How do you Brits feel about the Royal family or the idea of a Royal family? Personally I don’t like it. I often feel repulsed when I see other wise sane people curtsy or bow to a Royal family member. I could never show this level of obeisance to another human being. I would be friendly yes. Shake their hand as that’s what I do to other people. I would treat them just as another person, just like the old lady who walks down my street or the tramp in the park . To me the Royal family are an embarrassment to the country I live in. A country that elevates people above others due to an accident of birth. A country where people sleep rough on the streets while others receive millions from tax payers money .
What about you Yanks and Aussies , how do you feel?
I love Queen Elisabeth, I think she's cool. Great Britain would not be the same without the Royals. But who knows how long they'll be what they are today... Sad...
Sleepy, I agree 100%. I am an American who lived in London for 8 1/2 years. I you haven't already, please read the hilarious book by Sue Townsend called "the Queen and I". Here's a synopsis from .Amazon.co.uk
Synopsis A revolutionary British government orders the Queen to abdicate and the Royal family to vacate Buckingham Palace. Being rehoused on a council estate in the Midlands comes as a bit of a shock to Philip and Elizabeth. The intrusion of this family of "poshos" is a shock for their new neighbours too.
