General Chat

I would agree, I would hate to have a president that we had to elect every 4 years (costing us a fortune). When you look at some of the recent heads of state in other countries it makes me shudder that we could ever go down that road.
The Queen is well respected throughout the world and I think that we are lucky to have a constitutional monarchy which brings in much revenue for the country.
I think that the Queen only owns a couple of her homes the rest belong to us and Buck House is one of those which belong to us.
Angela

~~~you are living within your means Elderick...within your budget...~~

I would have thought the amount of tourists that come to this country to see our royal family and the money they then spend would make it worth while to have them ............as I see it she works for what she gets and can spend it how she likes....................

Yes, I am.....and so is prince phillip presumably.....

Sorry, but I cant grasp your point :-)

I would imagine that at 82, the Queen would love to sit back and relax.......but she was born to be Queen and does her duty as such with remarkable energy and grace.

She has an enormous income with a huge amount of outgoings..............not her choice, but they go with her position.

The upkeep of Buckingham Palace is not her financial responsibilty.

my point is...that I think the Royal family could cut down their travelling costs..be a bit more considerate..that is all..no more no less...

There is no doubt she has had and does have a life of pure indulgence with no expense spared.but thats whats known as cutting your cloth to meet your means,,and boy she cuts the cloth mighty fine,,

If the flight cost that much it's still cheaper than the amounts spent by politicians.

What about Government ministers on their jaunts abroad..................or the Blairs when they took the Royal Flight over for holidays they didn't pay for.

The Royal family are, I think quite prudent in the amount they spend................the alternative doesn't bear thinking about.

I wonder, if the monarchy were abolished tomorrow and we were to have a president - who would be top contender for the job....?

No one springs to mind, but I can't think of a single politician I would like to see there.

Oh Nooooooooooo.....................too horrible to think about

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.runs off to find a nice thread:))))))

~~how much would a president cost..in comparison?..estimate wise?..~~

~~I think there have been some really good points made..I wouldnt consider myself a Royalist..
The Queen and monachy are good for this country..for bringing in tourism..the charities they are involved in..I respected the Queen when she offered to pay taxes..(how many yrs ago now?)
Plus She was good during the wartime..for moral..~~

But we do pay for a double act,

One the Royals,and the other a Prime Minister.

Just so annoying that heads of other countires are treated to such indulgence of visits,while some in our own cant afford to be regular meat eaters.

The revenue brought into this country by Royalty doesnt by any means benifit us all by a short fall of few million heads,

But the Governments ..........all of them, have all made themselves a cosy club with gold-plated pensions and claims on their expenses for second homes, realtives receiving salaries for questionable jobs etc etc.

These politicians have made a choice to do the jobs they do...............the Queen had no choice and she has dedicated her life to the service of her country.

That is the difference, no matter what monies are involved.

I am proud to be English and the royal family are a part of my heritage that I am proud of.

I can't ever say I have been proud of any politicians.............except maybe Mo Mowlan, who I did admire greatly.

In my view, and it is only my view, the Queen is what makes Britain the envy of the world. Remember, she wasn't born to be Queen, and only came to be so by default, as you might say. Though never having been a big Prince Philip lover, in all honesty, if I ask myself why, I can't come up with a reasoned answer. But, he has stood by her, actually a few paces behind her, and supported her fully. Ask yourself, would your OH be as good at it as he has been at wife support.
As for their children, only Prince Andrew I really find as a financial offence. Now there is a guy that can spend the publics money, and those God awful daughters, do they take liberties.
What is our alternative. Another syhped up megalomaniac, like Mugabe. Remember the old adage, better the devil you know than the devil you don't. This is,of course, only my opinion.

I loved Mo Mowlan... : (

All great points....Do you think though that the Queen..her reputation..took a `bit of a knock`..with all the Princess Diana sagas? in the past?~

No................I think it did the family good to rethink their role in our lives and be more open.

I agree with you Kay. if the Queen and Co, were not there ( I wish no one any harm) the tourist would still come. they come to see the wonderful sights that Brittain has to offer. Not many tourist, or for that matter people in England ever see the Queen,and believe me, I wouldn't want her job.but there are so many persons without a home. so you would think that she would want to help with the cost of keeping the Palace, in good repair, by the way, I need a new roof, and being a pensioner, really dont know where I will get the money from.but cant see anyone helping me.

The queen, our queen is what keeps us English, British. If we lost her or our royal family we would become a state. We seem to have lost most of what made us so great in the world and a monach seems all we have left.

Anyway to get back on track,,,the houses in the Queens own personal possesion now are inherited properites from her own families wealth and as such will be handed down when the time comes,as will BP.which is not hers to own anyway.

What inherited personal wealth surley is just that personal family fortunes. would anyone like to be told,that the million you had been bequeathed by family be spent for the benifit of the country,?