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Perhaps, but let's sort the problem at hand first? The monarchy in the UK only seems to benefit themselves and tabloid newspapers. While the Queen has been a d
by osrec 6y ago
Perhaps, but let's sort the problem at hand first?
The monarchy in the UK only seems to benefit themselves and tabloid newspapers. While the Queen has been a dutiful monarch (whos work ethic I happen to respect), the rest of her family seem pretty terrible with their crazy shenanigans.
- pmoriarty 6y ago"the Queen has been a dutiful monarch (whos work ethic I happen to respect)" What work does the Queen actually do?
- philistine 6y agoThat’s what the article at play here discovered: she makes sure no law can ever touch her pot of gold. Oh and god forbid any law force them to use a seatbelt.
- tomcam 6y agoShe is the head of state, a job for which the president of the USA has to pull double duty while also being the executive. It is an incredibly tedious job, requiring her to go to endless factory openings funerals, and so on. She doesn’t really have to do those things, but she has done them dutifully for 75 years or so. As far as I’m concerned it’s amazing and probably does a measurable amount to contribute to the stability of the country. Can’t prove it, of course. As an American citizen it is why I don’t mind presidents that I don’t like have a large secret service revenue, fat salary, and so forth both during and after their presidency.
- tomcam 6y agoEDIT: "secret service retinue", not "...revenue"
- foldr 6y agoMore than most women her age, I think it’s fair to say. If the Queen was lazy she could have abdicated two decades ago with some justification.
- osrec 6y agoI don't know exactly what she does, but she always turns up and doesn't mess around or offend people, unlike the rest of her family. She's like a grandma the nation respects, even though you suspect there might be a sinister side to her.