right I need to ask this question as it’s been going through my head, I do love the royal family and I have felt saddened by the queens passing, But I don’t actually know much about the RF,
When people say the queen has done so much for us, what is that? That’s not a criticism that’s me asking as I don’t know what it is she has done.
I’m asking this because when you are around people who dislike the royal family, I don’t know any real facts to back them up on what they have have done and do to help out country
Edit: oh wow this was long, sorry!
these are obviously just my opinions, but I hope it helps
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I wouldn’t call myself a monarchist. I don’t believe that they have a divine right to rule over me. I don’t believe they are superior to me as people (especially Andrew), however I do believe that having a monarchy that is steeped in all of Britain’s history is a really good thing for our country politically.
Firstly, the Queen herself had 70 years of experience. Having had weekly meetings with the prime minister, by the time she’d been Queen for 20 years there was probably very little she hadn’t heard or seen. The PM can choose to ignore her guidance, but the fact she could offer it is a good thing IMO.
Politicians are short termist. They are only looking for the next election. The Queen can look long term and offer advice based on that.
World Leaders wanted to meet the Queen because of her history. Ireland, France etc all have elected Head of States, who hold little power, and essentially no one other than someone in that country could tell you who they are. Most World Leaders, and plenty of members of the public in those country’s too, can tell you who the Queen is. I believe over the next 100 years this will decrease as the Commonwealth continues to break up, but the links to the past do interest people.
On a public level in the UK, the Royal Family do a lot of charity work. Charles, as the Prince of Wales started the Princes’ Trust which is estimated to have helped over 1million young people get into work. It has been an invaluable resource for many young people in the more impoverished parts of society. I would be very surprised if William doesn’t continue this.
The Duke of Edinburgh started the Duke of Edinburgh Award, which has support all over the world. In the UK 100,000’s of young people have participated, learning skills which have helped them get jobs and build their confidence. It’s open to a wide range of people, and can really help build up confidence.
William, Kate and Harry started Heads Together, a major mental health innovation for young people. (I am not excluding Meghan from this to be vindictive. They started this before Harry met Meghan.) They’ve started text and call lines for people to get access to free help. They also spent a lot of time talking about climate change, and campaigning on this.
They get this from Charles who was 30 years before his time and has dedicated the Dutchy of Cornwall to being fully organic. They Dutchy has large farm lands all over the country and subsidies the farmers who work the land so they can earn a living will helping the environment.
The Queen herself has been the catalyst in many major political events. I still remember seeing her wearing green on the news in 2011 visiting Ireland as a sign of reconciliation. This was after years and years of troubles, and it was so poignant because the IRA had killed members of her family.
The Crown Estate is their land which has been given back to the public and includes over 1million acres of land around the country, including places like Regents Street in London. The Crown Estate brings in a lot more money to the country through revenue (rent, ticket sales to palaces etc) then we pay to fund the Royals through taxation.
I personally believe the fact that in order to become King or Queen in this day and age, where it doesn’t hold any power, is also a good thing for the country, because frankly, they don’t want the job. No one wants their parents to die. Charles said he was dreading this day and I believe him. We have people who believe they are doing a service to the country and our head of state rather than someone who has worked their way up and shat on people in order to get there, which I personally think is advantageous.
