Trooping the colour booing

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AIBU to think this was well deserved?

Kate can glower at people as much as she wants but the monarchy is a rotten institution and people are getting more and more annoyed by it

As opposed to someone born in poverty with poor quality health care and schools and few financial opportunities. Reckon they're as mapped out as much tbh

Actually, you discredit yourself by not researching the scale of food poverty affecting UK children. Here's a recent starting point. Go away and do some reading BBC News - Record 9.3 million facing hunger, says charity
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xeyx7x75eo.

Yes, those of us who are morally opposed to the monarchy are just jealous, hey?

I pointed out the absolute irony of this gross display of wealth happening on the anniversary of the Grenfell disaster because it just shows how far gone this country is. Grenfell was a disaster that affected the poorest in society. The victims are still fighting for justice and the anniversary was largely ignored, while the billionaire king and his family drive around central London in gold carriages and expect the masses to fawn over them.

And the 3.8 million facing food insecurity and hunger?

Where have I said I support Farage? It’s fair to say that if I don’t like the royals, I’m also opposed to his views.

Your individual experience speaks for nobody else.

Yep this. There are opportunities and appropriate times and ways to voice your dissent. Booing children who have no say and no control is absolutely a dick move.

Exactly. OK, it's nominally the monarch's birthday parade, but it's so much about the serving soldiers and it's an incredible spectacle with superb music, horse choreography, marching in formation and general national celebration.

It's a phenomenal performance by any standards and is shown across the world. If anyone told me how much tax I pay towards the monarchy I'd say the T the C is ample reward from my pov! Compare it to a big outdoor event or theatre trip - how much does going to those cost?

I think the booers are stupid, philistine and just an embarrassment to themselves.

Going and booing at an event achieves nothing. There are things you can do with your time that make a real difference - that isn't one of them.

The monarchy have brought a huge amount of money into this country. Much more than they've cost us. They employ a huge number of people. Yes, there are problems. But let's hope Andrew is a precedent of the bad apples getting what they deserve.

The royals are incredibly hard working, and although they get to attend posh events etc, they actually have very little choice with what they do with their lives. Those children are not privileged, they have no choices at all. They wear what they're told, do what they're told. George is about to be sent away to school. It's awful.

How about Charles honours the troops who serve him and gives up some of his wealth to help with funding them?

Oh my heart does bleed for George. Set to inherit billions, attending a school that charges hundreds of thousands a year to attend. How awful for him 🙄

We tried having a Republic. It was a disaster. Centuries ago I realise. All you end up doing is replacing one King with another but called something else.

So we have a Royal family. They are very rich. Some of it is owned by the State. Some is personal wealth. But you cannot have a poverty stricken Head of State. They represent us here and to others abroad.

As to the booing. I think it immature to be honest. And probably reflects badly on any argument about dismantling the Royal family more than it promotes it.

Charles I think wants and recognises the need to have a much reduced family. And one that works. I think we could have more say in how much work they do. And make them work a bit more than they do. Bar Anne. Who does it anyway.

You're misunderstanding. It's not just about the king. It's about the personnel who take part and take huge pride in this tradition.

It's childish and simplistic to think that all these things are about a 'billionaire king'. They much more than that to a lot of people.

Troops can be honoured without the king inserting himself into the conversation.

Well that’s not true

Shall we get rid of them and shoot ourselves in the foot again like the 20% on private schools

Its all very short sighted

‘ Recent attempts to measure the size of the impact of the royal family on UK tourism have estimated the capital value of UK monarchy as a business to be £67.5 billion (up from £44 billion in 2012) and the annual contribution to the UK economy to be £1.766 billion.

https://www.regionalstudies.org
Impact of the UK Royal Family on tourism - RSA Main

Honestly she isn't stupid, she married into the royal family and must know there are those who don't agree with having a monarchy. If she's not amused then that's on her.

I'm just glad they didn't do it around our troops and the horses.

Were you this mad about all the nonce enablement?

It just baffles me, with the horrible problems facing the UK and the world, that some people choose to focus on the monarchy as a major problem. It's really not - unless you are petty and feel actual jealousy of people in carriages and children going to posh schools. It's so small-minded.

The constitutional system is not a problem unless you're a small-minded and resentful...er person. There are real problems out there to expend your energy on.

I have no issues with any form of non-violent protest against the institution of the monarchy.

It's for the Royal parents concerned to consider whether it's appropriate for the younger Royal children to attend. It can only be for PR reasons that they take them, I can't imagine the smaller children want to see the whole of TOTC which is a very long, drawn out ceremony.

Personally if they want to avoid the young children witnessing negative crowd behaviour I think they should leave them at home for the ceremony and then let them join the balcony waving bit at the end.

There is an argument that as they get older they will need to learn to navigate public hostility, assuming the monarchy does endure - George is nearly 13 - he should be old enough to understand that not everyone is pro-Royal without taking it as a personal insult.

Agree
interesting to get many different views.

60% still don’t agree with you though OP

So you genuinely see no issue with them having virtual immunity from all crimes, billions that they’re piling up, and parading through the streets in gold carriages while children starve?

Oh do stop going on about children starving - one has nothing to do with the other.

I guess we could solve all our problems at a stroke by having a president.

I mean, presidents never do anything outrageous, wildly expensive or embarrassing, do they?

I absolutely loathe the royal family and would strip them of any titles and privileges immediately, if it were up to me. If they insist on parading the children around like show dogs, they will have to put up with understanding that they are not beloved national treasures.

Aha! That old chestnut.

It's one of the reasons I roll my eyes at republicans - they despise most of the population. When they come up against people with different views, it must be the old Kool Aid again...yawn.