Solid gold toilet stolen

[Paul]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7463439/Burglars-steal-solid-gold-TOILET-Blenheim-Palace.html

Burglars steal solid gold TOILET worth £1 MILLION in a raid on Blenheim Palace just two days after the 18-carat lavatory went on display at Winston Churchill's birthplace

The golden toilet titled 'America' was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan

Burglars stole the 18-carat gold lavatory and the toilet remains missing 

The palace tweeted it would be closed today 'due to an unforeseen incident'

Thames Valley Police confirmed the toilet was stolen and they are investigating

[RoughDog]

I hope they flush out the thieves. 🥴 

[Roy]

Investigators at the Palace say they have nothing to go on at the moment 😊

[Paul]

Just now, RoughDog said:

I hope they flush out the thieves. 🥴 

 

[Xander]

I think he should sit on it until the heat dies down.

[MHoppy]

I thought this would turn into a discussion on how easy the huge solid would be broken up and remelted, but this thread is going down the pan. 😁

[KevinG]

Maybe they wanted to shitt like a king.

[Pete]

If this toilet was fabricated out of solid 18ct gold I would have thought the seat alone would have been worth this amount.
Kind of cold in winter as gold is an excellent thermal conductor.

Is there a possibility that the toilet was gold plated ?
If so the media should be ashamed for fake news.

Anyone know for sure ?

[Pete]

3 minutes ago, KevinG said:

Maybe they wanted to shitt like a king.

Our next king in waiting has his staff take & fit his personalised plush seat with him wherever he goes.

[sovereignsteve]

Sorry, this story is on the BBC website therefore it must be cr*p.

[Paul]

The Groom of the Stool

The Groom of the Stool (formally styled: "Groom of the King's Close Stool") was the most intimate of an English monarch's courtiers, responsible for assisting the king in excretion and ablution.

The physical intimacy of the role naturally led to his becoming a man in whom much confidence was placed by his royal master and with whom many royal secrets were shared as a matter of course. 
This secret information—while it would never have been revealed, for it would have led to the discredit of his honour—in turn led to his becoming feared and respected and therefore powerful within the royal court in his own right. 
The office developed gradually over decades and centuries into one of administration of the royal finances, and under Henry VII, the Groom of the Stool became a powerful official involved in setting national fiscal policy, under the "chamber system".

Later, the office was renamed Groom of the Stole. The Tudor historian David Starkey classes this change as classic Victorianism: 
"When the Victorians came to look at this office, they spelt it s-t-o-l-e, and imagined all kinds of fictions about elaborate robes draped around the neck of the monarch at the coronation however, 
the change is in fact seen as early as the 17th century.

History & Origins
The Groom of the Stool was a male servant in the household of the English monarch who was responsible for assisting the king in his toileting needs. 
It is a matter of some debate as to whether the duties involved cleaning the king's anus, but the groom is known to have been responsible for supplying a bowl, water and towels and 
also for monitoring the king's diet and bowel movements[6] and liaising with the Royal Doctor about the king's health. 
The appellation "Groom of the Close Stool" derived from the item of furniture used as a toilet. It also appears as "Grom of the Stole" as the word "Groom" comes from the Old Low Franconian word "Grom".

In the Tudor era

By the Tudor age, the role of Groom of the Stool was fulfilled by a substantial figure, such as Hugh Denys (d. 1511) who was a member of the Gloucestershire gentry, married to an aristocratic wife, 
and who died possessing at least four manors. The function was transformed into that of a virtual minister of the royal treasury, being then an essential figure in the king's management of fiscal policy.

In the early years of Henry VIII's reign, the title was awarded to court companions of the king who spent time with him in the privy chamber. 
These were generally the sons of noblemen or important members of the gentry. In time they came to act as virtual personal secretaries to the king, carrying out a variety of administrative tasks within his private rooms. 
The position was an especially prized one, as it allowed unobstructed access to the king.[12]:42 David Starkey writes: "The Groom of the Stool had (to our eyes) the most menial tasks; his standing, though, was the highest ... 
Clearly then, the royal body service must have been seen as entirely honourable, without a trace of the demeaning or the humiliating."
 Further, "the mere word of the Gentleman of the Privy Chamber was sufficient evidence in itself of the king's will", and the Groom of the Stool bore "the indefinable charisma of the monarchy".

