Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
I like to think I'm a reasonably well informed fellow who you can hold a fairly decent conversation on a variety of subjects, but ask me about the modern day Royal Family and I'm a complete and utter dunce. I know the names of all of the Queen's children because they were drummed into me at school, but ask me the names of her grandchildren and I'd not have a clue except for Diana's two whose names I think, but am not 100 per sure, I could give you even before yesterday's wall to wall coverage.
I'm a Republican, but I have a respect for the Queen who, to use a phrase I seem to have heard a lot lately, is good at what she does, Diana's two sons seem okay as well, but it's hard to have an opinion on any of the minor Royals because I wouldn't know them if they walked past me in the street today (even the woman who is married to the other one of Diana's sons).
Whenever I come across any Royal news on the telly or online, I always say to no one in particular "but what is the point in them?". Seriously, I don't know what purpose they fulfill in modern day Britain - people say they are good for tourism, but it's nearly always the buildings, sites and history associated with Royalty from the past that attracts overseas visitors, not the current Royals.