Queens Jubileeeeeeeeee.................

[trainmanone]

having been a member of the train crew on a few occasions on the royal train before privtisation (BR) ,have meet HM a few times allways very nice to talk to and allways takes the time to thank both the drivers ( yes royal train has two drivers of wich i was once, one of them)and loco inspector at the end of journey.

wont be at any partys though as working  that day lol

[Lazydocker]

having been a member of the train crew on a few occasions on the royal train before privtisation (BR) ,have meet HM a few times allways very nice to talk to and allways takes the time to thank both the drivers ( yes royal train has two drivers of wich i was once, one of them)and loco inspector at the end of journey.

wont be at any partys though as working  that day lol

I found her very nice and polite when I met her in '94 In fact, most of my "Royal encounters" over the last 23 years have been very friendly and polite affairs

Royalist or not, it cannot be denied that they work incredibly hard for their position and money

[bored bigyin54]

having been a member of the train crew on a few occasions on the royal train before privtisation (BR) ,have meet HM a few times allways very nice to talk to and allways takes the time to thank both the drivers ( yes royal train has two drivers of wich i was once, one of them)and loco inspector at the end of journey.

wont be at any partys though as working  that day lol

I found her very nice and polite when I met her in '94 In fact, most of my "Royal encounters" over the last 23 years have been very friendly and polite affairs

Royalist or not, it cannot be denied that they work incredibly hard for their position and money uote][i wont mind the money for what they do you dont call that hard work

[Sir Tigger KC]

Like the Monarchy or not, consider the alternatives.....

No mark/ has been politician..... President Prescott..... 

Celebraty.... President Cowell & First Lady Cheryl.... 

Sport... President Beckham... well at least the First Lady would be Posh!! 

One thing's for sure IMO the Royal's have played their part in making the UK the stable and relatively free and prosperus place that it is!! 

and if nothing else they provide an excuse for a knees up now and again!!! 

God Save The Queen!!!! 

[Lazydocker]

having been a member of the train crew on a few occasions on the royal train before privtisation (BR) ,have meet HM a few times allways very nice to talk to and allways takes the time to thank both the drivers ( yes royal train has two drivers of wich i was once, one of them)and loco inspector at the end of journey.

wont be at any partys though as working  that day lol

I found her very nice and polite when I met her in '94 In fact, most of my "Royal encounters" over the last 23 years have been very friendly and polite affairs

Royalist or not, it cannot be denied that they work incredibly hard for their position and money

i wont mind the money for what they do you dont call that hard work

OK, you want to work 7 days a week, be constantly under scrutiny, work some very unsocial hours and be under constant security due to the threats/risk against your life?

I'm not saying they aren't well rewarded for it though I wouldn't mind it as an income

[albitz]

Like the Monarchy or not, consider the alternatives.....

No mark/ has been politician..... President Bliar and first lady Cherie the graceless.... 

Celebraty.... President Cowell & First Lady Cheryl.... 

Sport... President Beckham... well at least the First Lady would be Posh!! 

One thing's for sure IMO the Royal's have played their part in making the UK the stable and relatively free and prosperus place that it is!! 

and if nothing else they provide an excuse for a knees up now and again!!! 

God Save The Queen!!!! 

Slightly edited,but I completely agree with that sentiment.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Ha Ha Yes I did think about President Bliar!! But if we did away with the monarchy, then The President would have to be elected and I'm not sure the British people could stomach any more of that man.... but then again...   

From the world of business and industry I came up with President Branson... but he'd only do it for the publicity and thus Buckingham Palace would become The Virgin Palace, and we'd have a bank holiday on 'The Presidents birthday sponsored by Virgin Money'  etc etc 

[bored bigyin54]

having been a member of the train crew on a few occasions on the royal train before privtisation (BR) ,have meet HM a few times allways very nice to talk to and allways takes the time to thank both the drivers ( yes royal train has two drivers of wich i was once, one of them)and loco inspector at the end of journey.

wont be at any partys though as working  that day lol

I found her very nice and polite when I met her in '94 In fact, most of my "Royal encounters" over the last 23 years have been very friendly and polite affairs

Royalist or not, it cannot be denied that they work incredibly hard for their position and money

i wont mind the money for what they do you dont call that hard work

OK, you want to work 7 days a week, be constantly under scrutiny, work some very unsocial hours and be under constant security due to the threats/risk against your life?

I'm not saying they aren't well rewarded for it though I wouldn't mind it as an income

just think how much money the uk will save without them

[CaptainZok]

having been a member of the train crew on a few occasions on the royal train before privtisation (BR) ,have meet HM a few times allways very nice to talk to and allways takes the time to thank both the drivers ( yes royal train has two drivers of wich i was once, one of them)and loco inspector at the end of journey.

wont be at any partys though as working  that day lol

I found her very nice and polite when I met her in '94 In fact, most of my "Royal encounters" over the last 23 years have been very friendly and polite affairs

Royalist or not, it cannot be denied that they work incredibly hard for their position and money

i wont mind the money for what they do you dont call that hard work

OK, you want to work 7 days a week, be constantly under scrutiny, work some very unsocial hours and be under constant security due to the threats/risk against your life?

I'm not saying they aren't well rewarded for it though I wouldn't mind it as an income

just think how much money the uk will save without them

But how much money would be lost in tourism?

[OOMV6]

just think how much money the uk will save without them

But how much money would be lost in tourism?
[/quote]

Both unknown quantities, me thinks, particulary the latter

[Lazydocker]

having been a member of the train crew on a few occasions on the royal train before privtisation (BR) ,have meet HM a few times allways very nice to talk to and allways takes the time to thank both the drivers ( yes royal train has two drivers of wich i was once, one of them)and loco inspector at the end of journey.

wont be at any partys though as working  that day lol

I found her very nice and polite when I met her in '94 In fact, most of my "Royal encounters" over the last 23 years have been very friendly and polite affairs

Royalist or not, it cannot be denied that they work incredibly hard for their position and money

i wont mind the money for what they do you dont call that hard work

OK, you want to work 7 days a week, be constantly under scrutiny, work some very unsocial hours and be under constant security due to the threats/risk against your life?

I'm not saying they aren't well rewarded for it though I wouldn't mind it as an income

just think how much money the uk will save without them

And also how much lost income from the taxes they pay (yes, they do pay income tax like you and I)

[bored bigyin54]

just think how much money the uk will save without them

But how much money would be lost in tourism?

Both unknown quantities, me thinks, particulary the latter
[/quote]no lose in tourism can always open the castles to tourists like they do in germany

[albitz]

Does Germany get any tourists ?

[Dishevelled Den]

Does Germany get any tourists ?

I'm sure it does son - I can think of at least two attractions right off the top of me skull. 

[OOMV6]

Does Germany get any tourists ?

I'm sure it does son - I can think of at least two attractions right off the top of me skull. 

1. The Essen classic car show
2. The erotic fair