me, pick some public figure you don't like and quote them out of context to try and make them look bad.