Brexit Party's Farage ridicules Harry and Meghan with jibe at UK royals - Guardian

 

FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage stands outside Downing Street in London, Britain, June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s Brexit Party, has lambasted Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan along with other members of the royal family in a speech in Australia, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday.

 

According to the Guardian, Farage ridiculed Harry’s remarks last month that the couple only wanted two children because of the environmental impact, while he also described the Queen Mother, the late mother of the monarch, as an “slightly overweight, chain-smoking gin drinker”.

 

Despite having repeatedly failed to be elected to Britain’s parliament, Farage has over the last decade become one of the most prominent political figures in the country, first as leader of UKIP and now head of the Brexit Party, which came out on top in the UK in May’s European Parliament elections.

 

Media were not present for Farage’s speech to Sydney’s Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday but the Guardian said it had heard a recording of part of it.

 

Farage’s spokesman said the comments had been taken out of context and the Guardian had “been naughty”.

 

“They’re playing fast and loose with this,” he said.

 

While Farage, who relishes his reputation as a plain-speaking man of the people, lavished praise on the Queen, saying she was “an amazing, awe-inspiring woman, we’re bloody lucky to have her”, he derided her son and heir Prince Charles.

 

“When it comes to her son, when it comes to Charlie Boy and climate change, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Her mother, Her Royal Highness the queen’s mother, was a slightly overweight, chain-smoking gin drinker who lived to 101 years old,” he said according to the paper.

 

“All I can say is Charlie Boy is now in his 70s ... may the queen live a very, very long time.”

 

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He also took aim at Charles’s younger son Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

 

“Well, if I want the queen to live a long time to stop Charlie Boy becoming king, I want Charlie Boy to live even longer and William to live forever to stop Harry becoming king,” Farage was quoted as saying.

 

“Terrifying! Here was Harry, here he was this young, brave, boisterous, all male, getting into trouble, turning up at stag parties inappropriately dressed, drinking too much and causing all sorts of mayhem. He was the most popular royal of a younger generation that we’ve seen for 100 years.

 

“And then he met Meghan Markle, and it’s fallen off a cliff.”

 

Farage’s spokesman said the comments were not meant as criticism of Elizabeth’s mother, the wife of George VI who died in 2002, and the paper appeared to have taken off the cuff answers and changed their meaning.

 

“This is not an attack on the Queen Mother in the slightest. It’s basically saying she lived until 101 so the queen, given that has a much better lifestyle than the Queen Mother, will live for a lot longer,” the spokesman said.

 

Farage’s brand of populism and anti-EU rhetoric helped force the government of David Cameron to hold the 2016 EU referendum and then was a leading figure in the successful campaign to secure a vote in favour of Brexit.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-12

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Too cocky for his own good.

Shows he has no class.

Newspapers twisting Nigel's words.  Whoever would have believed it.

3 minutes ago, lungbing said:

Newspapers twisting Nigel's words.  Whoever would have believed it.

So give us the actual transcript please 

 

Though having said that I agree with the sentiment - utterly absurd family.

Edited August 12, 20196 yr by Handsome Gardener

3 minutes ago, lungbing said:

Newspapers twisting Nigel's words.  Whoever would have believed it.

Apparently the Guardian has audio. I much more believe them than a spokesman for Farage.

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Her mother, Her Royal Highness the queen’s mother, was a slightly overweight, chain-smoking gin drinker who lived to 101 years old,” he said according to the paper.

Come on Nigel old boy, you ought to know the Queen Mother is never referred to as Her Royal Highness. Shame on you sir.

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

While Farage, who relishes his reputation as a plain-speaking man of the people

He's not a man of MY people thats for sure and from what I have seen he spends a significant time avoiding direct questions and spewing his rhetoric.

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Well, if I want the queen to live a long time to stop Charlie Boy becoming king, I want Charlie Boy to live even longer and William to live forever to stop Harry becoming king,” Farage was quoted as saying.

Charles' and William's longevity would have about zero effect on Harry ascending to the throne.

Harry is 6th in line, after Charles, William, George, Charlotte and Louis.

Odd that one of the forum’s leading Brexiteers, vociferous supporter of Farage and proudly declared Royalists has slippiest this thread.

 

Farage is overwhelmed with his own self of importance attacking an institution held dear by many, both Remainers and Brexiteers.

 

As mfd101 too cocky for his own good.

He is not far off on neutered Harry.  The diva is turning out to be a problem that he can not handle.

Oh it was in the Guardian ,who reads that rag? are they still begging for money to keep their few readers happy?

1 hour ago, bert bloggs said:

Oh it was in the Guardian ,who reads that rag? are they still begging for money to keep their few readers happy?

Tell us where you get your news.... and who's paying for it.

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 20196 yr by Chomper Higgot

41 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Tell us where you get your news.... and who's paying for it.

 

 

 

dont worry i just like to confuse the always confused????

16 hours ago, mfd101 said:

Too cocky for his own good.

 

Despite never being elected to the UK parliament he's minted from being a MEP. He fell out with UKIP because of his dictatorial ways which is why he set the Brexit party up as a private company with himself firmly in control.

 

Odious rude hypocrite who looks after number 1, which is the only thing he does well.

 

Some of the old dears and buffers who support his anti EU rhetoric ain't gonna like him slagging off royalty.  As you say, getting much too big for his boots.

I'd be more worried about him mentioning Andy and Epstein.

14 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Charles' and William's longevity would have about zero effect on Harry ascending to the throne.

Harry is 6th in line, after Charles, William, George, Charlotte and Louis.

 

As usual, Farage actually has no clue about the facts. 

 

He was playing to an Aussie audience. Probably half if not fully pissed as he likes a beer or two or twenty!

 

Arrogant odious tosser whose heading for a big fall.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

I'd be more worried about him mentioning Andy and Epstein.

 

You won't hear him mention Epstein.

 

He ain't that brave!

14 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Charles' and William's longevity would have about zero effect on Harry ascending to the throne.

Harry is 6th in line, after Charles, William, George, Charlotte and Louis.

Who cares. All so called Royals are useless and not fitting in our times anymore. Wasted money. ????

Should show more respect,as others have said " getting too big for his boots "

Nigel, I'd suggest that you leave insulting the royals to the likes of Corbyn.

5 hours ago, bert bloggs said:

Oh it was in the Guardian ,who reads that rag? 

Let me guess: People who enjoy being instructed that global warming is "global heating", climate change is a climate "crisis", "emergency" or "breakdown", and that climate change skeptics are "climate change deniers".

 

Now you understand why they have the begging bowl out.

Edited August 13, 20196 yr by Krataiboy

I couldn't find the entire interview but the bits I did find seemed pretty humorous and not to be taken (too) seriously.

HTH

Edited August 13, 20196 yr by evadgib

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19 hours ago, stevenl said:

Shows he has no class.

who gets to define class? 

Off with his head !!

Does the fact that the Duchess of Sussex is mixed race have anything to do with Farage's dislike of her?

 

Surely not!

19 minutes ago, 7by7 said:

Does the fact that the Duchess of Sussex is mixed race have anything to do with Farage's dislike of her?

 

Surely not!

 

 

That sounds like like a racist question.

 

Shouldn’t think so.....probably because she is odious. 

Who cares what he says even though he is occasionally right????

I must say, as a conservative elderly homosexual Antipodean, that if I didn't know he's English, I would think him as gay as a cartload of monkeys.