Royals, Is It Just Me?

[Hopkirk]

The more I watch of the shenanigans of them appearing in fancy dress, the more I question the need for it all.

(puts tin hat on)

[Ken4155]

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True, you can always switch over to ITV4:-J

[zebo]

//Will Princess Anne and her daughter Zara get to wear their Olympic medals (Gold and Silver, respectively)? :-)//

Anne didn't win an Olympic medal, she did win the European championship. Her then husband won an Olympic gold medal.

[Ken4155]

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I stand (or sit) corrected, zebo :-)

[Ken4155]

If they do wear them to the funeral, that will be two more medals that have been 'won' rather than the Blue Peter badges many will be festooned with.

[naomi24]

Do the complainers not realise that whether a monarchy exists or not a small group of people are always privileged?

Additionally, I wish people would stop moaning about tv coverage. I don’t watch most of it. It’s not hard to avoid.

Also, to those complaining about the job the reporters are doing, you try finding something to say for hour after hour. It might look like an easy job but it isn’t. They have a lot of time to fill.

[pimplyteen]

By golly, and here we are thinking the Queen ruled.

[Untitled]

i would prefer an elected ceremonial president to selecting the head of state by bloodline alone yes... a president is at least accountable and has a mandate...

if that's unacceptable for cultural reasons then elective monarchies have existed in the past... we could instal one with a bit of tweaking... either that or my personal favourite - selection of the monarch by lottery of the adult population.

[Untitled]

"It might look like an easy job but it isn’t. They have a lot of time to fill."

oh please they talk absolute nonsense... the other week they mistook a protest over police violence for a crowd of admirers... and the coverage of the queue has been basically stream of consciousness

100% confident i could do it ;)