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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 437812" data-attributes="member: 5079">My involvement here notwithstanding, I generally don&#039;t give the Royals much thought.&nbsp; On the occasions I have given the situation any thought I have wondered less why the British don&#039;t dump the Royals than why the Royals don&#039;t dump the British.&nbsp; Surely they&#039;d all be happier living private lives of privilege than being basically performing seals.&nbsp; The line in THE CROWN seems to sum it up, as the Queen Mother lamented the family&#039;s decline from &quot;ruling to reigning to ... marionettes&quot;.&nbsp; Edward VIII might have been a Nazi sympathizer, but seemed to get the better end of the deal.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather spend my days playing bridge and walking my dogs than whatever empty pomp the Royals waste their time doing.But then I generally assume the Windsors must be rich.&nbsp; I know the palaces and jewels belong to the State, but surely they have millions -- if not billions -- stashed away.&nbsp; But then again maybe not, since so many of them seem to be panhandlers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 437812, member: 5079"] My involvement here notwithstanding, I generally don't give the Royals much thought. On the occasions I have given the situation any thought I have wondered less why the British don't dump the Royals than why the Royals don't dump the British. Surely they'd all be happier living private lives of privilege than being basically performing seals. The line in THE CROWN seems to sum it up, as the Queen Mother lamented the family's decline from "ruling to reigning to ... marionettes". Edward VIII might have been a Nazi sympathizer, but seemed to get the better end of the deal. I'd rather spend my days playing bridge and walking my dogs than whatever empty pomp the Royals waste their time doing. But then I generally assume the Windsors must be rich. I know the palaces and jewels belong to the State, but surely they have millions -- if not billions -- stashed away. But then again maybe not, since so many of them seem to be panhandlers. [/QUOTE]

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