When will they ever stand on their own feet?? 21 and 23 yr olds given range rovers.

Personally I can't stand Fergi or her clan. But I do like Princess Ann and Zara mind you Zara should have ditched the rugby playing numpty straight away.
As for Charls and his boys I think they are much better role models ( despite dressing up as Nazis) than Fergies two brats.
 
This all sounds suspiciously like jealousy to me. It's ugly and unpleasant to insult people you're jealous of.

And fwiw I doubt very much a shiney car makes up for a life of constant press intrusion, being constantly trailed by security and being constantly insulted and derided by people who don't know you but feel they can judge you because of the family you were born into.

I'm sure there are aspects of tour life they envy too.
 
If someone gave me a Range Rover I'd sell it PDQ - horrible, ugly things! It is a fact of life that there is inequality. At the end of the day, it isn't their fault. There position in life is just an accident of birth. They didn't choose it. There are plenty of people on this forum who have £Ks worth of horses, horse boxes, saddles ,and the rest of us who shop in charity shops and Ebay. I'm not jealous, I've worked for what I've got. I was 32 before I got my first horse, 32 when I bought my first car (despite passing my test at 17 and 60 days). My parents gave me so little support where horses are concerned they never ever saw me ride. I never had lessons because they refused to pay for them. I know the price and the value of everything I have. I go without just about everything that most of you would consider normal in order to fund my horse. I've got the rest of my life after she's gone to do other things.

In many respects I'd feel sorry for the pair of them. I bet they would love to not have the paps following them everywhere, the press commenting on whether they are fat or not, who their latest boyfriend is, discussions about their parents. Who'd want all of that?
 
Kat said:
How on earth do you know what passed between adults in private?

And as for commenting upon someone's looks how very rude and uncalled for! How would you like it if we sat here and called you ugly, or fat? Your statements show that you have sunk below even the level of the gutter press who professed to love Diana so much but in fact destroyed her far more directly than any member of the royal family.
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because if you had seen the documentary on Diana's life recently you would have seen how they treated her .



Plus MY mother used to teach Prince William at Wetherby School thats how I know.
My mother She knew Princess Diana very well


AS for my comment I am entitled to my own opinion if you dont like it tough .
I have seen allot more cruel comments said her and upset members than me who expressed what i thoguht of the royal family and unless what i said gets me beheaded , then I thankyou kindly to accept thats what I think
Its my keyboard I can type my own views and thoughts.
 
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I haven't read any other replies on this thread but would like to say that I feel sure that there are not many people on here that would refuse a brand new Range Rover if it was offered ;)

Touch of the green eyed monster creeping in somewhere maybe!
 
Would those of you who are seething about this be so enraged if the headline had been New LANDROVERS? I think not. If you notice they have got the Range Rover Evoque NOT the full blown classic RR or even the RR Sport. Huge price difference, the Evoque starts at roughly the same price as a Freelander. The top of the line Evoque is less than a mid range Toyota Landcruiser.
 
Tbh i think its all relative, my son is learning to drive and i am in a position to help him out by buying a wee car for him and getting him on the road when he passes his test, its got nothing to do with anyone but me, his dad and him. I dare say there will be others around who'll feel the need to comment, but its got ******* all to do with them if i could afford a range rover for him thats what he'd get
 
I see many women at the barn whose parents are paying for their horse expenses.

"Mummy, horses cost too much, I need a bit to pay each month...a thousand should help out a bit."

How is this any different than the benefits the Whitaker's enjoy? How about the girl who marries well, doesn't work and he pays for her "passion" because he "LUVS" her? It isn't.

Nothing like a little bit of jealousy to make the world go 'round.
 
marydoll said:
Tbh i think its all relative, my son is learning to drive and i am in a position to help him out by buying a wee car for him and getting him on the road when he passes his test, its got nothing to do with anyone but me, his dad and him. I dare say there will be others around who'll feel the need to comment, but its got ******* all to do with them if i could afford a range rover for him thats what he'd get
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I absolutely agree with you - it is no one's business but the family's
 
Blimey - I'd love to have them! If I had the money to spend on a flash car just because, I would. I havent got the time to spend being out raged because the richer people are spending their money, If I did, I'd spend it on something important. They have money. Doesnt make them bad. Doesnt effect me. Life goes on :)
 
maggie123 said:
This all sounds suspiciously like jealousy to me. It's ugly and unpleasant to insult people you're jealous of.

And fwiw I doubt very much a shiney car makes up for a life of constant press intrusion, being constantly trailed by security and being constantly insulted and derided by people who don't know you but feel they can judge you because of the family you were born into.

I'm sure there are aspects of our life they envy too.
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well said!
 
zaminda said:
To be honest its not just them. How many people do you see with yards and horses all funded by parents, I can think of one on the dressage team, but no bitches every time they buy new horse or lorry. There are always going to be people whose parents pay for stuff, its life. Plus royals aside inheritance tax is a kicker!
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i sort of agree with this. i dont get why parents arnt allowed to buy you stuff. my dad cant spend what hes got, he doesnt no how to, im going to inherit it so why cant i have it now. im dragging my but through uni, that im not very good at even tho i try and i have a horse i paid for myself and have two jobs so if my dad wants to make my life easier by buying my hay for this winter or keeping my car 14 yr old car running by paying for new parts thats his choice.
 
