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Originally Posted by soopaman2
I like your royals. None of them seem like bad folks. (Even Camilla the ugly) Even if the current queen is only 4-5 generations away from nasty old King George III. I didn't mean no insult towards the system, I just want to know if you guys in Britain ( and Europe in general) find monarchies relevant in the age of elections?
Americans culturally hate monarchies, due to how we were born.
I know how it seems to me but I am curious as to other Euro countries, who still have kings. How do they feel?
Curiousity won't kill this cat.  |
Well in our case the Royals arent involved in political system - they have no influence on how the country is run.
so they are just harmless heritage peices really. Nobody really has anything against them for this reason.
They have a lot of cash, but most of this is tied up in assets such as are castles & land which are open to the public, Charles funds various non-profit groups and organziations around the the country, partically youth projects and anything to do with agriculture, two things close to his heart I guess.
I didnt even watch the Royal wedding - (one is terribly unpatriotic :P) hence me 'not being a fan' but at the same time I dont have anything against them either.