Why does Great Britain need a queen/royal family?i am prepared for name calling and stuff like that.but i am?

Question

really curious.in the year 2008,why does any country need a royal family?aren't they just humans like the rest of us?

Answer 1

How is your life going to improve if they are removed? What difference will it make to England if you no longer have a royal family. If you are removed from your house and country I have no doubt no one will notice. I am sure England will definitely notice and regret if your royal family is removed.

Answer 2

Why should anybody call you anything when you speak the truth. They are nothing but a bunch of parasites !

Answer 3

Money from tourisim, personally I don't support the monarchy.

Answer 4

They are reflections of our family names. Our respective ancestors fought wars and took oaths to decide the MOnarch. They are a reflection of those deeds and that history.

They bring in 4p for every penny they spend btw. And the idea that they are superior is an old one that I don't think many believe. We are equal, she is just Head of State. I am a proud Monarchist, and I don't consider myself second class.

Anyway, 80% of us want her to stay, so doing getting rid of the Monarchy would unavoidably undemocratic.

Answer 5

in theory you could ask that about any other constitutional Monarchy  that stilll exist around the world yet they stil have them maybe in way its better form of government , with the Head of State being removed form politics and also its a case of one upmanship with the all the republics

Answer 6

The Royal Family are a waste of space and a drain on the country.

Many say they are independently wealthy but where did the money come from. The British people that's who.

Answer 7

well consider the royal family doesn't have much political power as they used to I think no.  I think they still need a government of some kind, but it doesn't have to include a "royal family."

Answer 8

We don't.

Answer 9

of course they're 'human' the issue is what would they be replaced with?   I for one certainly don't relish the idea of  a President Blair posturing about waving from the turrets.  

It's all well and good to call for the abolishment of something, but you have to have a plan B, a neutral faction to replace them with, what would that be?

Answer 10

England gets more from the Royals than it costs them to maintain them.

The Royals give England a prestige on the world stage that they would not otherwise enjoy - The Queen's advice is well-considered and when she talks, people listen.

Plus there's the tourist trade and the link back 1500 years that comes along for the ride.