Are we Yanks missing out royally without a queen?

Beco

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She’s tiny, wears extraordinary hats and travels everywhere with a purse slung just-so over her arm. (What’s IN there, anyway?) She’s Queen Elizabeth II, who’s about to celebrate 60 years on the throne, a reign second only to Queen Victoria’s 63. She runs the show in the United Kingdom with a palace full of royal relatives, including an eccentric husband, a slightly daffy son and heir to the throne, two rock-star grandsons and an “It Girl” granddaughter-in-law, whose clothes and reproductive status are a subject of incessant global intrigue.

As Britain prepares lavish Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Her Majesty, Style asked Britons living here to explain to us Yanks what we are missing out on by not having a royal family.

For better or worse, wonderful pageantry, profound continuity and rich symbolism. The queen’s sheer stamina has provided for two generations of Britons comforting stability amid a kaleidoscope of change.

— Robert Moore,
 
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She is in her position due to the quirks of history, she has no real power and if her only asset is to draw in the crowds we might as well just open all the royal palaces and attract the same numbers.
No you aren't missing much!!
 
Aah the old bag's worth it, she's giving us an extra day off!

Perg gave me the ultimate argument in favour of monarchy a few years ago: President Thatcher.

I'd much rather have Liz representing us around the world than scumbags like Cameron, Blair and co.
 
Perg gave me the ultimate argument in favour of monarchy a few years ago: President Thatcher.

I'd much rather have Liz representing us around the world than scumbags like Cameron, Blair and co.

If that is an argument for the monarchy you need to start thinking for yourself.
 
She is in her position due to the quirks of history, she has no real power and if her only asset is to draw in the crowds we might as well just open all the royal palaces and attract the same numbers.
No you aren't missing much!!

Give me her over a sleazebag politician such as a president anyday. Can you imagine a cow like Cherie Blair in Buckingham Palace? . Most politicians act grander than the royals anyway.

Another almighty plus is that the royals wind the lefties up. That's well worth the cost.
 
Give me her over a sleazebag politician such as a president anyday. Can you imagine a cow like Cherie Blair in Buckingham Palace? . Most politicians act grander than the royals anyway.

Another almighty plus is that the royals wind the lefties up. That's well worth the cost.

you don't think the argument about replacing her with a politician has been put forward by royals to scare us off removing her?

I don't think it's her that winds up lefties, its all the hanger ons that do it!

How about you for president?

Nice tits by the way!!
 
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every nation has their stupid, little fetish. with the brits it's the royalty. with americans it's our ugly-ass flag. i have no idea which is dumber and i don't really care at the moment. i need more caffeine. that is all that matters now.
 
as far as i am concerned the queens a pain in the arse. sick to death about her jubilee, its a party for the VERY rich and famous..i only wish i could live long enough to see the end of "royalty"...anyway am having much better time here on lit, with my stella artois, a few spliffs, and pleny of erotica.. F.T.Q....
 
every nation has their stupid, little fetish. with the brits it's the royalty. with americans it's our ugly-ass flag. i have no idea which is dumber and i don't really care at the moment. i need more caffeine. that is all that matters now.

TBH, the vast majority of Brits under the age of sixty couldn't give a flying fuck. There's more affection for her than there is for the pols, but there's probably more affection for cholera than there is for the pols.
 
TBH, the vast majority of Brits under the age of sixty couldn't give a flying fuck. There's more affection for her than there is for the pols, but there's probably more affection for cholera than there is for the pols.

same here for the flag, but the ones that care really, really care way too much and most that really don't care all that much about that strippy, star infested rag still wouldn't exactly be happy with me if i wiped my ass with it and set it on fire.
 
Her Majesty's approval rating is in the mid 70s and has been for most of her reign.

Any President of any country would be delighted if their rating was 50.01%.

Although she is the Head of State, the Head of the Church of England, and all military commissions are from the Queen, she has no formal power, only influence.

It is not a role that any UK politician would want.

One advantage of a constitutional monarch is that we don't have Presidential elections.
 
also, i'd totally hump that kate chick. i just thought you guys should know. seriously nice upgrade for you guys. at best your royalty was borderline fuckable before her, so way to go, guys. high five!
 
also, i'd totally hump that kate chick. i just thought you guys should know. seriously nice upgrade for you guys. at best your royalty was borderline fuckable before her, so way to go, guys. high five!

There are a few of the minor royals that are doable.
 
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