The family firm.

If that's your definition of privileged. ....

Privileged? Suppose if one thinks of wealth, but i don’t .

No trisher, the queen does not live in Buckingham Palace. It is a working building, she stays there during the week when she is working.
Her homes are Sandringham and Balmoral. Windsor Castle is both a home and a working castle, it serves two functions.

No I don't want the rf executed, and I'm sure I speak for many republicans. But I'm totally against having a privileged monarchy which is what we have. Most definitely.
I think some of the anti republican comments are just silly.

Most of Buck House was built by a monarch Annie Only a small town house stood there originally.
I visit Roman forts- doesn't mean I believe in Roman society.
I visit medieval castles and houses-doesn't mean I believe in the feudal system.
maddyone It is not a home Does the Queen not live in Buck House then?

I don’t worship at the feet of royalty but the thought of a president, given our politicians? No thanks

We could do as Russia did, put them in a room and shoot them, more civilised than chopping off heads ?

Perhaps they’ve adapted the old saying ‘The only good Indian is a dead Indian’..........

Perhaps the fact that the extinct monarchy were executed appeals to the republicans ?

That seems to be about right Pantglas. Strange isn’t it?

Indeed Annie. In any case, Buckingham Palace is a working building, housing thousands of offices and officials, plus rooms of state. It is not a home, and does not belong to the royal family.

So let me get this straight- republicans love visiting palaces of extinct royalty but think that visiting palaces of existing royalty is naff?

I certainly don’t worship at the feet of royalty, but some of the insults on here, towards the royal family, are simply immature, and unworthy of supposedly mature people. The vitriolic comments are, quite frankly, more worthy of the playground than an online site for older people.

A British monarch didn’t build Buck house

Versailles is not better than palaces, castles, and country houses in Britain, it’s different.

Oh I don't know. French monarchy spent their cash on creating something like Versailles. Ours managed Buck House (ugh!) and Windsor Castle (hmm). Perhaps indicating that British monarchs have never really had much taste, and continue in the same vein.

The queen cannot be held responsible for Versailles being
‘So much better’ than Windsor Castle surely

Staff are paid and no profit for the boss !

"I'd photograph the devil for the right fee"

How far would you go for the "right fee"?

If a known paedophile asked you to photograph him with his "grandchild" - would you?

If a hunter asked you to photograph him with his "prize" - would you?

Ohh come of it Paddyann , hypocrisy is hypocrisy wither it is yours or the Royal family’s, who apparently are providing you with an opportunity to make money from them.

Would you paddyanne ? I wouldn’t, not selling my soul to the devil.

I bet the Queens private chambers aren’t open to the public.. Have you been to Versailles? It’s amazing much better than any of our so called palaces. And they have loads more tourists. Just sayin.

How many American tourists see the Queen?

I imagine the Queen does the same paddyann........

Annie as I run a business and pay several wages I'd photograph the devil for the right fee .When I go to work I leave my personal feelings at the door ..as most people in business do .Otherwise there might be a few folk who didn't get paid at the end of the month .You may call it hypocrsy I call it financial sense .