Do you think that we need a queen?

Question

i dnt , it just more of tax' payers money goin to a lazy family, u know back in the day the king would be who ever killed the last one,

Answer 1

Are you dyslexic or just lazy?

Answer 2

I think that a country should keep its traditions. Our tradition is to have a royal family, and so we should keep them.

You are not correct in saying the king always became king by killing the previous one, many kings and queens simply inherited the title from their parents.

Many modern countries still have a royal family, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Japan, Thailand etc.

It was in the paper that we spend 40 million keeping up the royal family. However, if you compare that with the amount of tourist revenue generated by having them, the 40million is not really much.

Answer 3

It's difficult to play chess without one. Well, two, actually.

Answer 4

hi mate.   I asked the same question at my work place and i got such a negative response.    All my workmates thought i was just being a typical pakistani gal......but it still doesnt answer mine or ur question........why should someone who just turns up at events with sisscors to cut ribbons be paid millions?   just becoz she or he was lucky enough to be born n that family?   Yeah right!!!!!

People say that they r proud to have a royal family.....but why should i pay for their food?   I dont see them paying for the food on my table....

Answer 5

If we didn't have a queen, we would have to have an eleced head of state, which would not be any cheaper.  The Queen is not lazy, she works extremely hard, as do the other members of the family.

What exactly do you do that is so great?

Answer 6

For goodness sake take some English grammar lessons, we have a Queen now, and in the past several others.

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

We don't need a queen, but we already do, George Bush who is no better than a queen. lol:)

Answer 9

Yes we do.

Answer 10

So you think the Royal family is a lazy family how wrong you are if you work as hard as the queen and other menbers of the royal family I think you would soon complane

this is for the next month

Wednesday, 2nd July 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a Service of Installation of the Knights of the Thistle in St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.The Prince of Wales President, will visit the annual Degree Show and meet students, The Prince's School for Traditional Arts, Charlotte Road, London.The Prince of Wales will attend a Service of Celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of The National Health Service at Westminster Abbey, London.The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Asian Music Centre, Acton, London.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Scotland.The Princess Royal Patron, Opportunity International United Kingdom, will attend a Dinner at Kinfauns Castle, Kinfauns, Perth.The Princess Royal Visitor, Strathcarron Hospice, will visit the Hospice, Randolph Hill, Fankerton, Denny, Stirlingshire.The Duke of Gloucester will attend the unveiling of the Lloyd's War Memorial, Lime Street, London, EC3. Thursday, 3rd July 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a reception followed by lunch at the Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the SportScotland National Centre, Largs.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will hold a Reception at St. James's Palace for Formula One and the Creative Industries.The Earl of Wessex will visit Brooklands College, Weybridge Campus, Heath Road, Weybridge, Surrey.The Earl of Wessex will visit the Rose Theatre, 24-26 High Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.The Earl of Wessex will visit Surbiton Clock Tower, Surbiton, which is dedicated to King Edward VII, in celebration of the centenary of King Edward VIl's Coronation.The Princess Royal President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will commemorate the 10th Anniversary of North Argyll Carers Centre at The Argyllshire Gathering Halls, Breadalbane Street, Oban, Argyll.The Princess Royal President, Animal Health Trust, will attend a Dinner at Newbury Racecourse, The Racecourse, Newbury, Berkshire.The Princess Royal will open a new building at Tobermory Harbour, Isle of Mull.The Duke of Gloucester will attend the Royal Agricultural Society of England Show, at the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.The Duke of Kent President, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19.Princess Alexandra will open Roseland Parc Retirement Village at Fore Street, Tregony, Cornwall. Friday, 4th July 2008

The Queen will open Scotland's People Centre, Edinburgh.The Queen will visit Queen Margaret University Campus, Edinburgh and will open the new Campus.The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, will attend Receptions for young people who have reached the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Royal Show, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. His Royal Highness is Honorary Trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.The Earl of Wessex to 6th July, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (International Foundation), will NOT NOW attend The Duke of Edinburgh's Cup Golf Event at the Victoria Club, Algarve, Portugal.The Princess Royal Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Corps of Signals, will visit 10 Signal Regiment, Basil Hill Site, Park Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire.The Duke of Kent Vice-Patron, The Chelsea Pensioners' Appeal, will attend a Dinner in aid of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, at the Governor's Residence, London SW3. Saturday, 5th July 2008

The Duke of Kent President, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Ladies Finals of the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19. Sunday, 6th July 2008

The Princess Royal will attend Beat Retreat at Government House, Onchan, Isle of Man.The Princess Royal President, Save the Children UK, will attend a Luncheon in Box, Gloucestershire.The Duke of Gloucester will attend a Service of Remembrance at the Piper Alpha Memorial at Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen.The Duke of Gloucester will attend the Piper Alpha Memorial Service at the Kirk of St. Nicholas Uniting, Union Street, Aberdeen.The Duke of Gloucester will attend the Piper Alpha Memorail Service at Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Aberdeen.The Duke of Kent President, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Mens Finals of the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19. Monday, 7th July 2008

