What Has The Royal Family Ever Done For Us?
The British people just gave a $55 million gift to an independently wealthy bride and her Royal Groom a tax-funded wedding--taxes paid by working people. But What has the Royal Family given us? Spoilers, it’s way worse than you think.
Mark Stallard peels back the history to reveal the real legacy of the “British” Royal Family.
-- sources and related reading and videos --
”What Have The Romans... - Monty Python's Life of Brian”
£32 million - estimated cost of the Royal Wedding, including £30 million spent on security -- https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a20720644/meghan-markle-prince-harry-royal-wedding-cost/
Sovereign Grant = £76m in 2017-18, with the increase difference earmarked for refurbishing Buckingham Palace. £350m including security costs per year -- Private income, of about £20m for at least 2 estates https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/royal-wedding-family-how-much-uk-economy-benefits-cost-meghan-markle-expense-a8345436.html
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor in 1917 because of anti-German sentiment during World War I -- Windsor came from the name of the town of Windsor and Windsor Castle -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Windsor
“The royal descendants of Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom) and of Christian IX (King of Denmark) currently occupy the thrones of Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of the First World War their grandchildren occupied the thrones of Denmark, Greece, Norway, Germany, Romania, Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom. For this, Queen Victoria was nicknamed "the grandmother of Europe" while King Christian IX was nicknamed "Father-in-law of Europe". Of the remaining kingdoms of Europe today, only Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands descends neither from Queen Victoria nor King Christian IX.[1]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_descendants_of_Queen_Victoria_and_King_Christian_IX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/05/powers-queen-england-actually/
https://dose.com/articles/does-the-queen-of-england-have-any-real-power/
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The royal family is a force for economic and political centralization. It lays a foundation for a class society.
The royal family is the emblem of what every elitist in the world desires. Fame and centralized power.
In other words, they are the exact opposite of what I want to see for this world.
... Feudalism! Don't forget feudalism!
Speaking of Feudalism ... have you ever wondered what happened to the Tory Party?
The Tories were the people who fought against the US Founders. I understand that the Tories were dedicated to conserving the feudal order.
In British history the Tory Party was still running strong up until the 1830s and then it just vanished. Poof the Tory Party disappeared. This happened about the time that Sir Robert Peel became PM.
Large political forces like the Tories don't just disappear. They must have gone somewhere. The monarchy is still their. Toryism must be there somewhere hiding.
But where is it?
I bet that if anyone every figured out what happened to the Tories they would solve one of the greatest mysteries in political history.
I'm not sure I follow. Maybe I'm arguing with you, but ...
The modern Conservative Party is still referred to as The Tories, both in the UK and in Canada. They still are pushing for "traditional conservatism"--God, Queen, and Country over regular citizens.
Although, starting with Margaret Thatcher's regime that has been the underlying political thread in all three main UK national parties, and at least two Canadian, federal Parties if not all three. But then again, in both nation states, the queen or the queen's representative picks the Prime Minister. So no surprise that God-ordained government (i.e. Toryism) still reins.
The UK and Canada Governments are not fighting the US, if that is what you are getting at, because the US are an unabashed modern realized mirror of old-fashioned-toryism. God, King, and Country... and citizens are surfs who should do as they're told or die.
For decades I was apathetic toward the Royal family. But recently, I've changed my mind. Nice to get it off my chest.