I struggle with 'assumed inheritance', perhaps your Father will retire and 'blow the lot' doing whatever he loves best.

Back to the original post..... the devil is in the detail.... who on earth would want a Range Rover which had design input from Mrs Beckham, for a start the seats woul be a foot wide...... My labs bum is bigger than hers ...ha ha ha
 
Dovorian said:
I struggle with 'assumed inheritance', perhaps your Father will retire and 'blow the lot' doing whatever he loves best.

Back to the original post..... the devil is in the detail.... who on earth would want a Range Rover which had design input from Mrs Beckham, for a start the seats woul be a foot wide...... My labs bum is bigger than hers ...ha ha ha
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i agree that you shouldnt assume inheritance but he has told me that me and my brother are getting it, honestly he couldnt spend it if he tried. he was told to spend some by his accountant and he managed to spend 5000 on a tractor. this is not what the accountant ment. he loves best to work. he never has a day of and his idea of splashing out would be to buy the cream cakes at closing time when they have been reduced. i am not exsagerating.
 
madeleine1 said:
i agree that you shouldnt assume inheritance but he has told me that me and my brother are getting it, honestly he couldnt spend it if he tried. he was told to spend some by his accountant and he managed to spend 5000 on a tractor. this is not what the accountant ment. he loves best to work. he never has a day of and his idea of splashing out would be to buy the cream cakes at closing time when they have been reduced. i am not exsagerating.
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madeleine1 said:
I agree that I shouldnt assume inheritance, but he has told me that me and my brother are getting it [the inheritance]....
He couldnt spend it if he tried, he was told to spend some by his accountant and he managed to spend *£5000 on a tractor, this is not what the accountant meant. He loves to work, he never has a day off.. *and so on......******!!!
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Can I suggest you try a few English lessons if you want to impress people on this forum :rolleyes: It sounds as if he is of the old school, so will not be showering you with gifts until he thinks you have earned it!
 
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I actually saw Princess Beautrix on Saturday, she was taking part in the same run as me around the Olympic stadium. Seemed sweet enough, un-presuming and normal.

She ran the 5 miles in a good time so well done her , and ran with us the Joe Public. When she was spoken to about the race over the PA she almost sounded shy, must be daunting with 20,000 people looking at and listening to you.
 
When I went to uni I had just lost my old horse after ten years of having him. My parents paid for him up until I was 19 and went to uni as I was in full time education til then. Then, after he died, my parents got divorced and my dad went bankrupt. Family torn apart and house sold off very cheaply.

I struggled through uni financially and ended up in debt by a few grand (with the bank, not student loans - that is FAR more!). I had nowhere to live in summer hols and slept on living room floors with my belongings here there and everywhere. I literally had nothing, and certainly couldn't have even a riding lesson never mind another horse. I lived with two other girls who both had all their expenses paid at uni - food packages sent them - and horses (more than one) at home - all paid for, including competition fees, clinics, lessons, and anything else they wanted. On top of that they had clothes, driving lessons, cars and £700 per month additional spends put into their accounts.

Was it harsh on me - yes.

Was it tough do do's - yes!

That's life - and it made me all the more determined to get where I wanted to be!
 
What parent doesn't support their child.

I know I help support mine and my parents helped me.

It doesn't have to be £1000'sss but giving them your time can be the biggest support anyone can have.

I sure everyone gets some kind of support whether it be money or not.

I will always continue to supprt :)
 
people should be able to buy their kids things without being ridiculed however i do think that some kids get too much bought for them and they become spoilt brats and don't appreciate what they have and assume that their parents are loaded.

friends (now ex friends) of ours bought their daughter a livery yard to run (she was only 15yrs old), spent thousands on horses for her, bought her a brand new mini for when she passed her test.
that was up to them but i had to listen to her going on and on about how much better her things were etc, her horse was better because it cost more, shame she couldn't ride it.
anyway she would go out and buy new buckets if her buckets got blown across the field because she was too lazy to go and get them but expected her parents to take her to a tack shop and buy new ones, they would do it as well.....more fool them.

she doesn't appreciate a single thing she's given and her parents are now on the verge of bankruptcy because they kept buying to keep her happy and make themselves look good to the outside world, as broke as they are they still buy for her to hide their downfalls.

^^^^that is sheer stupidity in my eyes.
 
Miss L Toe said:
Can I suggest you try a few English lessons if you want to impress people on this forum :rolleyes: It sounds as if he is of the old school, so will not be showering you with gifts until he thinks you have earned it!
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im dyslexic, i have regular help with my spelling and punctuation, so dont be so rude. he is old school and so am i, he doesnt shower me with gifts but my point was why cant parents give children things if they can and want to. he pays for shaving for horse for christmas and the cars fixed when needs with no questions asked, this to me is the same as showering with gifts. clearly he thinks ive earned them. i dont aim to impress people on this forum. i come on her to share and learn, if i wanted to impress i wouldnt be asking basic questions about worming or saying my horse was poorly. also i resent the fact you think your king of the forum.
 
i've had two range rovers that i bought myself and a discovery that was a gift, i started work at fifteen with nothing, so what some get it given, but if it bothers you, go out and get one yourself and stop worrying about what others have or how they got it, and concentrate on yourself.
 
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