Let's discuss the Monarchy


Wife and I been on holiday all week but today she's gone back to being a nurse in a department missing over 50% staff and ill be back on Monday helping people with food bank parcels and electricity metres. The world has stopped apparently but the prices, energy metres and empty cupboards haven't.

But thank Goodness for the self elected elite preserving the Queen's genuinley remarkable example of service and humility, not by keeping calm and carrying on and caring for others, but instead policing whether people have sufficient respect in their comments or not, even going so far as reaching out to their employer if found wanting. Mourning their very genuine and not at all dramatised feelings on that traditional place of grief, the Internet. I believe its what Her Majesty would have wanted.
Is that how they’re measuring electricity these days?
 
The only point you have managed to make is that you aren’t happy about the cost of her funeral but you don’t know the cost of her funeral

Bizzare
If that's your argument then you haven't got one.
Nothing bizarre about knowing there's going to be a shit ton of taxpayers money wasted whilst simultaneously being warned of financial doom.
 
Exactly - how’s not the time. In 3 months time it will be - well let’s wait until Charles has died as he waited such a long time…….

Hopefully a few of the other countries will dump him as head of state. He should never have been made head of commonwealth automatically either so hopefully a few countries can question that as well.
The passing of the queen(and any other king/queen for that matter) represents a natural pause in the system of monarchy and an ideal time to discuss the system. The establishment are well aware of this and throughout history have created processess and procedures to ensure that a swift replacement is installed in order that the system continues
I imagine if there was 6 months between death of the incumbent and proclimation of a successor once the intial grief and competative mourning had subsided real questions would be asked
 
The passing of the queen(and any other king/queen for that matter) represents a natural pause in the system of monarchy and an ideal time to discuss the system. The establishment are well aware of this and throughout history have created processess and procedures to ensure that a swift replacement is installed in order that the system continues
I imagine if there was 6 months between death of the incumbent and proclimation of a successor once the intial grief and competative mourning had subsided real questions would be asked
I think in years gone by they did it as quickly as possible to avoid arguments and wars over who should take over the role
What would you deem to be good intentions then?
Now there’s a question which never really needs asking
 
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Pretty clear, given the reaction to the much loved lady's death, that there won't be a republic soon and 1200 years of history will prevail.

The history associated with the monarchy is mind blowing.

Elizabeth II stands alongside historical icons like William the conqueror, Richard The Lion Heart etc. as previous monarchs. Unbelievable really.
 
It's a good post mate and it probably would have broadly described my views to a tee up until a few days ago. However having seen the worldwide reaction to her passing I've got a better understanding now as to the extent of the soft power our Royal Family exert on the nation's behalf around the world. Whether that was attributable to her as an individual or to the position remains to be seen over the next decade or so I guess.

With regards to the funding I think they're probably a net contributor to the economy and even if not doesn't it work out at around 90p per person per year of our taxes that goes to maintaining them? We've probably given significantly more to Matt Hancock's landlord and that ilk over the last couple of years.

I may just be getting swept up in it all and may revert to my pre Thursday views in time but I've seen a different perspective these last few days.
The BBC costs about 50p a day and is a world renowned British institution providing a superb soft power service, but "patriots" get their knickers in a right twist with regards to funding that.
 
Pretty clear, given the reaction to the much loved lady's death, that there won't be a republic soon and 1200 years of history will prevail.

The history associated with the monarchy is mind blowing.

Elizabeth II stands alongside historical icons like William the conqueror, Richard The Lion Heart etc. as previous monarchs. Unbelievable really.
The reaction to her death shows just how much the monarchy is respected
The BBC costs about 50p a day and is a world renowned British institution providing a superb soft power service, but "patriots" get their knickers in a right twist with regards to funding that.
At 200 x more that’s expensive compared to the 90p per years the poster you are replying to mentioned
 
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Harry is his son, so the door will always be open for him, as for his brother not so much.

Harry will come back in a very minor role when his inevitable divorce is sorted .

Not a chance in hell for Andrew coming back in a public role representing the royal family.
 
Go on, say something good about a world renowned British institution providing great soft power. I dare you.
Ok

I think the royal family is a magnificent institution held in the highest respect throughout the globe. The outpouring of grief from every corner of the globe just proves that the whole world has joined us in mourning for a dedicated selfless lady who will be a miss to everyone

As macron said “to the English she was the queen of England, to the French she was THE queen”
 
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I'm absolutely gutted like l, it's my 40th on the 19th and my friends had organised a full day out which will now have to be knocked back people have taken days off etc.
 
Flying back into Heathrow on Saturday. Might have a night in london and come home up home on Sunday if it’s the Monday
 
Ok

I think the royal family is a magnificent institution held in the highest respect throughout the globe. The outpouring of grief from every corner of the globe just proves that the whole world has joined us in mourning for a dedicated selfless lady who will be a miss to everyone

As macron said “to the English she was the queen of England, to the French she was THE queen”
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