which of the Royals would you get rid of?

[Bobbisox]

It would save the country a fortune to get rid of the 'hangers on'
but 1st I would start with Steady Eddie! this halfwit wore a chest full of medals and a uniform at the November 11th memorial service for the fallen of recent conflicts, he was only in the Marines 3 weeks when he cried for Mummy to get him out of there!
I would happily carry on paying my taxes for HRH THE QUEEN and Phil the Greek, well he's an owld bloke now!
Princess Royal, I like her no-nonsense approach!
Charlie because he's next in line, but not the wife!
his two sons, I don't want a Republic see!!
and thats it!!! no more, they will have to go and find a job, maybe in Marriage Guidance

Bobbi

[Bbbananas]

Same as you Bobs - I'd get rid of Ed - a pathetic hanger-on. Don't mind HRH, Philip, William, Harry, and to a certain extent Anne & Charles. The others - get rid - a waste of taxpayer's money.

[Bobbisox]

there will be those who say,OOOH what about the revenue they bring here? bullsh!t! what about the revenue they take out

Bobbi x

[Bobbisox]

Edward is totally meaningless Zac honey

Her Royal Highness, Queen Bobbisox of the North

[funnygirl]

I would get rid of Andy Pandy!!

He is a total waste of space. Al he is interested in is his flying freebies and golf!!!

He has done nothing constructive and says nothing constructive.

[Bobbisox]

good one funny, and I agree!
bobbi

[Daniela36]

Keep the Queen and her hubby (as you say, he's an old man now, bless him), keep Prince William, as I believe he will actually take over fom Her Maj................................ get rid of the rest!

[jake-the-peg]

Why don't you want a republic?

[I.Don No]

which one would I be rid of?....all of them....they serve no purpose......tourists would still visit the usual tourist spots if this country was a republic (that's for those who say they bring in a lot of tourist revenue...look at France...a republic and always full of tourists)

[Bobbisox]

because I like the history of what we have here jtp, that doesn't mean I like the hangers on

Bobbi

[jake-the-peg]

I dare say we could get even more tourists if we installed water slides in Trafalgar square and a go-kart racing ciruit up and down the Mall.

How many tourists it brings in is hardly a basis for a country's constitution is it.

Still if we ditched them Philip would have to go and be King of the sandwich Islands or wherever it is they think he's a God.

That would be a laugh

[Bobbisox]

look at France...urghhhh, it's full of French people
seriously I Don.No, We have the pomp and circumstance to coin a phrase and I like all that, just think they are top heavy

Bobbi

[ato]

Get rid of the lot & put them on Moss Side if they will have them, or send them back to Germany & Greece

[Bobbisox]

what's Manchester done to deserve them ato...LOL
Bobbi x

[Bbbananas]

A lot of them began their days in this country as immigrants, didn't they?
Or am I wrong?

[Bobbisox]

No, Zac, a very constructive point!
Bobbi x

[Barmaid]

The fundamental problem is that we can't stop them breeding just because we don't like them (bit like some of the chavs - eg Ms Stephenson in News yesterday). And we can't get rid just because we don't like some of em (although it worked for the French). I think I am right in saying that only the Queen and Philip take off the Civil List and I think they are worth it. The others receive an annuity from a Parliamentary source, but this is refunded by the Queen. SOme of the "hangers on", work very hard in the sidelines without all the fanfare - the Kents and Princess Alexandra are just two examples.

I have to agree with Zac though. And whilst the tourists would still come, the one thing the Queen does represent and represent it well is our country. She is an international figure of high regard. I am not sure that President Gordon Brown would have the same international respect. The Charities who have members of the Royal family as their Presidents or Patrons hugely value the work that is done on their behalf by the Royals (and having worked at a high level in three major charities, I know that they don't just do ribbon cutting). I think we should keep them. If only on the "better the devil you know" basis, which I accept is a crap argument.

[logic]

I'd get rid of the lot of em,