Are you in favour of the Royal Family?

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DM and I were discussing this last night, she's now in her Eighties and used to really like the Queen (not so much Phillip for some reason) but now really isn't bothered and thinks the RF, as is, should be abolished . I've always been a Republican but I was surprised at DM as she always seemed very pro RF but actually was pro the late Queen.

IMHO it seems so past it's sell by date but I'd be interested to know others opinions.

Why do people give them on the first place then?

Yeah... cut out the middle man (the royals) and give directly to a worthy cause. Makes sense to me.

Because they want to and like doing it.

what does it matter to you? It’s harmless

No.

It’s far from harmless from the point of view of child protection.
What are their parents thinking of ? The Windsor children are fed into the PR machine from birth that’s true ( and wrong) but I expect the oddballs who turn up to the pap walk will shout their name , take photos etc. it’s v v odd. Isn’t Kate a self appointed expert on early years ? How does that fit with pimping out the children ?

Also what a bad look - no doubt flowers and tat being ‘gifted’ to the very billionaires who are bleeding the country dry.
This particular cringe fest does nothing to challenge image of royalists as being a bit dim …

Go and have a lie down, you seem very worked up

Hmm
Any thoughts of your own @MimiSunshine?

Am I angry about the Windsors ripping off the NHS and the dead and charities ?
You better believe I am

The real question is ‘ why aren’t you?’

Nope, not a single one

Not dissimilar to people buying gifts/flowers for their favourite singer. Clamouring to give eg Stevie Nicks flowers (which were binned back stage)

All of those aren't given much traction in the Press. The BBC or The Telegraph/Times are unlikely to start trashing the whole RF.

@Pedallleur It isn’t similar at all to giving to singers - singers etc have achieved something and they aren’t supported by the tax payer and they aren’t above the law etc

This year in particular with the scandal of the Duchys ripping off charities etc and the UK being in a perilous state economically seeing royalists desperate to hand more tat over is utterly cringeworthy .
That is aside for the more serious point of the exploitation of the children , which really is crass

I’m not sure what your point is @Pedallleur re the BBC but they are known cheerleaders for the Windsors . They are in no way objective and many people abandoned the BBC years ago

Although @Pedallleur the Times did work with Channel 4 to research the financial abuses in the Duchys and the illegal housing conditions etc . That surprised me !

@Notachristmaself If you “follow” someone because you admire them, the reason is often complicated. People follow film stars because they like to be seen near them or get a photo opportunity. The reason they know a film star is different but the behaviour towards them is the same. It’s just fandom for a different reason. I simply would not bother to turn out.

I did take some photos once of film stars leaving the Spirit Awards on Santa Monica beach front. We just were out walking around. The problem was, I didn’t know most of them. Dc did and they were impressed!

The people who bring presents and ask children for selfies are probably quite lonely, maybe a bit eccentric. Harmless, but I do wonder if one of them will try to grasp or kiss one of the children one day. Then, that will probably be the end of under-16s meeting the plebs.

Some of the bystanders will be locals who’ve walked over there I guess. They’re unlikely to be turning up with presents.

The Times insight team are excellent investigative journalists who take years painstakingly researching stories. Completely different from.their Royal Correspondents who write acres of boring sycophantic tedious drivel at the behest of the various Palace press offices.

Outmoded and need to be gone

No, and the money used would be far better employed elsewhere. The king has a multi million pound business and the cheek to take from the civil list. The lot of them can fuck right off!

The Times insight team are excellent investigative journalists who take years painstakingly researching stories.

Credit to The Guardian journalists too.

I just wish the rest of the media were less bovine.

The Royal Correspondent is an entirely gruesome breed of correspondent!