Poor baby - run home to mummy!

That's right MayBee he was ridiculed for years.

Welcome back Urmstongran.

Grany, why do you always write billboards with a capital letter? Am I missing something?

I’m not having a go at you, it’s a genuine question.

Teacheranne

Grany, why do you always write billboards with a capital letter? Am I missing something?

I’m not having a go at you, it’s a genuine question.

I guess because Teacheranne Billboards around the country to debate having a monarchy it's significant and deserves a capital letter.

Thank you maddyone! ?

Grany I would worry greatly at the ability of the great British Public to elect a President with all the qualities you see to think the person would have - the record of electing Prime ,ministers is not that great is it? I know they are not directly elected by the electorate but by the MPs and party members but the leader of the main parties has a big bearing on which party is more popular.
Again it would become a follow the money contest. If you believe that a President would not have several residences you have your head in the sand - the Prime minister has more than one! Most presidents have several ‘homes’ at their disposal.
The RF does pay tax and the income from a number of properties goes to the State. Besides which they do give people employment.

Welshwife A uniquely British president would have one official residence and an office there is no need for more as RF have.

RF have 19 homes that are publicly funded or heavily subsidised have round the clock security costing over £100 a year that is not accounted for in their annual financial report.

Queen pays tax voluntarily No hereditary tax No capital gains tax or corporation tax on Duchy

Security Costing over £100 million a year

"I would worry greatly at the ability of the great British Public to elect a President with all the qualities you see to think the person would have"

When I read things like this I tend to interpret it as implying that the British can't be trusted with democracy

I live by a very wealthy family and they pay their own security etc. Surely it's not that unusual. Why are we still subsidising the RF?

JaneJudge

I live by a very wealthy family and they pay their own security etc. Surely it's not that unusual. Why are we still subsidising the RF?

That's what people may ask question debate monarchy with Billboards

Grany why don't you step down from your soapbox and give it a rest for a while.

lemsip

Grany why don't you step down from your soapbox and give it a rest for a while.

this is rather rude, I think you should apologise

Why? She has been going on and on about the Royal Family just as if she was on a soap box.

what did it look like?
lots of very wealthy families pay for their own security, people moan enough on here about people on universal credit, 'these young people with loads of stuff' who can't afford a tin of ham
why are the royal family getting so much money whilst people in social care are scrimped on expected to pay for their dinners out of 42p

We're lucky to have them JaneJudge. Apparently.

JaneJudge

what did it look like?
lots of very wealthy families pay for their own security, people moan enough on here about people on universal credit, 'these young people with loads of stuff' who can't afford a tin of ham
why are the royal family getting so much money whilst people in social care are scrimped on expected to pay for their dinners out of 42p

Yes agree it's very unfair though some people don't want criticism of the RF

JaneJudge

lemsip

Grany why don't you step down from your soapbox and give it a rest for a while.

this is rather rude, I think you should apologise

Thank you JaneJudge this is a thread about RF so we can have opinions

Anne called her daughter Zara, Anne’s lady in waiting was
Shan Legge-Burke, mother of Tiggy and Zara

What's a lady in waiting? ?

What?! You don’t have one Grany?
You are most welcome to discuss the monarchy / republicanism on the Royal Chat thread.
I tried to resurrect it the other day, starting with my own thoughts, but only Maddyone replied

I missed that Fanny sorry

Grany

What's a lady in waiting? ?

Me

I'm waiting for DH to make my coffee.

Ps after that I shall become Lady of the Bedchamber

ie I shall go and change the bed linen and stick the dirty ones in the washing machine.

Callistemon

Ps after that I shall become Lady of the Bedchamber

ie I shall go and change the bed linen and stick the dirty ones in the washing machine.

Resist all attempts to make you a Lady of the Stool Callistemon it's nothing to do with something you sit on.
(I assume there was one there was a Gentleman )