Royal Referendum : 1 word answer

[Justjackie]

This isn't a royal family bashing thread..just interested to know how people would vote once the Queen has died and the was a vote on whether to keep the royal family or not.. a simple yes ( to keep ) or no.

Well I hope your right. I hope it’ll be continuation of the gradual slipping of relevance but I doubt it, and I still think a referendum would be decisive. Especially as this touches on religion and belief. I’m not religious myself but I understand religion is important to people with a faith and I’m not sure that (what some might see as) an arbitrary decision in a referendum would change their belief. Thus ‘the monarchy’ would still have a following. Fortunately a referendum on this seems vanishingly unlikely 😅 as an aside, I’m not sure why you consider loyalty to the monarchy a niche or minority interest with all the problems going on in Northern Ireland with the border/s or lack thereof.

Divisive not decisive

It won’t be the same once Philip and the Queen are gone. However at the moment I think the monarchy is still a positive thing for the UK even with all scandals. Once it becomes just a burden I think we will have to make a decision whether to continue with it. It’s yes from me at the moment at least.

No

Yes

Time it right in relation to the Queen's death and Charles's succession/coronation, and one minor gaffe or revelation about some new and mildly unsavoury aspect of his past, or his finances, or Prince Andrew's alleged sex with a trafficked underage girl to come back into the headlines because he's subpoenaed or charged,...

Once the Queen dies, Charles will
fire, exile and/or demote Andrew so fast it will make our collective heads spin. He won’t get dragged down by him. I wonder where he will put him?

I mean, I’d love a republic, but I doubt Charles will allow his brother to be the catalyst.

However at the moment I think the monarchy is still a positive thing for the UK even with all scandals

I think its image is taking one of the biggest poundings for a long while. Probably since Diana died.

Why do you think it's a positive?

Nope

CathyorClaire I think it is probably the Queen that garners respect across the globe. Whenever she goes I think the monarchy will really be in trouble. Charles isn’t the prat he used to be but I’m not sure he can pull it off.

@newstart1234

Well I hope your right. I hope it’ll be continuation of the gradual slipping of relevance but I doubt it, and I still think a referendum would be decisive. Especially as this touches on religion and belief. I’m not religious myself but I understand religion is important to people with a faith and I’m not sure that (what some might see as) an arbitrary decision in a referendum would change their belief. Thus ‘the monarchy’ would still have a following. Fortunately a referendum on this seems vanishingly unlikely 😅 as an aside, I’m not sure why you consider loyalty to the monarchy a niche or minority interest with all the problems going on in Northern Ireland with the border/s or lack thereof.

Your ‘insights’ are deeply odd. Do you imagine NI to be a matter of the Queen vs the Pope, two figureheads at loggerheads, or something equally bizarrely ill-informed?

No

Yes

No

Still more people on here don't want a monarchy than do!

I also wonder if the Oprah interview will make a difference to peoples reactions?

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

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No once the queen died

No

@Justjackie

I also wonder if the Oprah interview will make a difference to peoples reactions?

Nope I still want the monarchy.

I have asked MNHQ to enable the voting thingy on this thread (someone said it may have to be moved to AIBU for that to happen.
I won't have to stay up overnight hand counting them! 🤣🤣