King Juan Carlos Abdicates

I can't say I'm a royalist in anyway whatsoever, no problem treating them with respect etc. Even being ex forces I'm still of that opinion, I just have a serious issue with bowing down and doffing my cap to people, it just doesn't happen. The argument about how many millions of tourists they bring in every year is kind of lost when compared to Disney... Tourists will always come to the UK because of the history of our country.

I've just said in another post i was in London last weekend - i didn't go to the Palace per-say as we had done it before but looking up The Mall as we crossed over it, there were hundreds of tourists circling around the Palace taking photos etc.

London does attract a lot of tourists naturally but i do believe that a good chunk of them come to see the Palace as part of their visit.

I have no qualms with the Royal family as long as they pull their weight, but the hangers on should be culled & cut off!

Staunch Royalist and off with the heads of any wannabe republicans! 

But agree with some of the Klingons and those down the bottom of the food chain. In an ideal world Kate and Wills would take over the reigns, and breath some youth back into the Royal Family, but we are stuck with Charles unless he abdicates as well

Sounds like your not to keen on Charles & Camilla taking over?

I think the Queen has done an incredible job, and has been a steady hand that has seen a long line of Prime Ministers come and go, and seen just about every kind of crisis and social change the UK has ever seen. 

But it's time for her to step down while she is on top, and enjoy what time she has left with Phillip. But she represents a bygone age, unrecognisable to youngsters. Charles has had a rough ride in the public eye, rightly or wrongly, and the death of Diana, conspiracy theories, and the perceived lack of support for Camilla doesn't help.

William and Kate are the new generation, recent military service, recently married, sprog, they are in the right place at the right time, and will have longetivity to take the Royals forward. Plus a King and Queen will be good ambassadors for the country, and I suspect keep the commonwealth together.

Charles represents the old guard, will appeal to traditionalists, but be alienated by anyone under 30, and I suspect will begin the beginning of the end of the commonwealth.

Obviously just my humble opinion in case a beefeater turns up and marches me off to the tower!

 The walls have ears !