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The Queen should be more active?!

Have you seen how many engagments she actually does partake in? I think its about one a day, and im pretty sure her sister does even more.

Not bad for their age.

mattyrm wrote:The Queen should be more active?!

Have you seen how many engagments she actually does partake in? I think its about one a day, and im pretty sure her sister does even more.

..............

I pretty sure (definte) her sister died (9 years ago).

Orlanth wrote:On aside neither Blair nor Brown are invited to the wedding. Miliband is as are Cameron, Major and Thatcher. I think there is a message there.

This entertains me greatly.

What the hell is up with this hype? Everywhere I got, it's on the radio, tv or people are talking about it.

Some couple is getting married, big friggen deal.

I think most British royalists are agreed that Wills will make an excellent King, which is great because it's looking increasingly likely that he will be our next monarch. I'm not convinced that HRH Prince Charles will survive to accede to the throne, given that his mother doesn't look like she's going anywhere, and he certainly isn't getting any younger.

I must be in the minority, given that I actually think he would make a decent, if unspectacular King. His position is looking a little more secure these days, anyhow...

Saying that, I would be unsurprised if he abdicated.


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Soladrin wrote:What the hell is up with this hype? Everywhere I got, it's on the radio, tv or people are talking about it.

Some couple is getting married, big friggen deal.

The 'big friggen deal' is that the couple in question will one day be King and Queen of 7 countries (iirc), including the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand...


Wait, don't you guys have a royal family too?

The second Charlie dies, Liz will crumble to dust and Willy will take the throne; until then, we wait.

If and when Charles gets to the throne, it'll be interesting to see if he adopts Charles III as his title, given the performance of Charles's I and II. He can, if chooses, select an entirely different name.

I have no objection to him being King for a short while and as Albatross says, it will be a short while.

Flashman wrote:If and when Charles gets to the throne, it'll be interesting to see if he adopts Charles III as his title, given the performance of Charles's I and II. He can, if chooses, select an entirely different name.

Ah, how we'll laugh when he ascends to the throne, sheds his mortal bindings and reveals himself to be the Dark Lord Cthulhu.

Flashman wrote:If and when Charles gets to the throne, it'll be interesting to see if he adopts Charles III as his title, given the performance of Charles's I and II. He can, if chooses, select an entirely different name.

I have no objection to him being King for a short while and as Albatross says, it will be a short while.

At least he wasn't named John.

*shrug*

It seems to be a tradition, let them have it.

dogma wrote:

AvatarForm wrote:
Other than being the largest private landholders (after the Catholic Church, which is an Institution) they also receive a tithe from the countries of the Commonwealth... for doing nothing... absolutely nothing.

The Royal Family is also an institution.

Not in the same category or context.

Snarky wrote:

Flashman wrote:If and when Charles gets to the throne, it'll be interesting to see if he adopts Charles III as his title, given the performance of Charles's I and II. He can, if chooses, select an entirely different name.

I have no objection to him being King for a short while and as Albatross says, it will be a short while.

At least he wasn't named John.

I remember reading that Arthur is one of the names he could use when he ascends to the throne. Imagine that! King Arthur!


You would, wouldn't you?

Albatross wrote:

Snarky wrote:

Flashman wrote:If and when Charles gets to the throne, it'll be interesting to see if he adopts Charles III as his title, given the performance of Charles's I and II. He can, if chooses, select an entirely different name.

I have no objection to him being King for a short while and as Albatross says, it will be a short while.

At least he wasn't named John.

I remember reading that Arthur is one of the names he could use when he ascends to the throne. Imagine that! King Arthur!


You would, wouldn't you?

Nah, I'd be cool with being King J and being a right royal pimp.

I really hope that Charles doesn't abdicate - I think he would be a great king. Plus it gives William a bit more time to make his place in the world, make contacts, etc.

Royals don't influence my life so I don't care about the wedding or the family.

Its good to see they donate to charity but I don't see them playing any infuelance in my life.

I will only care about the royales when I'm Knighted

On the subject of the wedding, I dont care. I certainly wish them all the best and they seem like descent enough people but I do not agree with allowing this spectacle to take up my whole tv schedule as petty as that sounds. I really wish my country would realise that we need to start moving towards an independent nation rather then a British Colony.

I certainly believe we should never forget our ties to Britain but I think we need to cut the imbilical chord "hope I spelt that right" and move on with our nation towards a more independent Australia.
Indeed I think we need a cultural make over starting with our Flag, the Southern Cross is not uniqueley Australian and the Union Jack is too British for my tastes, if we are to be Australian we should have a uniqueley Australian flag. Personally I think the Aboriginal flag is excellent although as not to bogart their heritage I still believe non Aboriginal Australians should have their own flag. We may all be Australian but we are not all Aboriginal, they have a right to remain an independent culture.

