The British Monarchy

[bluenova]

Dubious as in you don't agree with them I assume? I found two that said they brought in more than they cost. They weren't hard to find, sure some we be slanted to say they don't. But we are where we are , I don't think they are as popular as they were , but the King and Will and Kate are very popular. Always get lots of support, with only a few protests.

No - dubious, as in they don't stand up to more than a cursory reading. As I said, they include things that they are custodians of on behalf of the state (which should be the people), but still keep huge amounts of money that they generate. They also attribute masses of tourist income, which wouldn't go away if they had less money, and may well increase if their properties were more open.

I don't doubt they're popular, but as my comment said, we'd get the same benefits if we ensured they were just very rich, rather than unimaginably wealthy.

 

[M18CTID]

I like them, I think they do a great job and bring in more money to the country than they cost.

My stance is more neutral than that but just to take that point, France hasn’t had a working monarchy for over 200 years yet they still get more tourists than every other country in the world and many of those will be visiting the places of interest linked to their monarchy. That shows that it’s a myth that you need an active Royal Family to attract tourists. If they got binned off tomorrow, Buckingham Palace would still get millions of visitors every year. In fact, it might even attract more visitors than it does now as they’d be able to fully open it up to the public.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

My stance is more neutral than that but just to take that point, France hasn’t had a working monarchy for over 200 years yet they still get more tourists than every other country in the world and many of those will be visiting the places of interest linked to their monarchy. That shows that it’s a myth that you need an active Royal Family to attract tourists. If they got binned off tomorrow, Buckingham Palace would still get millions of visitors every year. In fact, it might even attract more visitors than it does now as they’d be able to fully open it up to the public.

France gets more tourists for other reasons would be my take. It's scenery and weather?

 

[M18CTID]

France gets more tourists for other reasons would be my take. It's scenery and weather?

Of course mate. There will be various reasons, just like here - look at the amount of Americans who visit the Lake District! But their royal palaces attract shit loads of visitors, as do ours.

Edit: @BrianW has got in a few hours and already made the same points that I have!

 

[carlosthejackal]

 

[lloydie]

Parasites.

 

[Blue and true]

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£11m of our own money. These cunts are especially good at robbing the British public, and not much else.

 

[Blue and true]

Parasites.

The very definition.

 

[carlosthejackal]

 

[Lowtower]

I like them, I think they do a great job and bring in more money to the country than they cost.

Boot licking at its finest.

 

[Phil1]

Boot licking at its finest.

Apart from the noncing and taking money off a cash strapped NHS and casual racism they’re the best..

 

[Lowtower]

Apart from the noncing and taking money off a cash strapped NHS and casual racism they’re the best..

They are mate.

Jimmy Saville was also a big fan of our King Prince Charles too, loved a good ol chin wag with him and Lady Di

God save the Queen

 

[KS55]

France gets more tourists for other reasons would be my take. It's scenery and weather?

Yes but if we got rid of the royals our weather would improve immeasurably as their German space lasers were switched off.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

The monarchy needs to get back to basics. Chopping a few heads off would be a good start - might as well start with the republicans on this thread.
Then they need to start intermarrying with European royalty like the good old days so they can avoid mistakes like Meghan and Diana. If Andrew was married to some fit European princess he wouldn't have produced such ugly daughters and would probably be less interested in shagging kids.

 

[urban genie]

Apart from the noncing and taking money off a cash strapped NHS and casual racism they’re the best..

To be fair at least they have stopped locking their relatives in mental asylums for having medical condition such as epilepsy

 

[BrianW]

European royals were noted for their good looks. Here we have Charles II of Spain.

(What happens if you have bad genes and keep marrying your cousins.)

 

[Cheer Up Peter Reid]

Perhaps already discussed, but I believe they are exempt from Inheritance and Capital Gains tax. Inheritance tax I kind of get (kind of), but CGT, why shouldn't they pay their fair share?

Charles could always max out his ISAs. Or perhaps, the threat is that they would be forced to move to move to the Cayman Islands. Here hoping!

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

European royals were noted for their good looks. Here we have Charles II of Spain.

(What happens if you have bad genes and keep marrying your cousins.)

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And this is the picture they wanted us to see. He probably looked much worse in reality.

He also struggled to eat, swallowed food without chewing it properly and had severe learning disabilities.

Historian John Langdon-Davies "...from the day of his birth, they were waiting for his death"

Why did the Habsburgs marry their cousins?

Because other royalty had proved you couldn't breed between brother and sister.

Tutankhamen was even more inbred and married his half-sister.

 

[Mike N]

The Royal Family think they are where they are because God willed it. They must be laughing their balls off at the fact we have allowed this nonsense for so long.

 

[johnny crossan]

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Parasites.

£11m of our own money. These cunts are especially good at robbing the British public, and not much else.

Boot licking at its finest.

Apart from the noncing and taking money off a cash strapped NHS and casual racism they’re the best..

The monarchy needs to get back to basics. Chopping a few heads off would be a good start - might as well start with the republicans on this thread.
Then they need to start intermarrying with European royalty like the good old days so they can avoid mistakes like Meghan and Diana. If Andrew was married to some fit European princess he wouldn't have produced such ugly daughters and would probably be less interested in shagging kids.

To be fair at least they have stopped locking their relatives in mental asylums for having medical condition such as epilepsy

Perhaps already discussed, but I believe they are exempt from Inheritance and Capital Gains tax. Inheritance tax I kind of get (kind of), but CGT, why shouldn't they pay their fair share?

Charles could always max out his ISAs. Or perhaps, the threat is that they would be forced to move to move to the Cayman Islands. Here hoping!

And this is the picture they wanted us to see. He probably looked much worse in reality.

He also struggled to eat, swallowed food without chewing it properly and had severe learning disabilities.

Historian John Langdon-Davies "...from the day of his birth, they were waiting for his death"

Why did the Habsburgs marry their cousins?

Because other royalty had proved you couldn't breed between brother and sister.

Tutankhamen was even more inbred and married his half-sister.

The Royal Family think they are where they are because God willed it. They must be laughing their balls off at the fact we have allowed this nonsense for so long.

Are you all in a Whatsapp group?