How the Royal Family might change with Charles (then William) as Monarch?

jacqrose ...they call it democracy because it happens to be one.
If the monarchy does streamline itself pretty soon, then there will be no call to be a Republic. If they are canny then they will
Make many changes.

Slinks off to lick her wounds

Or, not.

I swear, some days it's like primary school.

I can and do recognise humour regularly when I meet it Alegrias but haven’t met it in your posts yet.
I expect we shall both survive the loss.?

Never mind Lemon, many of us will remember Jean. Maybe even the same set of people who can recognise humour when they read it.

No Aleg I don’t remember Jean. However your joke fell flat.
I hope the Scottish people don’t vote for independence, but if they do I expect we shall muddle on without them somehow.

William was well known at the local chippy when he went to Uni in St A. It was up the road from my friend's house. I believe McD was favoured as well.

All the titles and honours they award themselves, it's so ridiculous. The monarchy is unlikely to change in any meaningful way until the media in this country becomes more independent and that seems unlikely too. So whether it's Charles or William doesn't matter. It suits those in power, the government and media, to keep the status quo. And they call this democracy

ixion

Just how much would Prince Charles and, increasingly perhaps, Prince William have to 'give up' in an attempt to modernise the Monarchy?
How 'like us' would we like them to become?

Interesting thought ixion ?
I think we would all have differing views on that, and a few on GN would like to see them queuing up at the chippy and waiting for a bus I expect.?
I would like to see modernisation from them to include only
Money from the public purse going to the immediate RF, as in
Charles and Camilla and William and family.Nobody else.
Two ‘great houses’ to be kept, one Buckingham Palace and then either Sandringham or Balmoral, any others to be transferred to the NT or similar, and preserved for visitors.
That would be a start.

Oh thanks Lemon. I didn't know that ...

But since we were being light hearted, I was making a joke that after independence, should that blessed day ever come, the Queen might want to be more associated with the Scots side of her family than the other side. You know, a joke?

We're not going to get into that English vs British debate again are we? Remember Jean from LBC.

You can be Scottish and British you know Alegrias. In fact you already are, as is the Queen.

Well if they put me in charge people will be allowed dual nationality Call. Not much chance of that happening though!

I think there is a belief that if (when? ) we get independence then we become a republic at the same time. Unfortunately I think that's a step too far just now, so the Queen will still be the Queen of Scots.

Won't people be allowed dual nationality, Alegrias?

I hope all my Scottish friends don't move north of the border again!

Well, here in Scotland anyone who wants to be thought of as Scottish is very welcome to come and stay. And since she's our Queen too, she can come and visit her own house any time she likes. Perhaps she'll give up her British nationality though, since her mum was Scottish of course.

Please can anyone tell me what will happen to Balmoral if Scotland gains independence?
A tax on second homes? Limited residence rights each year? Just curious (and ignorant!)

Balmoral was bought in 1855,
Sandringham was bought 1862

The Queen has reached a good age but she isn’t that old.

Or Burger King

They could each choose to be known as King Arthur. That would make it interesting.

(Charles Phillip Arthur George and William Arthur Phillip Louis)

I think they are given the choice of how they want to be named Granny23. Apparently when the Queen’s father died, she was asked what name she wished to be known by and she said “My own, of course”.

Expect Charles will be King Charles, and Will will be King William.

Both nice and regal.

ixion

What about the Big Houses/Castles/Palaces, their long term futures?
Should the Monarch stop gifting houses to family? (Gatcombe, Anmer, Frogmore, KP, St.James' P, Royal Lodge.......?)

The RF make use of 19 homes these are fully funded heavily subsidised by the tax payer. So not theirs to give to family, Plus there is around the clock security. So if we had an elected Head of State what's the RF is theirs to keep so Balmoral and Sandringham I think. The rest we keep. By the way Balmoral and Sandringham were bought from surplus of the extra money given so if RF had enough to buy these two surely given too much.

Thanks Merlotgran and Annie, that’s what I thought.

A good proportion of people just have no assets of any worth (inc housing) and nothing to pass down and therefore nothing for people to inherit.

Brilliant, many a cat ,dog etc have thankfully benifted from this kindness
Sadly on the odd occasion ones money can end up with a person whom it most definitely was not intended for?

Bridgeit

Have any of you out there inherited a home/ house from your families? Have you perhaps be left a small or large fortune, you know the sort of thing , something that you yourself didn’t earn, build, buy etc.....
I ask out of curiosity.

No. What I've got, I earned.

No children, so its going to the Dog and Cat home.

Have any of you out there inherited a home/ house from your families? Have you perhaps be left a small or large fortune, you know the sort of thing , something that you yourself didn’t earn, build, buy etc.....
I ask out of curiosity.

Yes Merlot