The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and officially open the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens' Plant Heritage Marquee, Hampton Court, Middlesex.The Princess Royal will open the Hospice Isle of Man, The Strang, Braddan, Isle of Man.The Princess Royal will attend the annual Sitting of the Court of Tynwald on Tynwald Hill, St. John's. Isle of Man.The Princess Royal Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit lighthouses off the Sout East Coast of the Isle of ManThe Duke of Gloucester will open the restored Christchurch Park, Ipswich,The Duke of Gloucester will officially open St Lawrence's Church as a centre for the community in Ipswich.The Duke of Gloucester will open the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Garrett Anderson Centre in Ipswich, Suffolk. Tuesday, 8th July 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a reception to mark the centenary of the Association of Lord-Lieutenants, at St. James's Palace.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will give a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will give a Lunch at Buckingham Palace for the MASDAR Initiative.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will hold a Seminar at Buckingham Palace for the MASDAR Initiative.The Earl of Wessex will open the newly restored Priory Park, Reigate, Surrey.The Earl of Wessex will visit Puttenham Golf Club, The Heath, Puttenham, Guildford, Surrey.The Earl of Wessex will visit Farnham Castle, International Briefing and Conference Centre, Farnham, Surrey.The Princess Royal Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit lighthouses off the Sout East Coast of the Isle of Man.The Duke of Kent Honorary Liveryman, will attend the Worshipful Company of Engineers Annual Awards Dinner, at Merchant Taylors' Hall, 30 Threadneedle Street, London EC2. Wednesday, 9th July 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, will attend the Annual General Meeting of The Royal Institute of Navigation, at the Institute, on Kensington Gore, London SW7.The Duke of York Patron, will attend a Dinner given by the Lucifer Golfing Society for Commonwealth Overseas Golfers at the Park Lane Hotel, London, W1.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will attend a Lunch and Briefing given by the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14.The Earl of Wessex will open the Library at the National Film and Television School, Station Road, Beaconsfield, BuckinghamshireThe Earl of Wessex will open the Wycombe Library, High Wycombe, BuckinghamshireThe Earl of Wessex will open the Eden Centre, High Wycombe, BuckinghamshireThe Princess Royal Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit lighthouses off the Sout East Coast of the Isle of Man.The Duke of Kent will attend the World War I Commemoration Dinner and Lecture by Brigadier Richard Holmes, at The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London SW3. Thursday, 10th July 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the Great Yorkshire Show.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Hull.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Spectrum, Bridgend, Mid-Glamorgan.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit EADS Defence and Security, Newport, Gwent.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit the UK-Intellectual Property Office in Newport, Gwent.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Sony, Bridgend, Mid-Glamorgan.The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association, will attend the Middle East and North Africa Conference with the London Business School, Regents Park, LondonThe Earl of Wessex Patron, the London Gardens Society, will visit Sheen Court Estate, Sheen Road, RichmondThe Earl of Wessex Patron, the London Gardens Society, will visit the Michel's Alms Houses, the Vineyard, RichmondThe Princess Royal Patron, The Wellington Trust, will attend a Luncheon on board HQS Wellington, London WC2.The Duke of Gloucester will visit St Luke's Hospice, Grosvenor House, Queensway, Winsford, Cheshire.The Duke of Gloucester will visit Hammond School, Chester.The Duke of Gloucester will visit Cheshire's Year of Gardens 2008.The Duchess of Gloucester , Royal Patron, will today offically open the Junior Club of the Queen's Club, London W8.The Duke of Kent will visit Prince Henry's Grammar School, Farnley Lane, Otley, West Yorkshire.The Duke of Kent will visit the Haworth Museum, Haworth, West Yorkshire.The Duke of Kent will visit the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway,The Railway Station, Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire.The Duke of Kent will visit Feather Diesel Services Limited, Lock View, Lowfields Business Park, Elland, West Yorkshire. Friday, 11th July 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the Royal International Air Tattoo at  

Answer 11

Why does this quetion keep cropping up, do you lot not read history, or know about the Magna Carta?  The Magna Carta was issued in 1215 by King John, reissued 1216, Edward 1st reissued it in 1297 which still our constitution & Bill of Right, it was so good it was adopted by the Americans.  So what has all this to do with our Queen?  Well the Queen has to take an oath at her Coronation to honour and uphold our Contitution and Bill of rights, no law is passed without her Royal Stamp.  She is the only one in the country who can dismiss parliament, and ask the people to vote another party in.  But our Queen has let her people down by letting our government sell our country to the EU, this is an act of 'High Treason', and used to be death, but was changed to life in prison.

Answer 12

Lol, I found your question quite humorous and yet very honest. You are so darn right, really what is the benefit other than a Family getting tax payers money just to sit around, eat fancy dinners and sit on a throne with your face looking like you just sucked on a lemon. What a waste.

In the US it looks like we already have a Queen- ( George W. Bush) lol for he is no better, just a greedy Son of a byatch collecting what was never his to begin with. I would like to crown him ''Loser of all Losers''.

Answer 13

i think it is time for republic,especially here in Wales.

Answer 14

Yes, we do.

Britain gets more than it's money's worth out of the Crown.  It gets massive tourism dollars and it gains a voice on the world stage that is disproportionate for the population.

Answer 15

No I don't think we need a Qeen at all. I totally agree with you it is all tax payers money and there is so many scandals about the royal family sorry im not patriotic. I now live abroad got away from all the troubles that the uk as thank goodness and I am sorry to say I'm not proud to be classed as english!!!!

Answer 16

If you bothered going to school, not only would you learn to spell, but you may have also learnt something about your countries history and culture. The royal family costs tax payers 66 pence a year, a bargain if you consider all the money tourists spend visiting places like the Tower of London. Also, the royal family pay taxes themselves!! They also, spent alot of their time with charity work.