Evolution and discontinuation
The office was exclusively one serving male monarchs, so on the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, it was replaced by the First Lady of the Bedchamber, first held by Kat Ashley.
The office effectively came to an end when it was "neutralised" in 1559.[11]

On the accession of James I, the male office was revived as the senior Gentleman of the Bedchamber, who always was a great nobleman who had considerable power because of its intimate access to the king. 
During the reign of Charles I, the term "stool" appears to have lost its original signification of chair. 
From 1660 the office of Groom of the Stole (revived with the Restoration of the Monarchy) was invariably coupled with that of First Gentleman (or Lady) of the Bedchamber; as effective Head of the royal Bedchamber, 
the Groom of the Stole was a powerful individual who had the right to attend the monarch at all times and to regulate access to his or her private quarters.
Incongruously, the office of Groom of the Stole continued in use during the reign of Queen Anne, when it was held by a duchess who combined its duties with those of Mistress of the Robes.

Under the Hanoverians the 'Groom of the Stole' began to be named in The London Gazette. 
In 1726 John Chamberlayne wrote that, while the Lord Chamberlain has oversight of all Officers belonging to the King's Chamber, 'the Precinct of the King's Bed-Chamber […] is wholly under the Groom of the Stole'.
Chamberlayne defines the Groom of the Stole as the first of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber; translating his title ('from the Greek') as 'Groom or Servant of the Long-robe or Vestment', 
he explains that he has 'the Office and Honour to present and put on his Majesty's first Garment or Shirt every morning, and to order the Things of the Bed-Chamber'.
 By 1740 the Groom of the Stole is described as having 'the care of the king's wardrobe'.

The office again fell into abeyance with the accession of Queen Victoria, though her husband, Prince Albert, and their son, Edward, Prince of Wales employed similar courtiers;
but when Edward, prince of Wales, acceded to the throne as King Edward VII in 1901, he discontinued the office.

 

 

[Roy]

20 minutes ago, Paul said:

but when Edward, prince of Wales, acceded to the throne as King Edward VII in 1901, he discontinued the office.

He couldn't give a sh*t

[Sovereign]

if it’s solid gold how the **** they got it out ? 

[RoughDog]

15 minutes ago, Roy said:

He couldn't give a sh*t

It sounds like one expensive pile of sh*t.  Must of saw him coming when he purchased that.

[sovereignsteve]

@Paul

If that history lesson is true, it's brilliant!

[RacerCool]

LOL, this story is gold!

Or:

What a crappy story!

[Paul]

19 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

@Paul

If that history lesson is true, it's brilliant!

google it " GROOM OF THE STOLE / STOOL ", true as far as i can gather

These Royals are just like us commoners dont you know.

[ittle5huggy]

12 minutes ago, Paul said:

google it " GROOM OF THE STOLE / STOOL ", true as far as i can gather

These Royals are just like us commoners dont you know.

It's right... thus the "Privy Council" and "Prime Minister" take from this what you will

[caloundracats]

Those involved have been arrested I believe, according to the news on the radio.

 

[sovereignsteve]

14 minutes ago, Paul said:

These Royals are just like us commoners dont you know.

I know but I don't need my &rse wiping.

[AuricGoldfinger]

I was going to post this story. If it’s solid gold how stupid to allow the general public to use it. If i was left alone with a £1million chunk of gold behind a locked door it wouldn’t be difficult to shave off a few thousand pounds worth, how they stole the whole thing is a mystery.

I wouldn’t mind using it though. Lol.

[ittle5huggy]

Brings a whole new meaning of the goose that laid a golden egg !!!! or in this case laid one in a golden egg

[AuricGoldfinger]

3 min time slot wouldn’t be enough. I need at least 5 times that....or more fibre in my diet....

[ittle5huggy]

2 minutes ago, AuricGoldfinger said:

3 min time slot wouldn’t be enough. I need at least 5 times that....or more fibre in my diet....

With respect you need to read more economic data it'll help getting you moving ... LOL joke etc  

[magpie79]

The police are currently analysing skid marks left at the scene