A Royal Referendum - How would you vote?

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I know that this wouldn't be how it would work, but please humour me

If there was a referendum where the options were to either keep the Royal Family or get rid (after the Queen dies) how would you vote?

(Ignoring the fact that this isn't how it would work and if Brexit has gone like this, doing a deal with the Royal Family could be just as painful)

I'm genuinely not sure how I'd vote.

I think they are far better representatives / ambassadors of Britain to the world than our politicians

Yes, nothing brings a more positive representation of a country than a prince who associates with convicted paedophiles.

Get rid of the lot of them and all the hangers on.

Keep the palaces and have them open to the public for history etc but it really should all end with Queenie.

I'd keep

Keep, but streamlined.

If we had a presidential-style election for the post I worry about the type of person that would put themselves forward for the job (Boris, for example). I think I prefer the concept of duty rather than naked ambition!

Keep but would streamline them.

Get rid

Get rid of them.

Keep.
The Royal family is part of our history and connect us to our national past

Keep but cut some of the dead wood away (Andrew, his kids, Edward, the michaels of Kent et al).
I have a soft spot the the DofE and the princes and I quite admire Anne’s refusing her children titles

@ChicCroissant, if you have an elected HoS with minimal political power and the salary of a senior civil servant, I can assure you that a career politician like Boris will not have the remotest interest. And the great thing is that you get to choose, they can be impeached, and their term of office is finite.

Get rid

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Get rid after the Queen dies and replace with an elected non-executive President like they have in Ireland, Germany, India, Israel for example.

If you streamline the monarchy then it might be better value for money than an el cited head of state, because then you have elections and keeping the head of state, and security and pension for the previous ones and so on. Keep a lean monarchy, keep the tradition, but get better value for money.

If you streamline the monachy you still dont get rid of Charles and Camilla...

Keep. They generate millions and do a lot of good work.

People can bluster on about them being scroungers etc but I think they've sacrificed a lot. Freedom being one of those things. I'd absolutely hate to live their life.

“ If you streamline the monachy you still dont get rid of Charles and Camilla...”
You would if you streamlines it my way.

Get rid.

After all the events that have unfolded over not just the last few days but over the decades are you still prepared to have the wool pulled over your eyes.
I’m not.
And even though andrew has been told to step down from public duties I’m not happy at having to pay towards His the protection

I like Camilla.

Keep. But I think it should be streamlined to senior royals only. Minor royals should be self sufficient and not have tax payer funding.

Keep.

I'd work them out and me in as Queen.

Every Friday afternoon would be disco day, where we all stop what we're doing and show everyone out groovy moves. Cinema tickets would be capped at £5 a ticket.

A vote for me is a vote for having a right laugh.

Keep

After the queen dies the royal family goes from 30 to 10. That is enough to keep the pomp but at a lower cost.

I don't mind Charles and Camilla. Let's face it they cant do anything. Their role is all ceremonial as it is. All that guff about Hm getting her red boxes every day. She could chuck it all on the fire and it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference. I'd be fine with a very slimmed down monarchy, with one state residence. Get rid of the rest. All their problems are caused by their lives of unearned privilege and sense that they are better than the rest of us due to their birth. The sad thing is how many 'commoners' think the same. That's why people blame Meghan and Fergie for all the RF's ills. They cant believe that the Royals are humans beings, no different from the rest of us, not 'Born to rule'