Harry & Meghan

@vivify said

It seems many people in Britain were upset with the idea that the Royal bloodline may have a nonwhite person.

I think this is a misleading statement. Sure, 'many' people might think that, but the overwhelming majority do not.

In a population of 67 million it could just as easily be stated that 'many' people believe the Earth is flat or that Elvis runs a chip shop in Harrogate.

@mchill said
I've always thought very highly of the Brit's, but their royal family (and royal families everywhere) can best be described as "decaying gentry" Other than occasional military service, these people rarely do anything useful. Why doesn't the British government simply disband this group, use their wealth for the good of the all the British subjects, let them go and support themselves?

Because their wealth is… “their wealth”, it doesn’t belong to the state.

@mchill said
If the Brit's are happy with that arrangement, that's fine with me, but it seems these people should be doing something more than going on vacations, presiding over charity events, giving out awards, and getting their photos taken. Maybe they are the British version of the Kardashians.

The solution to your “unhappiness” (sic) is not to “disband” the entire institution which is worth billions (edit; I made that up, it its a lot) in UK income, it is to evolve the Monarchy.

@vivify said
At the very least, it wouldn't go to people whose only qualification was being born to the right family.

Part of the attraction of a “Royal Family” is that they are actually a family.

@vivify said
At the very least, it wouldn't go to people whose only qualification was being born to the right family.

There are many people in the world who were born rich. Their parents might have worked hard to obtain a wealth but their children might never learn how to manage money and make money work. You may be right in saying that the royal families have much money undeservedly, but I wouldn't say that they are not needed.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
In a population of 67 million it could just as easily be stated that 'many' people believe the Earth is flat or that Elvis runs a chip shop in Harrogate.

Well... they're liars, and I'm not sure about the rest of this forum.

@torunn said
There are many people in the world who were born rich. Their parents might have worked hard to obtain a wealth but their children might never learn how to manage money and make money work. You may be right in saying that the royal families have much money undeservedly, but I wouldn't say that they are not needed.

Rather them than nouveaux riches like the Trumps, the Kennedy's, or the Bushes.

@divegeester said
There’s even more since Brexit.

s/since/who caused/

@torunn said
I fear it might lead to total confusion. If it wasn't the Royal family, where would the money go to? Who says it would go to the common good?

It would go to career politicians. Say what you will about the English political system, the USAlien one is demonstradedly worse.

@vivify said
At the very least, it wouldn't go to people whose only qualification was being born to the right family.

You mean, like... George W Bush? Or Kennedy Junior? Or Donald "bankrupt my father's fortune" Trump?

@shallow-blue said
s/since/who caused/

[CHOMP]

Got one Dad!

@shallow-blue said
Well... they're liars, and I'm not sure about the rest of this forum.

Well, there is a chip shop owner in Harrogate that has an uncanny resemblance to Elvis.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Well, there is a chip shop owner in Harrogate that has an uncanny resemblance to Elvis.

Did he know Kirsty?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I think this is a misleading statement. Sure, 'many' people might think that, but the overwhelming majority do not.

In a population of 67 million it could just as easily be stated that 'many' people believe the Earth is flat or that Elvis runs a chip shop in Harrogate.

Except they themselves have stated racism is what specifically drove them from the Royal Family.

@divegeester said
Part of the attraction of a “Royal Family” is that they are actually a family.

Yes, the Royal Family are glorified Kardashians.