To have lost interest in the royal wedding because...

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If the council in Windsor wanting to clear homeless out ?

I mean why don't the royal couple open a shelter instead given they are 'humanitarian' ?

When Maa'm shakes off her mortal coil, all will be let loose.

Whatever way you might think about the RF the Queen is above reproach really in the public eye.

But when she is gone, wait for it! Not wishing anything bad for her mind either, just saying.

Charles as King, Camilla as consort or whatever the term is. OMG. He is bonkers sorry but he is. Obviously IMV!

jenny no obviously it doesn't make more in tourism because it doesn't have a monarchy but it proves that it hasnt done any harm. People flock to France for many things, but the Palace of Versailles gets more tourists than all the Uk palaces put together. In other words us not having a monarchy would not stop the tourists from coming, in fact we'd probably get more.

As soon as Prince Phillip dies, the stories which will be published.
I suspect once he goes, the Queen will not be far behind. I think they are like some of those old couples who die of a broken heart.
After some of the revelations about prince Charles in the latest biography, god knows what crackpot ideas & shit stirring he will invoke

jenny no obviously it doesn't make more in tourism because it doesn't have a monarchy but it proves that it hasnt done any harm. People flock to France for many things, but the Palace of Versailles gets more tourists than all the Uk palaces put together. In other words us not having a monarchy would not stop the tourists from coming, in fact we'd probably get more.

France receives the most tourist visits out of any country in the world.

So, it kind of stands to reason that one of the top tourist attractions, situated just a few miles away from a plethora of other top tourist attractions (in the world) is going to receive a lot of, well, tourists.

It absolutely doesn’t necessarily follow that if we abolished the monarchy tomorrow, we get a load more tourists next week.

Maybe not, immediately, but I bet we wouldn't get any less.

I think I read somewhere that Charles and Camilla have separate houses.

I think that is why they are still together. Think about the freedom of that!

Hook up for a trip abroad or whatever. Paid for by us. But anyway.

Charles is bonkers. He really is. I do not know what Camilla ever saw in him, apart from a big legacy for her and her children from his will.

oops sorry. Report, Report!!

I have lost interest in boring, predictable Royal-bashing posts and threads, posted on message forums and social media, by lefties trying to come across as cool and edgy by bashing the Royals.

Yay, good to be cool and edgy. Whereas monarchists are......gullible and sycophantic? I'm sure nobody's really bothered that you've lost interest in "boring, predictable royal bashing" posts, but there's a hell of a lot of boring, predictable wedding fever posts right now. Thank goodness we're not all so gullible to fall for the BS. It's all so boring.

Maybe not, immediately, but I bet we wouldn't get any less.

This site disagrees with you.

www.independent.co.uk/news/people/the-biggest-myth-about-the-queen-her-contribution-to-the-british-economy-10491277.html
And this site does.

There isn't one single scrap of evidence that the royals bring in more tourists. Buckingham palace isn't even in the top 20 of places most visited. It's a myth that's perpetrated to justify their existence.

Charles to blame I agree in big part. also the British establishment and John Majors government who were not kind to her over the divorce.

But never mind that lets just blame the media (though they can and have behaved very badly often) and by extension the public for wanting to know anything about the royals they pay for.

There isn't one single scrap of evidence that the royals bring in more tourists. Buckingham palace isn't even in the top 20 of places most visited. It's a myth that's perpetrated to justify their existence.

Looking at visitors to Royal landmarks alone completely oversimplifies the argument. Did you read the verdict on that site which essentially says the same thing?

or the bit where the ONS itself said the UK welcomed hundreds of thousands more tourists to the uk in Apr 2011 than Apr 2010

DD43
‘Cool, edgy, lefty’?.

Think Republican might be the better word - clear thinking people who recognise that in a Democracy of equals, taxpayers should not be paying to uphold the lifestyle of a privileged wealthy family who call upon the public purse to pay for their every whim and fancy and who expect hard working citizens to kneel and bow to them and suffer continuingly crumbling public services.

Think Republican might be the better word - clear thinking people who recognise that in a Democracy of equals, taxpayers should not be paying to uphold the lifestyle of a privileged wealthy family who call upon the public purse to pay for their every whim and fancy and who expect hard working citizens to kneel and bow to them and suffer continuingly crumbling public services.

THIS ^

John Majors government who were not kind to her over the divorce.

That’s not true actually. John Major was very sympathetic towards her and took her side over her continuing to have an official role post divorce.

Looking at visitors to Royal landmarks alone completely oversimplifies the argument. Did you read the verdict on that site which essentially says the same thing?
The argument is quite straight forward. Royalists love to spout off about the tourism thing. Until we get proof that having a royal family encourages tourists to come here i refuse to believe it. In fact i believe we'd get more without them. All those big empty palaces open to the public.

I wonder what William makes of it all? I would imagine he is delighted for his brother on one level but he must realise he is in the honeymoon phase and he must be worried about letting someone so close to his inner circle, especially someone who could in time spill. To be fair the royals are being asked to let her into the inner circle very very soon when Harry hardly knows her.

I imagine William is feeling relieved he married Princess perfect. Which I can't see Meghan being. I can imagine her spilling the beans when things go wrong. It'll be a disaster IMHO.

I am actually amazed at the complacency of people who accept that we have to keep this one extended family in such obscene wealth, and bow and scrape to them. It's bizarre. I can only think it's a kind of brainwashing, the fact that they've always been there and that somehow the UK needs them. It's wrong on every level. We lose some of our standing and credibility as a democracy having a person as head of state with no merit other than to be born into it.

the royals are being asked to let her into the inner circle very very soon when Harry hardly knows her

Indeed - though no doubt their advisers have thought of that. To be fair, the thing of marrying someone they hardly know goes back centuries, but back then it wasn't possible for every little detail to be blasted worldwide instantly on social media

I've mentioned before what kind of offers she could get as an actress if the wheels fall off, but confess the idea of her doing a tell-all piece hadn't occurred to me ... oh dear

I wonder if the Royals have confidentiality agreements these days? Not that would work with Meghan anyway, they’re unenforceable in the US because they’re unconstitutional.

And can you get US citizenship back if you renounce it?

To be fair, the thing of marrying someone they hardly know goes back centuries, but back then it wasn't possible for every little detail to be blasted worldwide instantly on social media

I dunno. Caroline of Brunswick tho’.

Why does everyone think it'll be a disaster?

She clearly likes the limelight (I am not being rude, being famous comes with being on TV and she clearly sought out that career) so she won't be shocked by having cameras shoved in her face or having all and sundry nosing through her rubbish.

The "job" of being a Royal comes with a lot of charity trips, that's not everyone's cup of tea but she obviously likes doing that sort of thing as she tried to set similar stuff up for herself before she met Harry.

The "job" involves having kids, and she is of an age where, if she wants them at all, she'll want to get cracking.

Harry seems a nice chap, I've seen people on this thread call him Tim Nice But Dim and say he is vulnerable, but he has served in Afghanistan, and is a helicopter pilot, so he must be both tough and clever/skilled in his way. I can see how she would find him very attractive.

Why shouldn't they be very happy? I hope they will be!

Much as I loathe that we have a royal family I hope the marriage does work. Only so the Daily Mail crowd don't have anything to crow about.