Quote Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays View Post
I am anti-monarchist but you don't have to look too far around for worse Heads of State so I have a grudging acceptance of their existence. That said, based on Diana and Phil the Greeks' passing I resent the intrusion into my civil liberty to go about my normal life because of some overblown civic fealty to the Crown. When the Queen dies I don't want to be locked into some kind of week of national misery any more than a need to celebrate Jubilees.

Basically let them exist because there are worse examples but live in the background.
The Soviet-style takeover of Radio Stations 1 to 4 when Phil The Greek pegged it was ridiculous. When Queeny goes I shall giving much of the British media a miss for a few days. I have no time for heads of state and peers who were given priveleged positions in life merely due to the bed they were born in. It's a ludicrous concept and the semi-deification of the royals me shudder.
As for the retort that they bring in tourist income: so does Mickey Mouse in the States but that's no reason to deign him the Head of State. Er, hang on, that may be a better option than the turkeys they usually elect........