Ch4 Dispatches tonight about Royals making money

icanhandthemback

I don't like the current Royal in charge but I am in favour of royalty overall. I just think a President will open the doors to the likes of Trump and his ilk particularly as a country we appear reluctant to vote. However, I do think there should be a radical overhaul. Let them pay the appropriate taxes on their personal estates and be under the same rules as everybody else when it comes to making money. Those things that belong to the Crown should be publicly owned and exempt from taxation.

Whilst Williams properties should meet the same standard as other landlords, a lot of social housing isn't and jolly well should be.

I am just minded the UK voted Boris in!

It’s called democracy, voting.
The RF are there by accident of birth. They are a medieval institution and are not compatible with modern democracy.

The medieval period was from 1154 and ended at the beginning of the Tudor period after the Battle of Bosworth (look it up) 1485. I don't actually think that today's RF, 540 years later is representative of Medieval England!! It is a pity that some people who deplore the RF have to resort to offensive, bordering on obscene language to describe them on a personal level. Surely most folk can manage to articulate personal dislike about anyone without descending into insults? also perhaps a brushup on history might be an advantage!

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Thank you Annie. Hope so is well with you at this difficult time of year.💐

Difficult Jaberwok how kind of you, thank you x

Jaberwok

The medieval period was from 1154 and ended at the beginning of the Tudor period after the Battle of Bosworth (look it up) 1485. I don't actually think that today's RF, 540 years later is representative of Medieval England!! It is a pity that some people who deplore the RF have to resort to offensive, bordering on obscene language to describe them on a personal level. Surely most folk can manage to articulate personal dislike about anyone without descending into insults? also perhaps a brushup on history might be an advantage!

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Surely we can discuss the merits of a Republic versus a Constitutional Democracy without using disgusting language or showing such lack of knowledge?

I thought we were all adults on here.

Farzanah

It’s called democracy, voting.
The RF are there by accident of birth. They are a medieval institution and are not compatible with modern democracy.

Would you prefer power to be in the hands of a President who can then change the rules?

Someone mentioned the merits of the French Revolution; surely a little delve into French history would remind them of how the public rid themselves of a Monarchy only to find themselves with an Emperor after a rigged election who established his own rule of nepotism and heirs.

Watching the events in the USA at the moment should send a shudder through us all.

Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, Putin and many others. Trump?(possibly we'll know soon)

I have no love for the royals who only claim to excessive wealth and privilege is being born into the firm. We now have a divorced, adulterous King (nothing new there). Couldn't they be trimmed down financially rather than beheaded? The sun has set on the British Empire.

We now have a divorced, adulterous King (nothing new there).

Who would that be then?

King Charles is happily married.

We now have a divorced, adulterous King (nothing new there). Couldn't they be trimmed down financially rather than beheaded? The sun has set on the British Empire.

7 working members of the family, should we get rid of
Anne, Edward and Sophie ?

He is a divorcee who committed adultery and is now married to one of the women he cheated with.

Who said anything about getting rid of any royals?

Indigo8

He is a divorcee who committed adultery and is now married to one of the women he cheated with.

Who said anything about getting rid of any royals?

Including the words former and previously might make your statement more accurate.

Is it really unreasonable to think it would be better for us and for them if they stopped charging rent to the NHS and the RNLI ? At least. And perhaps made sure that any residential property that they were renting out is maintained to a decent standard?
Is there really any decent objection to made to those ideas?

Quote Indigo8 Tue 05-Nov-24 13:47:03
He is a divorcee who committed adultery and is now married to one of the women he cheated with.

Who said anything about getting rid of any royals?

Sadly marriages end , in this marriage both had affairs.
I suggest you read the posts re getting rid of the royals

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is responsible to the Sovereign for the administration of the Duchy. However, he/she delegates certain functions, particularly those regarding asset management, to the Duchy Council.

I'm presuming either Charles, William or both have been informed of the content of the Dispatches programme and are at this time, instructing those who run the Duchies for them to investigate and provide full reports.

I would expect nothing less from two men who seem to have a social conscience.

Anniebach

We now have a divorced, adulterous King (nothing new there). Couldn't they be trimmed down financially rather than beheaded? The sun has set on the British Empire.

7 working members of the family, should we get rid of
Anne, Edward and Sophie ?

Perhaps cut the "workers" to two? Charles and his son.

What - literally?

Another failed attempt at showing wit.

Anniebach

Another failed attempt at showing wit.

No, I wasn't attempting wit.

Number of "workers" could be trimmed to 2 -- quite easily I'd think.

Norah

Anniebach

Another failed attempt at showing wit.

No, I wasn't attempting wit.

Number of "workers" could be trimmed to 2 -- quite easily I'd think.

Is that because you think that most of the 'work' the working royals do is unnecessary?

Or is it because you think there's not enough work for all of them?

MaizieD

Norah

Anniebach

Another failed attempt at showing wit.

No, I wasn't attempting wit.

Number of "workers" could be trimmed to 2 -- quite easily I'd think.

Is that because you think that most of the 'work' the working royals do is unnecessary?

Or is it because you think there's not enough work for all of them?

Both.

With basically no work, 2 could easily do it all, as we see currently. The Queen kept a busy schedule, I see no problem with current lack of hours - just admit such and trim.

Anniebach

Quote Indigo8 Tue 05-Nov-24 13:47:03
He is a divorcee who committed adultery and is now married to one of the women he cheated with.

Who said anything about getting rid of any royals?

Sadly marriages end , in this marriage both had affairs.
I suggest you read the posts re getting rid of the royals

Sorry you misunderstood my post. What I meant was that I said nothing about getting rid of the royals. I am well aware that other posters would like them gone.

The only affair the King had during his marriage was with the woman he subsequently married and whom he should have married in the first place except for circumstances and pressures from the queen mother and Diana's grandmotber. Diana however had many affairs, stalking one poor man, breaking up at least three marriages, and causing a lot of unhappiness. Charles has for the record been married happily for the last sic 19 years without a breath of scandal.