How do Britons look at the royal family nowadays?

Question

How do Britons look at the royal family nowadays?

Answer 1

Monarchs chosen by god... and also a bloody good money spinner. Do the math girlfriend.

Answer 2

the episode where Nana died was by far and away the best...A wonderful mixture of bitter sweet moments throughout..........Oh you mean the queen and co.   well id rather that than have no queen and just president brown

Answer 3

On television. We used to do it from wood pressings.

Answer 4

I think they respect the Queen for doing her duty unstintingly and view the others as lesser quality royals who've tainted the monarchy.Funnily enough though if Europe said get rid of them they'd be up in arms.Odd that.

Answer 5

usually on TV

Answer 6

Ridicule

Contempt

Embarrassment

Corrupt

Expensive

Answer 7

Parasites....freeloaders... You obviously aren't from the UK if you are asking this sort of question.  I reckon you are from a country that has become a republic.  I think if you had to pay a share of your hard earned money to fund these people as we do in the UK you'd not like them either.

Oh...and the current bunch aren't even British (they're German)!

Answer 8

I think our Queen is wonderful and has never put a foot wrong. I am a Princess Diana fan and I think her two boys are great,

so I will be loyal to the crown and hope I live long enough to see William crowned King.

Answer 9

the what family?

Answer 10

waste of time!!

Answer 11

most Britons I think between the ages of 18-24 have no real opinion and care neither one way or the other, which is what will probably kill the monarchy off and that is apathy

Answer 12

am from Scotland and i don't think much of them they don't do much but i need to pay some thing to keep them.

I wouldn't class myself british but Scottish

Answer 13

Although I'm still proud to be British and thank god theres loads of other things to be proud of, I must admit its getting very hard to take the monarchy seriously as its turning into a "fly on the wall" soap opera show orchestrated by Australian press tycoons. Mind you their latest antics always keep me amused although I feel sorry for the hard-working people struggling to make ends meet and who can't afford the luxuries that the royals probably just take for granted must really be asking the question "What are they doing with my money?"

The values that the royalty should be representing are'nt there anymore,all I can see is the whole world laughing at their latest antics and the press tycoons are getting richer.

Answer 14

Historical artifacts.

Answer 15

With their eyes...... sorry......not funny.........

Answer 16

i think that the royal family is kinda meangingless they go to poor countries, and what bloody for? to shake hands with the people, what bloody good will that do?, it's not like a hand shake will get them out of poverty. and the queen is a just a rich old granny, the only royal that was of any use in my view was Diana, i think the royals are afraid to get their hands dirty. maybe britain should become a republic, with just a prime minister, like Finland.

Answer 17

It depends who you ask.

I think there is a 50/50 split but older people tend to be more in favour of the royal family than the under 40s.

Answer 18

They are good for a laugh.  A better soap opera than Eastender.  What would we put in their place if they went?  Just think,. we could end up with something like G W Bush, heaven forbid.

I think Charles, Andrew and Edward have done a lot of harm to the image of the royal familty.

Answer 19

They serve no use full purpose.  A glorified and very expensive, tourist attraction.  

Educated beyond their IQ.

Answer 20

the general feeling is with disgust that they can live the lives they do and we pay for it

Answer 21

They are struggling to survive as the Nation's royal family.

Answer 22

a stuck up bunch who couldn't care about us in the least, and yet people go mad for them

Answer 23

I've just read all the answers here, and I'm not sure how reflective they are.  Interestingly there is another question on here about if there is a movement to get rid of the monarchy, and the answers to that question give a very different 'overall' answer to the answers here.

Personally, I think they work hard, are excellent ambassadors for the country and put up with a lot of abuse with a good deal of dignity.  They also generate a lot of money - probably a lot more than they cost.  The alternative leaves me cold.

Answer 24

I don't look at them if I can avoid it.

If I have to make my eyes go towards them, I see them as an interesting tourist attraction.

Answer 25

pointless embarrassing parasites

Answer 26

With great distaste.

Answer 27

like this

Answer 28

Time to go back to their country of origin.

Answer 29

I have very mixed views. On one hand It's an institution that defines us, they're an itegral part of British history, an institution that I'd hate to see abolished. However I'd like to see a complete overhaul of the current system. I'd like to see modernisation within the royal family, for them to become more in touch with the people and play a more active role with civil and community projects. This is something that I think the younger generation of the family are begining to take onboard. But the elders of the family, and that does include Queenie and that idiot of a husband of hers are beyond change.