We should certainly honour the Flag which has served us all these years as a symbol of this historical period but we need to move on and free ourselves of the weight which is the former British Empire.
They did us no favours in history, why do we still pander to them?

ColdFire wrote:They did us no favours in history, why do we still pander to them?

If you don't we will stop buying your Fosters and you will be forced to drink it yourselves.

ColdFire wrote:On the subject of the wedding, I dont care. I certainly wish them all the best and they seem like descent enough people but I do not agree with allowing this spectacle to take up my whole tv schedule as petty as that sounds. I really wish my country would realise that we need to start moving towards an independent nation rather then a British Colony.

I certainly believe we should never forget our ties to Britain but I think we need to cut the imbilical chord "hope I spelt that right" and move on with our nation towards a more independent Australia.
Indeed I think we need a cultural make over starting with our Flag, the Southern Cross is not uniqueley Australian and the Union Jack is too British for my tastes, if we are to be Australian we should have a uniqueley Australian flag. Personally I think the Aboriginal flag is excellent although as not to bogart their heritage I still believe non Aboriginal Australians should have their own flag. We may all be Australian but we are not all Aboriginal, they have a right to remain an independent culture.

We should certainly honour the Flag which has served us all these years as a symbol of this historical period but we need to move on and free ourselves of the weight which is the former British Empire.
They did us no favours in history, why do we still pander to them?

If we do become independent it will spoil my plans to be knighted

On a serious note I don't see why we need to become a republic honestly.

Australia isn't really controlled by the UK so why care if we are still part of the commonwealth?

Thier are many benifits from being in the commonwealth such as job opptunities.

And to be honest at this stage I prefer if we still had a governor general to remove idiots out of goverment

SilverMK2 wrote:

ColdFire wrote:They did us no favours in history, why do we still pander to them?

If you don't we will stop buying your Fosters and you will be forced to drink it yourselves.

Haha

On a serious note though, I have no problem with British people and I dont blame you all for the things your country has done to us, I just think we should see other people

Yak9UT wrote:

ColdFire wrote:On the subject of the wedding, I dont care. I certainly wish them all the best and they seem like descent enough people but I do not agree with allowing this spectacle to take up my whole tv schedule as petty as that sounds. I really wish my country would realise that we need to start moving towards an independent nation rather then a British Colony.

I certainly believe we should never forget our ties to Britain but I think we need to cut the imbilical chord "hope I spelt that right" and move on with our nation towards a more independent Australia.
Indeed I think we need a cultural make over starting with our Flag, the Southern Cross is not uniqueley Australian and the Union Jack is too British for my tastes, if we are to be Australian we should have a uniqueley Australian flag. Personally I think the Aboriginal flag is excellent although as not to bogart their heritage I still believe non Aboriginal Australians should have their own flag. We may all be Australian but we are not all Aboriginal, they have a right to remain an independent culture.

We should certainly honour the Flag which has served us all these years as a symbol of this historical period but we need to move on and free ourselves of the weight which is the former British Empire.
They did us no favours in history, why do we still pander to them?

If we do become independent it will spoil my plans to be knighted

On a serious note I don't see why we need to become a republic honestly.

Australia isn't really controlled by the UK so why care if we are still part of the commonwealth?

Thier are many benifits from being in the commonwealth such as job opptunities.

And to be honest at this stage I prefer if we still had a governor general to remove idiots out of goverment

Our Government is not so crash hot at the moment true.
I still cant believe that after the top three parties Labour, Liberal and Greens the next top 3 are Hunters/Fishers Party, Christian Democrats and Pauline Hanson are up next.

I realise that becoming a Republic would not affect the country a great deal, I guess its the principal of the thing. I dont like being a constitutional monarchy to a nation we no longer share much of a cultural affiliation with. That is certainly only my opinion and I know there are many pro monarchists in Australia but there are also pro Republic supporters.

I would just like us to sever our ties but first I do think we need to get our political system in order, its a circus currently and a joke to be honest.

I see where cold is coming from, when I was in Oz I met a whole bunch of bitter miserable ozzie fethers that constantly moan about the British even though we in no way affect their lives in general.

