I'm American and don't know a lot about the royal family but I heard some British people want to end the monarchy and have a republic. I like Prince William and Diana was wonderful. As for the rest they are o.k. They are not perfect but people shouldn't have such a beef with them. If people feel like they aren't doing enough in the government Parliment should just give them a little more power. Just make sure they don't abuse it. In America the president has a lot of power but can't abuse it a lot due to checks and balances. I don't think it is fair just to kick them out into the street.
2007-12-01 08:11:17 · 26 answers · asked by nubian princess 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
because people look to authoritive figures to blame & eliminate when they feel their own lives are worthless
2007-12-01 08:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by ξήĢŁĭŞĦ ŗǾşξ ©® ღஐღ 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Yes find a career working in the UK. You could either try working in one of the royal estates or castles or try a military career. It seems pretty much the norm that male royals have spent some time in the military. Now I imagine you want to meet royal women but a royal women's path isn't as clear cut as a male one. However some royals like working in finance or art/history type areas. Another possible career is to work with horses as quite a few royals like horses or architecture which is want future heir Prince Charles likes. To learn more about the royal family read the websites or books written about them. If you have the time and money you could visit the historic castles of Britain or when castles such as Buckingham Palace open in the summer take a tour. If you live in Britain and do good for the community you might get an award or go to a garden party but as I think your from USA I'm not sure your eligible unless you change citizenship. So there is lots of options for you to think about.
2016-04-07 02:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of it is jealous and reading too much modern media. Watching remembrance day commemorations, most of the royal wore medals which were earned in the military. The Queen drove ambulances during the war. The politicians (who send people to war had very few if any medals). Its the politicians that need changing. £40,000 a year rise that's higher than the average wage. Prince Charles, Duke Edinburgh, Prince Andrew and Earl Mountbatten all R.N. active service. The first and last names are very nice people.
People should reserve comment until they have met people they criticise.
Or maybe they are jealous cos H.R.H lives in the biggest and best council house in England.
2007-12-02 04:16:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some think they are the biggest welfare recipients in England and why are they still there after monarchies pretty well disappeared by the end of WW1.
Others are just jealous and wish they could receive a 3 million dollar a year allowance like Prince Charles for doing what mom tells him.
Personally, I have no problem either way. If people are happy hanging on to traditions, so be it.
Mike
2007-12-01 08:22:39 · answer #4 · answered by Mike K 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I'm not British but I've read arguments from them that they take up too much tax payer's money and they aren't modern enough anymore. Which despite my love for the British monarchy ( I love Prince William too :) ) I have to say those are some valid points but yeah I like the idea of giving the Queen more power, kind of like the president in the US.
P.S. Mantrid, we have a class system in America and the saying, "Everyone is equal" is pretty much a wishful thought. Maybe we are equal in the eyes of god or another creator but within the human race we create caste and class systems, prestigious occupations vs. crappy occupations, etc.
So to get rid of the monarch for that reason is irrelevant, you would still have a class system.
I understand the idea that taking up tax payer money and being old fashioned is valid because kings and queens aren't what they used to be and in modern Europe they aren't the glamourous gods and goddesses of centuries past.
2007-12-01 08:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
As a Republican I don't hate the royal family, though I don't like many of them. What I hate is the fact that in a supposed democracy none of us have the right to choose or become the country's Head of State. These people are automatically given status and privilege but many of them don't deserve it and abuse it.
2007-12-03 22:21:43 · answer #6 · answered by daveygod21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just like Americans who hate Bush as a president. There are factions. Some British don't see things the way others do. The same is true of everyone, really.
2007-12-01 15:51:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Completely aware of it and Maybe some citizenry has been unfairly mistreated. Where two sides are incopatible. History tells, Four corners of my blood is superior primoginature. As a person educated at modern times, I apologized for my past family despotic mal mangement.
As a person of modern time, On my business field, I never kick off employees, learning from my granfathers advices, if their are despute among employees, give them right to decide weither to stay or resign, I never interfer but I demand of their service product.
2007-12-02 19:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are foreigners who have taken over the most prominent position in society.
It doesn't matter how brilliant your child is , you know they will never be allowed to become of Head of State because that job always goes to the members of the same family.
People have tolerated the present queen because she is so dull and uncontroversial but when she dies Prince Charled will take over and he has already proven to be deceitful and treacherous so there may be a chance that Britain may dump these people at last and become a full democracy.
2007-12-01 18:10:47 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We believe everyone is equal, but they believe they are better than us. We pay for them, and have done since the beginning of this country. The reason they're a tourist attraction and do good things is because that's the only reason we have to keep them around.
I don't hate any people, but I hate the idea that people can be born into a privilaged position, power and respect should be earned not unconditionally granted.
That's why we should kick the monarchy out, because the very idea of it goes against the values of the people of this country.
2007-12-01 08:33:12 · answer #10 · answered by Mantrid 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
While there is this type of parliament the royalty are safe in their beds.
The Prime Minister has the power of "Queens Privelige" - which means that no matter what people want or vote for, he can do what the hell he likes. (or whatever Washington tells him to do) ...... Iraq, Afganestan, Turkey to join the EU (even though it invaded and is occupying a commonwealth country)
2007-12-01 13:48:23 · answer #11 · answered by John W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