Should Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie be funded as full time Royals?

NO

My question was regarding Queen Victoria's children. I am fully aware that B&A are our Queen's grandchildren. Victoria had many daughters. I presume they were married off to various minor European royals but must have been given large dowries. Where did that money come from?

with you all the way Eloethan ,the monarchy is out of its time and out of touch with the people .What kind of "caring Queen" would spend 7 MILLION on a helicopter for her grandson when there are tens /hundreds of thousands of her "subjects" having to use foodbanks or strugling whether to eat or heat their homes.Its a medieval concept in a modern world and its time is running out.Shame so many would rather bend a knee to Lords and Ladies,Knights and Prines than be CITIZENS of a country where you get where you are by merit not birth

Jalima I point out that many people heartily dislike the coalminer's granddaughter! Too fond of getting her own way is one comment constantly repeated. With regard to the York girls I would not want to fund them but consider them royal (blood) as Waity Katy can never be!!

Well, she's hardly 'waity' Kate any more, is she?

You can point out whatsoever you like DIORisme paddyannie

I made a jokey post with ' ' around it

Sorry if you took it all so seriously

maybe someone could explain to me WHY they are so in favour of the monarchy even as someone said " a new princess" ? I cant for the life of me understand the fascination with the whole sorry bunch of them.Shaking hands and smiling is not work ...in any ones books .Time they all got REAL jobs and that does include Charles and his wife too and all the hangers on .

The monarchy cannot be out of touch with the people, as plenty of them do support them and turn out in their millions to see them or have Royal street parties etc.
I am a Rebublican, but you can't bend facts to suit your own perspective, and I think if we had a vote today, to keep or get rid of the monarchy, then the majority would opt to keep them.
I think Beatrice and Eugenie do work ( don't they?) if not, then, yes they should do.

Think Charles and Camilla are a bit long in the tooth to be hanging around the Jobcentre...

Um as you are new here (I think) paddyann perhaps you have not seen previous threads about the monarchy.
I for one am not fascinated by the Royal Family but think they are better value for money than a president and all that entails and all the agony of presidential elections every few years.
I would rather have Elizabeth than Hillary or Donald.

I am pragmatic and always quite careful in getting best value for money.

Just read that the Countess of Wessex is also looking for royal roles for her children. Should be the immediate family only, I think Prince Charles is right.

or Hollande or Sarkozy

I like the concept of having a Head of State who is above politics.
HM is highly respected around the world (probably more so than by some in this country).
She may have political views but keeps them strictly under wraps.

I was thinking of buying DS a helicopter so that he could get to work and back (it's a long way) but he is not keen on flying.

I think Edward and Sophie do quite a lot of royal duties, but when it comes to their children, No.

I think Prince Eward's profile will rise when the Duke of Edinburgh dies because he will inherit the title and take on his duties and charities.

Sophie has grown into her role of 'supporting act' but their children are still very young so it's far too soon to think about official duties for them and in any case Prince Charles has made his views on a slimmed down monarchy very clear.

Why should Edward become Duke of Edinburgh when he has nae dugs connection to the place? Princess Anne could be Duchess of Edinburgh because she is often there especially for the Royal Highland Show and the Rugby.

Not being British, I am confused.

DIORisme :Who is the coalminer's daughter? I though she was a folksinger!

Dunno Granny23. Maybe for the same reason the Duke of Devonshire lives in Derbyshire and the Duke of Norfolk lives in Sussex?

Rinouchka - it does sound like a song from Steeleye Span I agree!!

NO!

Prince Edward is thought to be inheriting the title from his father when Prince Phillip dies. Obviously his wife will become the Ducchess of Edinburgh.

Sorry, Duchess.

Wasn't Loretta Lyn the coalminers daughter country singer person?

Anyway, I digress, personally think that bloody awful, silly hat should have been enough to get any sort of payment or allowance stopped with immediate effect, and an enforced spell in an institution, just haven't decided what sort and wether as a patient or worker.

First rule of hat, make sure you can sit in a car without having to hunch down like a dyspeptic dwarf who might be about to vomit into the foot well, second rule of hat, before you really leave the designers studio, perhaps when you are halfway down the stairs, pop back and if all the staff are rolling around on the floor, clutching their sides, dabbing their eyes and crossing their legs (or even perhaps in the loo changing their Tenas) you might want to think again.

Granny23 I wonder whether Princess Anne would take on being Queen of a Scotland that had left the United Kingdom?

Yes, phoenix - Sissy Spacek played her in the film.

(No idea who the coalminer's granddaughter who people heartily dislike is...)

Ana, I think the thread said coalminer's GRANDdaughter. I think we know who that is.