Edward and Sophie are on tour

How interesting

The Windsors really need to get the message that their self promoting colonialism is not only unwelcome but highly offensive. Monarchy has no place in the 21st century, it belongs in the history books #AbolishTheMonarchy #RoyalTour

I’m not sure that all these tours are relevant today. William and Catherine’s had a few hiccups and Anne’s tour in Australia wasn’t really reported.

Whitewavemark2

How interesting

I think that’s the point Whitewave. The tours are outdated in my opinion, and probably in the opinions of many others. So why waste the money?

Re Royal tour of Grenada being cancelled, a source said “there were concerns it was going to be very expensive for taxpayers in Grenada and they were only coming for eight hours," The Express is reporting.

Yes, they’re in the Caribbean. I don’t know which other islands they’re visiting.

Who pays for these tours?
Are they self funded?

I notice these tours are never to anywhere grotty and cold.

snowberryZ

Who pays for these tours?
Are they self funded?

I notice these tours are never to anywhere grotty and cold.

The country they go to pays RF pays for nothing just take take take.

The RF lacks wisdom in every department now it seems. Maybe Harry had the right idea after all?

I do wonder why the younger Royals want to make the tour to the Caribbean. It has been well documented that many of the West Indian Islands that were governed by the British colonialism have /wanted to take back their own Islands affairs.
Was it Barbados that recently done that and no longer come under the British rule of our monarchy.
When William and Kate had their tour they had to miss out two of the places they were due to visit because of demonstrations and now Edward and Sophie are touring and they have been advised to miss out Grenada.
It seems the general thinking that the promoting of colonialism is offensive to some and British Royals no longer
have the status in these places they once had.
I think in future times the visiting of Royalty will not be wanted in the Caribbean and those sort of tours should be scaled back.

Please don’t sell my daddy no more wine

I think that the importance of the Commonwealth to the monarchy will disappear when Charles takes the throne. The Queen has given it prominence in all her speeches and so has kept the idea that it is a good thing afloat. Times will change.

Grammaretto

The RF lacks wisdom in every department now it seems. Maybe Harry had the right idea after all?

Only if he stops trading on his title

So much for saving the planet.

I don’t know why the Queen has thought the Commonwealth is so important. Does anyone else know? These tours still smack of colonialism which in my opinion makes them distasteful.

I've never really understood the usefulness of the Commonwealth. Some one posted up thread that Prince Charles may well change things when it's his turn.
In truth, if they are an invited guest then the host should pay for their visit.
If it's on behalf of the UK then I imagine the tax payer pays.
Paying for Royalty to visit goes way back to before the middle ages.

What’s wrong with H trading on his title? It’s his title- he didn’t have to do anything to get it other than be born, same as the rest of the family. None of them should have a title imo, it’s all just anachronistic fluff. I doubt if anyone in those islands has a clue who Edward and Sophie are.

I am a royalist but these foreign tours should be a thing of the past.

Grammaretto

The RF lacks wisdom in every department now it seems. Maybe Harry had the right idea after all?

Harry and the word Wisdom don't belong in the same paragraph. Bless him.

vegansrock

What’s wrong with H trading on his title? It’s his title- he didn’t have to do anything to get it other than be born, same as the rest of the family. None of them should have a title imo, it’s all just anachronistic fluff. I doubt if anyone in those islands has a clue who Edward and Sophie are.

Only the fact that he said he wouldnt

Harry was not born Duke of Sussex , he was given the title when he married, Megan could not have the title Princess
Megan, same as Diana couldn’t have the title Princess Diana

I don’t understand why they are going to the Caribbean so soon after William and Kate.

It's still quite chilly here.

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t understand why they are going to the Caribbean so soon after William and Kate.

They are visiting different Islands