Just seen that the Queen carried out 425 official engagements last year Any comments?

Question

Just seen that the Queen carried out 425 official engagements last year Any comments?

Answer 1

Not really.......It's good to stay active at her age.

Answer 2

Yes, how many other women over 80 are that active?

Answer 3

I am sure that they were incredibly challenging.

The Queen and the other Royal parasites should not receive any money from the civil list.

Answer 4

The Queen has to turn up to these engagements whether she wants to or not, she has to be polite to people that she may dislike intensely and she has to look as though she is enjoying it! How many of us would like to do her job? I would not like it at any price, nor would the majority of population I expect.

Answer 5

well there were at least 425 boring events last year...

Answer 6

Just going for a ride in the car and waving is classed as an engagement. (Oops,there goes my knighthood)

Answer 7

its not exactly hard work is it?  I'd swap with her any day

Answer 8

WOW!  So what?  Most of these engagements consist of her been driven to a place, her getting out of the car, being handed some flowers, getting back in the car and going home.  Not exactly hard work is it?

Answer 9

There are only 365 days in a year. But she doesn't have official engagments every day so if it is a normal working year thats 250 days. The average worker gets 20 days holiday a year which takes it too 230 then minus the 8 bank holidays and you have 222. which means she has 1.9 engagments per day. These can be anything from meeting heads of state, opening buildings and parliment. handing out honours and medals. plus the traveling in between each engagement and having to make small talk and speeches..

I think it is fantastic achievment for someone in their 80's to have the energy to do that. If it was my job I think I would struggle.

Answer 10

That meant that she had official engagements every day of the year + 60 extra ones, so Yes the Queen is worth every penny the tax payer pays, as she is the only thing that is keeping Britian Great.

Once she has gone Britian will dimminish from the world stage and be looked on as a has been.

Sorry to say that, but that is how I feel about the UK these days as nobody respects each other, people jump ques & kids kill each other.

I know that I'll get the thumbs down for my answer!

Answer 11

Rather her than me

Answer 12

Sounds like she was a busy lady.

Answer 13

Yes. May the Powers that be Bless Her Majesty.

Answer 14

This is no surprise;she's been doing this for years. Try visiting http://www.royal.gov/uk for the low down on the monarchy.

Answer 15

That's a LOT of diamond rings

Answer 16

wish id have known ,me and the husband got engaged ourselves,could have had the queen do it.

Answer 17

When you look closely you see that many of these official engagements just consist of having lunch or tea with somebody

Answer 18

shes a massive attention seeker ooh look at me la de da