Quote Originally Posted by TWGL1 View Post
I’m assuming by your attitude, none of your family have been in the armed forces then ?
Quote Originally Posted by 79blue View Post
As a person who served 6 years in the army and whose father was in the RAF for 22 years, I do not give a toss for the monarchy. Yes, an elderly woman in her 90’s has died, but that is a matter for her family. My oath of allegiance was for the period of my service, as I have got older, more world weary and cynical, the more republican I have become.

In my previous role as a paramedic I have come across many elderly people who are neglected and who have died in their homes in horrific personal circumstance. Many being found lying in their bodily fluids for days unnoticed. Nobody but their closest family mourning them, if they were lucky. So I don’t shed any tears for a rich and powerful woman who has had a lifestyle that few could only dream of.
Fair play, huge respect. I've never understood your average squaddie's passion for the monarchy and all things right wing. It's refreshing to get a more sensible view on the matter.