Because we've been dealing with it from the Brits for so long it's ingrained into our psyche! not easy being sun loving fun Aussies when every turn there's a pasty shirty pom telling us how awful this heat is! kinda brings you down! :-)

ColdFire wrote:On the subject of the wedding, I dont care. I certainly wish them all the best and they seem like descent enough people but I do not agree with allowing this spectacle to take up my whole tv schedule as petty as that sounds. I really wish my country would realise that we need to start moving towards an independent nation rather then a British Colony.

I certainly believe we should never forget our ties to Britain but I think we need to cut the imbilical chord "hope I spelt that right" and move on with our nation towards a more independent Australia.
Indeed I think we need a cultural make over starting with our Flag, the Southern Cross is not uniqueley Australian and the Union Jack is too British for my tastes, if we are to be Australian we should have a uniqueley Australian flag. Personally I think the Aboriginal flag is excellent although as not to bogart their heritage I still believe non Aboriginal Australians should have their own flag. We may all be Australian but we are not all Aboriginal, they have a right to remain an independent culture.

We should certainly honour the Flag which has served us all these years as a symbol of this historical period but we need to move on and free ourselves of the weight which is the former British Empire.
They did us no favours in history, why do we still pander to them?

You know that Australia would not exist except for the British Empire?

I'm not saying you owe the Empire any debts, in my reckoning they were paid off in WW1 and 2.

Just try to have some historical awareness.

Kilkrazy wrote:

ColdFire wrote:On the subject of the wedding, I dont care. I certainly wish them all the best and they seem like descent enough people but I do not agree with allowing this spectacle to take up my whole tv schedule as petty as that sounds. I really wish my country would realise that we need to start moving towards an independent nation rather then a British Colony.

I certainly believe we should never forget our ties to Britain but I think we need to cut the imbilical chord "hope I spelt that right" and move on with our nation towards a more independent Australia.
Indeed I think we need a cultural make over starting with our Flag, the Southern Cross is not uniqueley Australian and the Union Jack is too British for my tastes, if we are to be Australian we should have a uniqueley Australian flag. Personally I think the Aboriginal flag is excellent although as not to bogart their heritage I still believe non Aboriginal Australians should have their own flag. We may all be Australian but we are not all Aboriginal, they have a right to remain an independent culture.

We should certainly honour the Flag which has served us all these years as a symbol of this historical period but we need to move on and free ourselves of the weight which is the former British Empire.
They did us no favours in history, why do we still pander to them?

You know that Australia would not exist except for the British Empire?

I'm not saying you owe the Empire any debts, in my reckoning they were paid off in WW1 and 2.

Just try to have some historical awareness.

I would add to that by mentioning that Australia is completely independent of the UK - HM Queen Elizabeth II is queen of Australia in a seperate sense, constitutionally.

And what exactly has Britain 'done' to Australia? Considering so many Aussies complain about us and our country, there's certainly no shortage of them living here - plus Australia sure seems keen to attract our skilled workers...

I think you secretly love us.

I think it would still exist KK, I don't think even we can lay claim to have built an entire landmass purely to solve the problem of prison overcrowding

Flashman wrote:I think it would still exist KK, I don't think even we can lay claim to have built an entire landmass purely to solve the problem of prison overcrowding

I would imagine all the used tea bags from across the Empire would probably have formed a small island...

I get a day off school, I'm fine with it.

however I think the royal family is a waste of money, out dated and only used to show we're old fashioned.

To be fair, that's only because you have no idea what you're talking about...

Albatross wrote:To be fair, that's only because you have no idea what you're talking about...

I assume that's directed at me?

Give me a good reason, exept tourism, why we need our royal family, what do they do that someone else can't for much cheaper, or maby instead of doing it cheaper, we could stop doing all together...

Darkvoidof40k wrote:

Albatross wrote:

Snarky wrote:

Flashman wrote:If and when Charles gets to the throne, it'll be interesting to see if he adopts Charles III as his title, given the performance of Charles's I and II. He can, if chooses, select an entirely different name.

I have no objection to him being King for a short while and as Albatross says, it will be a short while.

At least he wasn't named John.

I remember reading that Arthur is one of the names he could use when he ascends to the throne. Imagine that! King Arthur!


You would, wouldn't you?

Nah, I'd be cool with being King J and being a right royal pimp.

The point being is that no English monarch after John I was ever coronated as John II due to the Magna Carta. It's sort of would be the ultimate shame to ascend as John II, as the first John was such a disaster of a king.

For the love of God and all things holy can they just get married already. I am sick to death of hearing about it on CNN. "This just in, rich people get married in extravagant wedding attended by other rich people more after this commercial break."