| JPH83 |
09-09-2022 12:24 AM |
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Originally Posted by Rain Man
(Post 16449732)
I find this interesting as well. I don't follow the royal family at all, so I don't know the mechanics of royalty. I know that they make their land from a lot of different properties, but are those properties owned by them or the government?
If Britain decided to "do away with royalty", what does that even mean and what are the results? Would the royals just shrug and continue being rich from the properties, or would that money go into the government coffers and the royals would have no income and start working at fish and chips stands?
I kind of wonder if anything would really change if Britain decided to abolish the crown. The royals would still be celebrities and that's essentially all that most of them are now.
I did hear something a while back that the queen participated in some national policy discussions and maybe she had to sign bills or treaties or something. Or she had to approve things like her own branch of government. But if she didn't approve, would it really count as a veto? I have no idea.
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They own the land, not the Government. Duke of Westminster is one of the richest Royals and it's entirely because he owns a shit load of properties, particularly in wealthy areas of London. They're basically fancy landlords.
As for policy discussions the convention is they stay away from it. Charles frequently got in trouble for lobbying various government ministers on policy. They're basically there to open parliament...and local swimming pools.
Probably little would change if we abolished them but we still should. |
