07 Apr 2020 12:54:35
RE: The Queen and Royal family haters. Really don't mind them but wanted to look into the negativity out of interest.

1. Does the Royal family cost money? yes, but they contribute much more, these types of figures are not hard to find and it seems Overall, they are pretty good value. This doesn't not include the International ambassador roles they have which bring in untold business. "In 2018, the British royals contributed £595m via tourism, merchandise and the arts, while costing £165m"

2. The Queen volunteered in WW2, still the only female in the Royal family to have served.

3. Her father died of cancer when she was 26 and became head of the common wealth.

4. The senior Royals have mostly served in the armed forces.

5. Charles in Recent years has done a lot for the Environment, his Brand the Dutchy of Cornwall profits paid for himself and all his family.

To hate them seems to me to be, ironically, a bit old fashioned. I don't think its their wealth that causes the negativity more their position in society and perhaps people that hate have an inferiority complex due to their own background and perceived position in society regardless of the bank account. As I said though because of social mobility I think this is reducing.

1.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 13:18:09
That's a really good piece there TJBB. Doesn't matter what country you look at, there is always someone at the head of it, whether that be an elected official or in our case a monarch.
Pretty sure ours brings more into the country than she costs. Perhaps a bit outdated but you can't argue they/ she is a massive draw worldwide.
I'm not a royalist as it happens (even though I served) but I still did the whole tourist thing on a recent trip to London. I've been to quite a few countries around the world and have not felt the urge to check out their head of state's residences when there.
Am I a good measure of this type of thing, who knows.
Anyhow, live and let live. Keep your and yours safe everyone.

2.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 13:54:49
They font really bother me not interested i fo brlieve the wueen is out of touch with the modern real world and doesn't inspire me in the least
I would bet that applies to a lot of people but they feel they have to panfer n show her undying respect
Not for me.

3.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 15:58:00
Personally i don't like the royal family. don't hate them but don't also have this strange obsession that some people in our support have with them. I was in the army for 18 years and i can guarantee the members of the family that did serve were not exposed to things normal soldiers were.

4.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 16:21:28
The Royal Family, the Queen, Charlie, William and Kate and that is about it. Don't mind funding them to some extent, the rest are hangers-on. I'd rather have a monarch than a president like Trump or dictators. The Queen has no executive powers in this country but is a calming and steadying influence. Be careful what you wish for.

5.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 16:23:09
Tilladie . advise I gave myself recently
Use your glasses 🤓.

6.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 16:33:55
Good for u asd.

7.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 18:49:30
God save our majesty.

8.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 19:13:31
Dont want to go on about this Royal family thing and I i'm no Royalists but I try and look into things to get some background so just a small point to balance the argument about "i can guarantee the members of the family that did serve were not exposed to things normal soldiers were".

I agree with that comment but most were not normal soldiers.

Andrew a helicopter pilot in the Falklands war, William an accomplished pilot including search and rescue, Harry a front line soldier in Helmand and then pilot, Charlie a RAF Pilot and active Navy officer and the queen a mechanic, Duke of Edinburgh served throughout WW2 in many front line missions. Edward tried for the marines but like most of the human race wasn't up to it.

All of the above were at risk at some point not including the constant threat from terrorism but admittedly not going over the top into a hail of bullets.

MOST of the Navy, Army and RAF never see front line service let alone have a bullet wizz over their head. Annual weapons training on the 25m is the closet MOST hear a weapon.

Lets be clear however i'm not taking anything away from the brave soldiers on the front line that do take real deadly risks when in theater or in fact when the rubbish hits the fan anywhere anytime no questions asked.

Most of Joe public don't realize that to support one front line soldier or one fighter pilot or one War ship captain you need thousands of like minded people behind the scenes facilitating that persons mission.

So to end I hope you would agree the Royal Family have and continue to do their bit for the armed forces.

9.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 19:05:50
Personally I also don't have any time for the royals and I'll give you just 1 example. My mate is in the RAF and progressing really well. He was advised to go for his helicopter licence but informed there was a lengthy progress and waiting list. Then in comes prince William, straight into lessons then licence, no waiting time for him, then he does a few flights and all of a sudden he's a hero. Bloody nonsense and total disregard for RAF employees who have been there since theve left the school. So for that reason I not a fan of the Royals.

10.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 20:06:11
One thing I could never get my head around is one's German and the other's Greek so what's so British about them?

11.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 21:54:54
Better than being sein Irish my son.

12.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 22:08:45
The royal family between them have about 10 billion in wealth and assets. Not in Scotland, but in England they own all the land and therefore the rent and land value. I don't see anywhere that the royal family or even the vatican (net worth) 20 billion are sayin, hey poor or sick people, have a million quid for medical gear or equipment. Saviour Boris clown even wanted to cut NHS funding. Now he needs it. As I stated before. Stuff them all. Only R. F. C matters.

13.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 22:43:59
Doiger Cheers for clearing that up.

14.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 23:10:27
Rossco where did you get your info. Most of the Queen’s real estate and land holdings fall under stewardship of the Crown Estate, a privately managed real-estate business that’s tasked with managing the crown’s portfolio of commercial, residential and investment holdings throughout the United Kingdom. These not only include stretches of prime London real estate like Regent Street, but offshore wind and tidal farms in the North Sea, forestry holdings in Scotland and some 263,000 acres of livestock and crop farmland across the U. K. Revenues from the estimated $12-billion Crown Estate portfolio are returned to the British government’s Treasury department for disbursement to the public purse.

15.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 22:49:47
The Stuck - That doesn't sound right. You don't get to be advised to go for Helo training because you are doing okay, quite the opposite.

You join as a commissioned officer, which is not easy that alone is 9 months training and rigorous interviews and exams, if you get passed that and then pass pilot selection which includes aptitude tests and rigorous medicals you start basic pilot training. IF you pass that you go on to Hawk training.

At that point is where your RAF pilots career is decided. If you reach a certain standard you go onto to fighter jet training if not you may get the choice of transport, helos etc and there is no big waiting list. If your in Pilot training from the start then you have a slot.

So if your mate has been advised to go for Helo then he must be a commissioned officer say a flight lieutenant and will have passed basic flight school but didn't reach the required standard at Hawk training and now has the choice of going onto fly say C130s, C17s, Poseidons etc.

16.) 07 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 23:32:20
I don't know any other person that would get a 24 Million audience for 10 minutes on TV, HM is class compared to some of the other leaders in this world, it's really all about opinions I suppose.

17.) 08 Apr 2020
07 Apr 2020 23:58:19
TJBB, my point is prince William got preferential treatment as do all Royals, which isn't right, no matter who you are . There nothing more than cheats and liberty takers.

18.) 08 Apr 2020
08 Apr 2020 18:57:52
100% agree. She wants to be taken seriously stick her hand in her very expensive purse and get a big chunk of her unearned wealth donated to the nurses out there risking their lives for a ridiculously low wage.

19.) 08 Apr 2020
08 Apr 2020 22:43:45
Herewego, how can you say get hand in purse, when its just been explained what her majesty the queen puts money into the govmt, mate.