DR1 Documentary on Work Load

[HC]

Any true analysis of Freddles' & moshie's work effort needs to be measured in HOURS - not days. Include prep time if you like -it still won't add up.

I am not familiar with the different factions of the Danish media but I sincerely hope this might be a turning point and the Danish media- and Danes- will start to cast a critical eye on these lazy, selfish freeloaders.

And yes, Hester, a comparison of work effort to Prince Philip and the other CP couples should also be done- both quantitative and qualitative in terms of the types of events and areas where Freddles and mosh spend their time. Both will fail the most basic test in terms of hours worked and seriousness of their work- fashion, sailing and "looker me" tours of Australia are going to look pretty pathetic up against others' more serious and important pursuits.

BTW I get impression - albeit a translation - that being a "father of four" somehow lets Freddles off the hook. Give me a break! The number of staff on hand to help him not only with the children but pretty much every other basic task must also be noted.

All of this said, I'm sure Freddles will make up for some lost hours when the London Olympics roll around. I wonder how much time mosh will spend in the UK shadowing the Aussie swim team and if Freddles will be allowed to spend time before/after moshie's grand entrance on his own?  Freddles "working time" during the London games could be 24x7, especially if his blonde 'friend' is in town?

[getafix]

All of this said, I'm sure Freddles will make up for some lost hours when the London Olympics roll around. [/quote]

Sorry, HC, ...Not sure I understand HOW Floppy Frodo will make up for some lost hours?

Do you mean he'll booze more?
Bone more blondes?
He'll be all over more blondes?
He'll sluur his words and pretend he is coherent?
dunno...I give up

Aww I know...He'll grow a back bone and ask for a divorce and take control of his own destiny

it's ok. No body panic. Its a dream, hookay

G

[Cloaked]

Was it mentioned that Prince Phillip at 85 had more than 300 engagements in a year - not including his birthday?

I supppose it's not quite kosher to ask if Phillip actually knows he's attended them....

You can think that - but Phillip was AOK, lively and asking salient questions throughout his recent Australian trip!  I would say his brain is in better shape than Fred's!

Yes, I can also vouch for that first hand.
Prince Philip's brain is as sharp as a tack. And his stature and fitness defies his age.
Philip has a very strong work ethic that has not diminished over time - though his body is ageing and he is completing fewer engagements than he did in his prime.  

The fact is that Fred is still in his prime??? So to compare his work ethic with Philips's is a bit skewed.
Charles completed 600 engagements.

[Maria]

The fact is that Fred is still in his prime??? So to compare his work ethic with Philips's is a bit skewed.
Charles completed 600 engagements.

Well, if Fred is in his prime now, I don't even want to think of how little he'd do when/if he reached Phillip's age

Fact it, compared to both his peers in status and in age, Fred does very little and what he does, he doesn't do very well IMO.

[Clara]

Thanks Laprincess  

I really don't understand this issue. They're royals and per definition they don't "work" IMO. IMO their "work" is to be a uniting non-political symbol that the people can unite under when the need arises. Sure, Felipe and Leti or Prince Charles may do more assignments every year but I wonder if they, when they become regents, will be more of a uniting symbol for their people. I guess time will tell.

Take our Swedish king as an example. Everybody knows that he's a drinker and a womanizer and that he's really unintelligent (perhaps a bit similar to Fred?). And god knows that he hasn't taken his job as serious as say Queen Elizabeth. But when the tsunami in Thailand changed the lives of many Swedish families we could still unite under our king.

So to conclude, IMO it doesn't matter how many assignements the royals have every year, they are still grossly overpaid no matter how you see it. But I think that's a price you have to pay to have a monarchy. And I think the most important job for the royals is to be out there and be seen and keep the symbol alive.

Perhaps it's actually easier for someone paying Fred's salary to see what the issue is. Even if you believe that monarchies are an important symbol (I don't and I can't believe that in our region where everywhere else in society, people are very much demanding that all are treated equally and focus on democracy, we still have 3 out of 5 Nordic countries clinging to as ridiculous and non-democratic a "symbol" as the monarchy), the symbol itself does not need to cost 350 mil Danish kroner per year! A lot less would do it. And there is no need for these symbols to be above the law, to not pay tax and to enjoy any of the other perks that the rest of us "equals" have to live without.

I think Fred will prove to be a CG kind of monarch when he gets older. He's already shaping up to be a terrible king   So in the meantime, he can do all us all a favor and contribute a little more. I'm sure that the Danish Athletic Association would appreciate him showing up for a few more meetings than the 19 out of 21 that he's skipped so far!  

But I do pay for the Swedish Royal Family where not everybody is working their asses off, so to speak. And I am still a hardcore monarchist. Even though our royals are living a luxury life that we are paying for the monarchy is about half the price compared to a republic (I compare the numbers for Sweden’s monarchy with Finland’s republic). Furthermore, I don’t think it’s anti-democratic to have a king when the king does not have any power. Instead, I think it’s good that our PM does not have to bother with all the silly ribbon-cutting that the royal family has to deal with. I have just watched “the West Wing” and it’s amazing how many stupid assignments the President of the USA has to deal with when he could actually run the country instead and leave that to someone else. And of course you could elect that “someone else” but every country that does elect a powerless president (like Germany) ends up with a totally anonymous figure that no one cares about. Why not have a proper Royal Family instead and so the country can gain some income from gossip magazines instead?

I agree with you that the royals should be equal in front of the law. In Sweden the royals do pay taxes but cannot in principle be sentenced for any crimes committed. That does not feel right IMO.

Well, that was much ado about the monarchy as such. My point was that CG is not a terrible king (even though he has his evident flaws) because he was there when he was supposed to be there and I think Fred has good potential to be there if something would happen in Denmark when he is king as well. And I really don’t think that he would be a better king if he went to more conferences or cut more ribbons or smashed more bottles against ships or cuddled with more babies.

And one more thing! I think several of our regents today was very questioned when they became regents. The Swedish republican movement were certain that the Swedish monarchy would die a couple of years after CG took the throne and IMRIC QMII was very questioned as well.

Juan Carlos was called Juan Carlos the Brief and now even communists like him  

I don't agree with the part where you say it's not important how much they work as long as they're there, I think a willingness to work for their country (especially when many of their engagements can be so "easy"!) is essential but to stoke the fire I wanted to add that for example Italians don't choose their presidents who have a longer term of office than a legislature and are way more expensive that the Spanish RF for example

[Deee]

Sorry if I've missed it, but has the documentary been broadcast yet?

thanks