Queen’s attitude to being in a wheelchair, supposedly.

It would have been nice for her to show that ppl with disabilities have her support and that it’s nothing to be ashamed of. As a disabled person life is hard either for us without our queen making us feel we are different and not the same.

Do you not notice that the RF , have involvement with many charities , that is part of what they do.

They cannot be accused of not understanding .they certainly cannot be accused of believing that a persons , ailments or disability are shameful, I am sorry that you believe that.

Bridgeit

With respect , you probably aren’t nearly 100 years old ?

No. I'm not pretending I can still do a job that's clearly too much for me, either.

The Royal family have them selves had various health conditions & disabilities .

By the way, I don’t really like the term ‘Royal Family’
I think ‘the Monarchy ‘ sounds a bit more user friendly.

I use a wheelchair indoors and out, no way am I ashamed,

I love the queen and all she stands for but I do feel it’s time to hand over her royal duties to Charles. He will do a good job and is mobile and has a job to do in the waiting.

What is wrong with a wheelchair? Especially for someone who is still working in her late nineties?

My 8 Yr old grandson now uses a wheelchair following a stroke. He has accepted this with very good grace. Perhaps HM could learn from him and be grateful for all she has enjoyed.

Bridgeit

By the way, I don’t really like the term ‘Royal Family’
I think ‘the Monarchy ‘ sounds a bit more user friendly.

They aren’t the same, though, are they? The monarchy is an abstract concept, the royal family are….well, a family.

Not really an abstract concept, a reality as much as our own families & their histories etc

Grandma 70s , what do you ,would you do with your historic lineage to the point you yourself are now at?

I have been disabled since I was a small child and I dread the thought of using the paraphernalia of disability... wheelchairs, walkers etc. My first walking sticks were tiny and even then I hated using them . I felt like an object of pity. I’m not a royalist but I understand how she might feel and , after all, it’s up to her.

Probably pride is getting in the way when she would benefit from being in a wheelchair

Bridgeit

Not really an abstract concept, a reality as much as our own families & their histories etc

No, the monarchy is part of a political system, the royal family are actual people.

As long as the Queen is of sound mind, she will never abdicate.

hollysteers

As long as the Queen is of sound mind, she will never abdicate.

No, but I think she should retire.

It doesn’t work like that.

Bridgeit

It doesn’t work like that.

But it could....

They get around it by other family members covering more engagements.
The constitution would have to be changed through Parliament, etc

It’s not my business whether she takes to a wheelchair or not. I hope my family and friends don’t decide it’s their business to tell me when they think I should be in a wheelchair.
I spent my early childhood in plaster casts and leg callipers. I don’t know that seeing other people I didn’t know wearing them would have made me feel better.

Bridgeit

They get around it by other family members covering more engagements.
The constitution would have to be changed through Parliament, etc

And...?

And what?

?….?