Future of the Monarchy

If we decide to keep a monarchy, I think that there must be total transparency in the RFs financial dealings and behaviour in general.

I think this should also extend to all members of parliament, who appear to often have carte blanch in their behaviour, without any culpability.

What evidence is there that "they knew"?

They knew about the £12 million - we all did! They would know who came in and out of Royal Palaces - William in particular has his PR team telling us he had major concern for years about his uncles behaviour. Look at the timescale of how titles and positions were removed from Andrew - this was done over a long time. Why did they not speak up for the victims then? Why only now?

Whitewavemark2

If we decide to keep a monarchy, I think that there must be total transparency in the RFs financial dealings and behaviour in general

And I think all the laws of the land should apply to all members of the RF including KC

Think the ‘royal family’ will survive this but once William is King I think there will be huge changes and the ‘family’ will be much smaller and have a completely different image. I do think George will be King eventually but again, it’ll all look different.

Let's not forget it was the group Republic who filed the complaint to Thames Valley Police about Andrew - nobody else and certainly not anybody in the Royal Household or Government

StoneofDestiny

Let's not forget it was the group Republic who filed the complaint to Thames Valley Police about Andrew - nobody else and certainly not anybody in the Royal Household or Government

I think also the fact they made it clear they would take out a private prosecution if no action was taken was also a determining factor.

MayBee70

I think we’d end up with someone like Farage as president .

God forbid!!

MayBee70
I think we’d end up with someone like Farage as president sad

Never - but even if we got such a vile specimen, at least we’d only have ourselves to blame and with a short term in office we could get rid of him.

With what we have now it’s just the order of birth stopping us having Andrew as King and we get stuck with him for a lot more than a couple of years (and fund all his relatives and heirs to live lavish lifestyles in mansions without accountability)

Didn't know that, about Republic.
Disappointing.

SORES

“Whilst the Monarch occupies the highest office of State,
no one else can
While he is Head of Law, no politician can take over the
Courts
As Head of State, no General can take over the Government
As Head of the Services, no coup can turn the Army against
the people

The strength of the Monarchy does not lie in the power it
gives to the Sovereign
but in the power it denies anyone else”

This was the official description in 1969.

Well they would say that. Wouldn't they.

The Revolution is nigh.

Auf Wiedersehn. Sax Coburg Gotha Sorry, The House of
Windsor.

Off with their heads.

🎊🎇🪓

I'm in favour a republic. I always liked queen Elizabeth 11 but I've seen in the press she, together with Charles paid Virginia guffry over 12 million to not prosecute Andrew. A mother paying off a woman her son abused?
Also there's the Charles Diana and Camilla triangle. Are we really meant to bow down and respect these people?
I hope we do end up a republic with an elected head of state. Palaces could be opened to tourists to bring in revenue as another posted said.
William told one reporter that he was worried when Andrew was arrested. I'm wondering why and if he met Epstein as well or is he just worried about the end of the public's respect for the Crown?

I remember watching a programme several years ago in which a diplomat said that Andrew was bumptious and ill-mannered and totally unsuited to be a business "envoy". It seems now that several people have endorsed that opinion but, at the time, because he was "a royal" no-one felt they could say or do anything to have him removed. So for those that say the royal family has a purely symbolic and traditional function, I think this proves that they have a great deal of behind-the-scenes power - and perhaps this needs examining.

Said on the news last night that Charles had voiced concerns about him being a trade envoy.

Anniebach

Quote Silvershadow Fri 20-Feb-26 17:21:26
I don’t think it’s his own horse but one he borrows to ride while he whiles away his days. A useless man who could be doing charity work under the radar.

Perhaps he does

"Perhaps he does"(Anniebach).

Perhaps. Few people are entirely evil. AM-W seems to be a weak and silly person who has been reared within a culture of entitlement without benefit of noblesse oblige. The fact remains that A M-W was maybe not fit for the work he was supposed to do.

I think you're right Caleo. Giving someone a job because of who they are instead of whether or not they have the skills to do it, rarely ends well.

Some people are praising Harry and Meghan for getting out when they did, implying they knew something which is untrue because they wanted a half in/half out deal that Elizabeth refused them.
They've done nothing but try and trade in on their Royal titles ever since.