Trooping the colour booing

Yes, I remember this. One man just said something polite like "What did you know about Andrew, sir?" and shortly afterwards Andrew lost his large house, sub-letting cottages, honours, titles, etc.

I think public demonstrations really rattle them. Charles took decisive action on Andrew when people shouted at him about it on a walkabout. They are sensitive about it as they know it’s all indefensible really and they are onto a very good thing.

I don’t know. But my teens and their friends are supremely indifferent. Does anyone know any royalist under 20?! Things can change if the will is there.

Surprised you can hear it with your head so firmly up the arses of people that couldn't give a flying fuck about you

Well, I guess that one way of viewing it, is as extremely important feedback.

As Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth understood, the monarchy exists in its current state only at the behest and good will of the people.

They've been given the feedback that okay, lots of people like the expensive soap opera, but an increasingly vocal minority dislikes it sufficiently to get off their chuffs and go and protest against the institution, at the very limited forums for direct feedback available to them.

All three children are old enough to be involved in a discussion (age appropriate of course), about the privileged position they enjoy, why they enjoy it, and why it could be jeopardised if it became sufficiently unpopular.

If they don't wish their children to be potentially exposed to a negative reception of the monarchy in the future, they might want to withdraw their children from such events. Of course, then they'd miss out on the 'cute wee kiddies' premium goodwill payout, and people might feel freer to express their anti-monarchy sentiments at them. . .

Who even cares enough to turn up and watch because they like them so much never mind going all that way just to boo?

Hopefully it will, even though it may take time.

I don’t think the youngsters will keep them around

@JuliettaCaeser how will they be removed?
Referendum? Revolution? Or will the government remove them?
The state owns a lot of properties and their contents, but the RF also have plenty of their own money and possessions. Would those be confiscated?

They are toddlers stamping and wailing. Their booing will change nothing.

But there is no referendum available at the moment. People have the right to protest and we should applaud that right.

for anyone unaware, at the Coronation, Graham Smith (Republic CEO) and his team had been liaising with the Met for months beforehand, telling them exactly where they’d be and even what their placards would say, and were given the go-ahead. On the morning itself, before they’d even started, six of them were arrested for “going equipped to lock on” — the items in question turned out to be ordinary luggage straps for carrying placards. Two more were arrested later, bringing it to eight in total. They were held for 14-16 hours and only released, without charge, after the coronation was already over, so they never got to protest at all. The Met later said they regretted it, but legal action against them is still ongoing.

I’d just like to add support for the Republic protests in line with what other posters have said.

There’s no vote on whether we have a monarchy, so turning out to protest in person or writing to your MP are some of the only direct ways people have to register that view — it’s not about spoiling anyone’s day out, it’s about visibility.

Worth remembering too how much of what we now know about the institution — the finances, the conduct — has only come to light because of people like Norman Baker and Andrew Lownie, who’ve spent years meticulously researching and publishing what the Palace would rather stayed hidden. Without that work, and without protest, and without Trump (who authorised the release of the Epstein files which put in the public domain info about A-MW and Mandelson AND how government officials turned a blind eye) the public conversation would be a lot thinner than it is.

Hear hear x100. My own youngsters (early 20s) and their mates find the whole RF thing utterly ridiculous. I think the unquestioning, forelock tugging, sycophantic fans are gradually dying out and it’s a very good thing.

I think “spoiling it for everyone”is quite a childish way of looking at it. The Royal family is not like a benign pastime that some enjoy and some do not. They are emblematic of a class system that many reasonably question. They are outrageously wealthy on the back of being royal. Both Charles and William have amassed billions from related business interests duchy of Cornwall etc that arguably should be shared with the rest of us. And now we find they are subject to different rules and have covered up disgusting behaviour by one of their own ( vile Andrew) which is the icing on the cake isn’t it.

I used to be indifferent and think it was quite nice to have a royal family but now I find the whole thing quite sickening.

I don’t think the youngsters will keep them around.

I don’t think the protesters spoiled it for anyone. I completely respect their right to protest, and I see their numbers growing year on year at these events. They should not be kept away.

That’s just your opinion. Other people feel differently. That’s called living in a civilised democracy. No need to be so rude.

But what about the fact that you spoil it for those who ARE in favour of the monarchy?
You are then spoiling the whole occasion and it’s so selfish.
Whether or not we have a royal family can definitely be the subject of a referendum.

It really isn't. There is no reason that the RF should be 'protected' from legitimate protest. If I object to something, I protest so that it will be noticed by the people responsible. In this case, it's in front of the entitled idiots who think they are better than me when all they do is grift. William as King will be the death of the CoE at this rate, too.

@Gallowayan But the time and place to do this is outside Parliament.

The royal family can fuck off. They are not a great institution they are a disgrace and an embarassment to this country. I cannot belive that you seriously think we should continue to enable their shit show.

@celticnationsmore a day out to see pomp and circumstance and colour and pageant which is part of our British history

Stay away if it’s not your cup of tea as it’s not compulsory

But completely selfish to spoil it for those who do enjoy it.

We the public are only now finding out about all of this but our most senior politicians knew a lot of what was going on - and found it acceptable apparently.

Some of it was dug up by diligent and much to be applauded journalists but we're now finding out more thanks only to third party document dumps.

We can surmise senior politicians connived but any confirming evidence remains firmly sealed.

The convenient 65 year veto on the UK's TE documents needs to be revoked.

"A day out to see the Royals".

Sounds like a trip to the zoo.

Each to their own.

Inverted snobbery is equally as bad as the other kind. It stops aspiration, it impacts how people speak, for fear of being accused of trying to be something better.

@MulberryBrandy you've been busy on google!
That piece of news must have made you so happy.

Wonder what the sanctions were 🙄