why is the ROYAL FAMILY in britain not so popular any more?

Question

is it because they spend lot of money? or because they are too conservative? or else? what do you think?

Answer 1

The downturn in popularity reared its head in 1992,The Queen's "Annus Horribilis(horrible year).The divorces of Anne,Andrew,and the separation of Charles and Diana,showed many that the suppossedly close Family Firm was not as close as it seemed. Palace officials lied about the state of Charles' and Diana's marriage,only to be shown as liars by the book Diana: Her True Story. Fergie's flagrant cuckolding of her husband,her even more outrageous spending on clothes and trips added to the problem. And then Windsor Castle caught on fire and the Queen did not think that she was going to pay to fix it,that the people would.And the people were going through some tough economic times and really wanted the Royal Family,who could afford to,to pay some taxes and help fix the Castle.
So economics had a part. In the 1990's,the Royals had to take a cut in who gets paid from The Civil List,The Queen taking care of her family.Charles,who was not on the Civil List because he owns the Duchy of Cornwall was already paying HIS taxes voluntarily,so The Queen had to do the same.Extravagances were cut down.Immediate family who were not on the Civil List were already expected to get jobs;those who had hope of being placed on the Civil List,like Princess Michael of Kent,had their hopes dashed.
Another reason is that some in the Royal Family lost touch with their people. Remember how slow The Queen was to acknowledge the death of Diana? Her advisors needed to be more aware,like then-Prime Minister Tony Blair was aware;people really liked Diana and the Palace seemed so cold-hearted and mean.
Some researchers have said,that too much "daylight" was let in so that reality versus magic could be seen;that is,too much was being told about the goings-on of the Royals. For years,the Windsor clan had sold itself as a happy,united family. At one time,during the reign of George VI and Queen Elizabeth,later the Queen Mother,there was that close family of four;but they had the unifying force of the Queen Mother,who had time to care for her daughters. The Mountbatten-Windsor clan is much more fractured and independent of each other;The Queen was forced to leave the child-rearing to nannies and Philip,who had a hard-scrabble childhood himself,and who's first real home has been with The Queen.The failure of the family to help Diana and Fergie showed what a farce had been sold to the public.
Since some changes have been made,the popularity is up again,but not to the point it was.

Answer 2

I think it is time you did a little research on the Royal Family I think to start with you will find they are still very popular indeed the Money they receive is not for themselves but for the cost of running there households and the Minor royals do not get this it is also a fact that the Queen and other members of the Royal Family pay Tax like the rest of of us it seems to be coming a fashion on here to knock the Royal Family by people who know nothing of what they are talking about and have no knowledge of how hard the Royal Family work

Answer 3

Partly because of the lurid headlines within the past twenty odd years concerning some of the members, such as the Duchess of York, and more recently the 'party' lifestyle of Prince Harry,and the fact that three of the Queen's children have been divorced has, unfortunately, made the Royal Family lose much respect......but, on the bright side, The Queen and Prince Philip are highly revered by many of us Brits (and millions worldwide)
Princess Diana was much loved, and no, there was no 'conspiracy' to have her killed, she died as the result of a high-speed Car accident.

I have always maintained that if some British People really cannot stomach living in the Land of a Constitutional Monarchy, with all the wonderful traditions and heritage that goes with it, then they should pack their bags and emigrate to the Socialist Republican Utopia they dream of.......like North Korea

Answer 4

Without going into accusations of murder as some have I for one think that Princess Dianna was let down by the Royals and Charles in particular. I am not trying to gloss over her faults which must have been well known before the wedding but knowing her insecurities she should have had the support she did not get. for this reason I have never quite forgiven them.
However I would rather have them than some lying poloitician as a president

Answer 5

I like the Royal's becuase:
- They attract a lot of tourists which is good for the economy
- They are a symbol of Britishness, which is slowly being eradicated in the country
- The Queen is Supreme Governor of the Church of England (so head of my religion)
- She only costs each taxpayer £0.64 (about $1.20) a year
- She does a lot of diplomatic work that we do not see

If you are in Britain (but by the sounds of it you are American), watch Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work on BBC1 at 20:00GMT on Monday.
It's an excellent insight

Answer 6

They are popular.

Today we have many other people to watch as well. During the 40's 50's 60's we had just Royalty, The Beetles, Elvis and Cliff.

Today we have Royalty and hundreds of celebrities plus we also have television and the Internet so we can keep an idea on even more celebrities around the world

Answer 7

Because society has changed. We don't respect each other anymore. They are not mysterious figure-heads like they used to be. Newspapers used to not publish salacious stories about the Royals, now they go out of their way to find out stories about them. News isn't slow anymore - with the Internet and mobile phones, it is instant. I think one of the mistakes the Royals made, was to let us into their lives. I don't think we really wanted to see that they are just the same as us.
I am neither pro nor anti royal. For me, they are just there. Celebrity culture has taken over and film and pop stars seem to be more important now.

Answer 8

I think that if a serious study was done, then you would find that the Royal Family is still very popular with the majority of the population of Great Britain...

Answer 9

Because most people realise that this sort of thing is an embarrassing relic of the past that has no place in a modern democratic society especially when British soldiers are dying in Iraq so that those people can have the right to elect their own Head of State which is a right denied to the British people.
The Queen has proved to be capable of the job such as it is by being dull and uncontroversial but the next incumbent has proved himself to be deceitful and treacherous so he may be the one that cannot survive the modernisation of British politics

Answer 10

I did not know that!!!

Thank you for telling me.

Have you told her majesty about it, she will not be amused, I'm sure.

Maybe some of Prince Charles' ways might be a bit old hat, but cannot but admire him for his views over the years, such as: to do with genetically modified foods that he spoke up against and his views on architecture; (first book I ever read) even though it has often made him; as you say unpopular.

Besides all that what did the Romans ever do for us for that matter???