Man Who Inherited Unimaginable Wealth and Privilege Isn’t Well

Isn’t the point of royalty these days the money tourists bring?

Once these village idiot Royal Fans die off where will the Royals be then? Still doing photo ops in front of naked bushmen out in the Solomon Islands I reckon. They’ll scrounge on.

I think the media play a part by underrepresenting anti-royal sentiment, even more left leaning press seem to permanently be in deference to them.

Air miles Andy and his useless fucking kids still living a jet set life style, whilst living standards are so miserable for so many is bonkers.

I would say that on a dispassionate and purely scientific/ academic level I am mildly pro-monarchy on the grounds that it generally produces the most peaceful and stable outcomes for the peasants, I mean citizens.

I’m not sayings its a perfect system and i’d be very happy to abolish it if we can come up with a demonstrably superior algorithm, i mean system.

One of the best reasons for having a monarchy, in my view, is that you get a good chuckle at those who get really exercised over the whole thing and turn up to royal occasions to shout things like “NOT MY KING!”. That never fails to put a smile on my face.

Andrew’s the only one worth keeping

When the Queen died, someone on here (think it was @LT42 ) posted one of the funniest twitter clips I’ve ever seen - two old birds in tears outside Buckingham Palace ’I can’t believe she’s gone, she was OUR Queen’ etc and then a few mins later the two of them were doing an impromptu sing-a-long for the crowd, complete with hip-hip-hoorays and everything.

I should also mention the entertainment value of the Great British eccentrics at the other end of the spectrum, the hardcore flag waving badged-up guys. They always brighten my day too, the fucking state of them. It’s a sign of a civilised country. You don’t see that sort of thing in Russia.

I’d like to see court jesters make a comeback.

OLB would be a shoo-in.

alistair As someone fairly detached from the Idea of the royal family being useful or necessary, can you explain that for me? What’s the value for what they cost?

When I read the title of this thread, thought it would be about Ed getting a dicky tummy or something

303abuser Don’t encourage him

bosstrabs Lol I was genuinely curious as I see the royals as a complete waste of time and money, but maybe I was missing something as a foreign heathen.

C_J i mean if we’re talking entertainment value, was there anything like the time when fergie got papp’d topless poolside getting her feet sucked off by her financial advisor, and the sound recordings of the current king saying he wants to be the current queen’s tampon. I was only 10 and to this day have not experienced anything like it.

Lads if you ever want to feel GREAT about GREAT Britain, just go and take a walk around Windsor Castle.

It’s unbelievable Jeff.