Abolishing the Monarchy
Palaces, presents and pearls, is that really all that the Royal
Family's life involves? The Monarchy has ruled over our country for
over thousands of years, without them there would have been no
England. They are much loved by their kingdom's people but are they
really needed in the twenty first century? I am now going to examine
the reasons for not abolishing the Royal Family.
'No two days are ever the same for The Queen,' so what is it that she
does with all her time? The Queen has to perform many different duties
everyday. Some of these are familiar public duties, such as
investitures, ceremonial, receptions and visits. Away from the cameras
however The Queen's hard work goes on; including reading letters from
the public, audiences with political ministers and meetings with her
private secretary. A full day's work most days of the year. Some
members of the royal family have also started up charities and raised
huge amounts of money for children's societies and other good causes.
The royal family is famous not only in the United Kingdom but also
worldwide. They bring many tourists to England to see things like
Buckingham Palace, this brings countless sums of money to the country.
People respect and look up to them. Secondly they are also highly
valued for what they are, it makes our country who we are, it gives us
identity. They are good for the nationality of England, there were
thousands of people who turned out for the Queen's Jubilee. This
enhances our country's nationality to the rest of the world. They have
ruled over us for many years making them traditional and different
from other countries...
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...est and affairs. The more distant members of the family also make
them seem less important, do you really care what the Queens cousin's
sisters aunt did last week?
Lastly The Queen does not have any political power any more, the
government and parliament do all the political jobs. The Queen must
remain disinterested in all matters.
In conclusion I think that in the twenty first century we don't need a
royal family. The main loss with out them would be the money loss of
which they bring in through tourism but we would gain the fifty
million pounds out of the taxes that goes to them. The palaces could
also be opened to the public, which would still bring tourism in,
maybe more? The reputation of the Royal family isn't what it used to
be, they have no political power any more and the country could do
without them.
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Queen Elizabeth I quote: Modern History Sourcebook: Queen Elizabeth I of England Selected Writing and Speeches http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/elizabeth1.html
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