Photographs or not, how dare anyone ask the Queen to take off her crown or her cape?
2007-07-13 00:22:35 · 15 answers · asked by Boomer 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Only an ignorant person would even think of saying it.
2007-07-16 03:18:12 · answer #1 · answered by i love my garden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, I'm a republican but I don't think the cause is done any favours by making personal attacks against the royal family. It is precisely because their job is so important (and could be even more important if there was some direct accountability) that we feel it should be under democratic control. Let's dispel a few myths: - The Royal Family make us money through the Crown Estates: The Crown Estates are not owned personally by any members of the Royal Family, they are "defacto" owned by the State and therefore by you and I: the taxpayer. - The Royal Family are a draw for tourists: The most visited palace in Europe is the Palace of Versailles. I rest my case. - Monarchies are more stable than Republics. Is Switzerland falling apart? Is the USA on the brink of collapse? (I'm not arguing that republics are more or less stable than monarchies. I don't think "political stablity" comes into it) - A British President would cost loads a loads of money. As an example the German and Irish Presidents cost less than 1/10th of the cost of our Royal Family - Who wants President Brown. Come on let's have a bit more imagination. If we had a non-executive Presidency we could have a ban on anyone whose been in elected office in the past say - 4 years - standing therefore encouraging people from the arts, sport, broadcasting, business etc.
2016-05-21 07:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who did the asking was 1) an American and 2) used to getting very influential people to do what she wanted.
She did not understand that asking the queen to take off her crown was anything other than say, asking paris hilton to put the dog down. To Americans the queen's crown is just a really flashy hat. To Britons, it is the world.
2007-07-13 00:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by taliswoman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was certainly not a crown. It was a tiara. In fact, it was the 'Girls of Great Britain and Ireland' tiara, which was a gift from unmarried ladies in Great Britain and Ireland to Queen Mary (Queen Elizabeth's grandmother).
I don't think a tiara is necessarily easy to just remove, as there may possibly be pins of some sort holding it on. And, one's hair is dressed in a certain manner if one is wearing a tiara. It's not so simple as merely taking it off.
2007-07-13 02:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by hegottahaveit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crown or tiara,it makes no difference.You don't just plonk a tiara on top of the head,it has to be placed and clipped and the hair done around it.We must,however,understand that it was,after all,just an american,who would not know about this.She is probably more used to snapping the president of her country spitting on the lawn as he was walking across it.Actually,if there is anyone to blame,it is the person or people that set up the photo shoot and getting an american to do it.I am not a religious person but,the expression"cast not thy pearls before swine" would seem to be wholly appropriate.
2007-07-13 16:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I doubt if it was the crown she was wearing, more than likely just a tiara.
She was asked if she would mind removing it because it did not stand out enough to be visible against her official robes.
The Royal Crown in a large item and would defiantly have stood out.
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2007-07-13 02:10:04 · answer #6 · answered by FMAACMSkipppy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 'only' person that should be asking the Queen to take off her crown is the King so he can give her his special crown!☺
2007-07-14 02:54:16 · answer #7 · answered by gone fishing! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just found out it was all a mistake - it never happened. someone edited the film wrong to make it look as though this happened, and now everyone is wondering how? sounds like someone did it on purpose, they will probably lose their job for this. they had to apologise to the Queen.
Tom S - taxpayers do not pay for the Queen's lifestyle - she has her own money and i think she pays tax now as well, although she didn't used to. she is more than just a figurehead and not a toy.
2007-07-13 08:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How dare the queen ask the taxpayers, especially from countries outside of Britain to pay for her pompous and extravagant lifestyle.
She is a toy and a figurehead. Yes the monarchy and Buckingham palace brings in tourist revenue, but why should a Canadian or Australian have to see the queen's portrait on their coins.
2007-07-13 03:20:04 · answer #9 · answered by Tom S 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
like this, queen, would you take off your crown?
2007-07-13 00:33:54 · answer #10 · answered by stubi54 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