If the UK decided to abolish the monarchy what should we do with the royal family?

Answer 1

sell them on ebay!

Answer 2

The Monarchy has already been abolished. As from 1st December 2009, under the Lisbon Treaty, we are Subjects of the European Union now and so is the Queen. She has no power now at all whatsoever. The Labour government discussed whether to give a speech telling the nation about the Queen's new position but apparently they decided to keep it quiet. They are keeping the Royal Family on just for the 'show' of it because it earns a lot in tourism. Otherwise, yes, the Royals would just have to get a job like the rest of us.

Answer 3

If we ever did away with the institution of the Monarchy then this country would enter into a Civil War ----its not a subject that could be achieved by a vote.
To remove the royal family to "somewhere else " is not an option to extremists because they could always return.
Therefore, it would take a revolution to remove the Monarchy and if you study your history revolutions are always accompanied by a bloodbath.
As far as I am concerned the Monarchy with all its faults is far superior to a Civil war or a bloodbath. You dont discard 100 years of history lightly.
Apart from that, most dicators have far more power than the Queen ever did and use them far more indiscriminately.

Answer 4

Legally the Queen has much of the possessions within the palaces.
The trouble is do we really want a President? Has France benefited because of its presidency? Each president (François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac) have been accused of corruption and abuse of office but always enabled to be above the law. President Clinton the same. And how will we stop the country being run by a dictatorship?

The monarchy has stopped this from happening over the last 300 years, which Thatcher and Blair I am sure would not have objected to, had it served their interests. Both have been forced out of office constitutionally but look at the African presidents who have overstayed their welcome and become brutal to their subjects.

Answer 5

I wonder if some people here want to abolish the monarchy or descend into communism.

Seeing as they're still stupidly rich without any of the taxpayers money, they'd still go on living the same old life, just without any official functions, etc. To strip them of their assets would be abhorrent, not least because it's completely illegal to just take people's money away*, but also because it'd be so bloody communist.

*Yea, before anyone even thinks of bringing the tax argument up, not only do they pay tax these days, but they pay more into the treasury through excess income (which they make through their own investments and land holdings, etc) than they are paid in taxes, so it would hardly be a valid point.

Answer 6

Well they own Balmoral and Sandringham (as opposed to Buckingham Palace, Holyrood House and Windsor Castle which belong to the state) and the law says you can't just strip them of their possessions.

However, at this point in the time the Republican movement is small but very vocal and getting rid of the Royal family would have to be put to a referendum. None of the major political parties are republican so forget it for the present.

Answer 7

They'd probably go to Canada. They have plenty of other countries, after all.

Answer 8

Give them the Tsar Nicholas treatment...

Answer 9

Let them have one of their houses to live in

Answer 10

Move them to a council estate in Birmingham

Answer 11

stick the queen and Philip in an old folks home. Stick the rest of them in high rise council flats. I'm sure the neighbours would make them very welcome