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I get getting rid of the monarchy but all that UK land the government pays them for and any other riches they have are theirs. No, it's not. The Crown Estate

I get getting rid of the monarchy but all that UK land the government pays them for and any other riches they have are theirs. No, it's not. The Crown Estate belongs to the reigning monarch 'in right of The Crown', that is, it is owned by the monarch for the duration of their reign, by virtue of their accession to the throne. But it is not the private property of the monarch - it cannot be sold by the monarch, nor do revenues from it belong to the monarch. The important bit is "it is owned by the monarch for the duration of their reign". If the UK decides to become a republic the reign of the king will end, and with that the royal family's estates revert to ownership by the people. https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/en-gb/resources/faqs/ https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/en-gb/resources/faqs/

_8j50 4y ago
> with that the royal family's estates revert to ownership by the people. Umm...no. Why would you assume that. It is not the people's land. If the monarchy is dissolved then what happens to that land is a matter of negotiation and possible court battles. The monarchy allowed the people to self-govern in exchange for being allowed to continue to be monarchs. One common theme I have seen in this thread is that people think they live under "rule of the people" but we live under "rule of law" a contract cannot be made void simply by passing a law to void it, because then the contract had no real meaning to begin with if one side can just get up and say they don't want to fulfill their obligations. Only if the monarchy abdicates their roles can the agreement over their estate be cleanly voided.