EGAR Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Can I ask: what is the appeal of having a royal family? I mean they cost alot, cause scandals left right and centre and aren't really good for anything? Or are they? I would like to know your views on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSDFan Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 La La La La La probably one for the Contro forum Sarah Good for nothing in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGAR Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Ooops.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranirottie Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I am a definate Royalist and think it is great to have a Queen plus her hubby and kids but not the everlasting train of hangers on. I think they are good ambassadors for the country,throughout history countries always had a King or Queen.I could go on but i think I am in the minority. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGAR Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 (edited) Yes, but most other countries got *rid* of their royal families and do just as well internationally. Just playing Devil's Advocate here - so please don't lynch me Edited August 5, 2007 by EGAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I think the current Queen does her job very well ( if you view it as a job ) but pretty much the rest of her family are shocking if we no longer had a Royal Family it would not bother me in the slightest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melp Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Couldn't care less about them tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fee Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Couldn't care less about them tbh. Sums up my views pretty succinctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xandra Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Not from UK, but as we also have a royal family here in DK, feel fit to answer. Agree with ranirottie. I feel that somehow a country is just less of a country without royals... However with all the keeping with the times, they've sort of lost some of their magic, which I think is quite sad. And they are in the tabloids faaar too aften. I think they will slowly "die out" with time. At least our queen isn't filthy rich Think my late grandmother had a lot to do with my liking the royal family and their history, as she was mad about anything royal and could recite kings lists all day long. Her dad also used to say hello to a king (don't know which one lol, not THAT interested) everyday when he came riding past where they lived or something. Which was a memory she was very fond of, and I don't think I quite did it justice there oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Not bothered, would sooner have a Scandinavian type Royal family if we are to have one at all, but having said that I recall how very useful it was to have a competent Queen in the days of M Thatcher. At least there was one woman in the country who outranked MT and couldn't get voted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kats inc Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 They do attract a lot of tourism I guess that's one definite bonus.Many many people are fascinated by our Royal Family,especially the Americans. Personally I'm not really that bothered either way and am frustrated by the amount of money they have ie the jewellery they wear etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smirnoff Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I love having a royal family - not that I'd actually go to see them or anything - I'm not a fan in that way. But I do believe that having the system of royal assent does provide an awful lot of stability to the country and I think they are wonderful ambassadors for our country. Lots of people in other countries identify us with our monarch and visits by the royal family really do improve the way people see us. But we do have to remember that they're all human beings and not go into meltdown when they behave the way the rest of us do all the time. But then I think that's because of the way the press and media hype things up. Now that's my bugbear - I think we should definitely keep the royal family but I'm absolutley convinced we should get rid of the press!!!!! Just look at the way it effects the doggy world - if the press didn't jump on the bandwagon and report every sideways glance from a staffy after one solitary dog was pushed into atttacking someone people wouldn't dumping there bull breeds now. Sorry. Rant over. Keep the royals. Diane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheryl33 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 the princes are fit xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yena Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I'm proud to be British and have a Queen. It's all the hangers on that should go, along with the Prime Minister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trallwm farm Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I'm proud to be British and have a Queen. It's all the hangers on that should go, along with the Prime Minister I agree. If we didnt have custom and tradition then all those out of the gutter would assume its there way or no way. Look at America..They still try and recreate a dynasy of us and them but sadly the hood takes over. How many british estates have kids who speak like they lived in America or the West Indies when the furthest they have been is the dole office to report another birth. I think the Royal family are a marker. I dont agree with how some of them behave as they have been taught better and have a responsibility towards thier country but I would still not like to see all the heritage ,art collections etc being ransacked and taken off to people whose only complaint is that they were not born royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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