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Jul 23, 2013 10:42 PM CSTIs the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?

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Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ? I heard today they are just a public figure and have no power at all. That they have similar laws like the USA . And yes by Royal Family I mean the family of Will & Kate.
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Jul 23, 2013 10:47 PM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
NotABlonde
NotABlondeNotABlondeSpringwood, New South Wales Australia8 Threads 1,210 Posts
Only the Queen can dissolve parliament. So yes they have real power if they choose to use it.


"The Queen's role in Parliament is:

Assenting to Bills passed by Parliament, on the advice of Ministers;

Giving audiences to Ministers, at which Her Majesty may be consulted, encourage and warn;

Opening each new session of Parliament;

Proroguing or dissolving Parliament before a general election."
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Jul 23, 2013 10:54 PM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
DaytonaDude
DaytonaDudeDaytonaDudeSouth Daytona, Florida USA33 Threads 3 Polls 2,403 Posts
Biggest scam in the world.
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Jul 23, 2013 10:59 PM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
NotABlonde
NotABlondeNotABlondeSpringwood, New South Wales Australia8 Threads 1,210 Posts
Why?
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Jul 23, 2013 11:17 PM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
NotABlonde: Why?
If you really need to ask then there's no point in trying to explain.
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Jul 23, 2013 11:29 PM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
NotABlonde
NotABlondeNotABlondeSpringwood, New South Wales Australia8 Threads 1,210 Posts
Ok.

The revenue from Royal lands paid to the UK is approx 200 million pounds.
The cost of the Royal family is approx 60 million pounds.
Tourism adds to the + column.
Souvenirs from non tourists adds to the + column.


The cost of the US President and his family - approx $1.4 Billion
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Jul 23, 2013 11:51 PM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
Any head of states can do those things,without been a heredity head.grin
NotABlonde: Only the Queen can dissolve parliament. So yes they have real power if they choose to use it."The Queen's role in Parliament is:

Assenting to Bills passed by Parliament, on the advice of Ministers;

Giving audiences to Ministers, at which Her Majesty may be consulted, encourage and warn;

Opening each new session of Parliament;

Proroguing or dissolving Parliament before a general election."
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Jul 24, 2013 12:00 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
Thats how the Royals brainwash the public, to believe their cost is less than what the revenue is getting from the Royal lands.Who the hell gave them all those lands????did the buy them??? or declared those lands theirs by degree????grin
NotABlonde: Ok.

The revenue from Royal lands paid to the UK is approx 200 million pounds.
The cost of the Royal family is approx 60 million pounds.
Tourism adds to the + column.
Souvenirs from non tourists adds to the + column.The cost of the US President and his family - approx $1.4 Billion
grin
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Jul 24, 2013 12:05 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
DaytonaDude: Biggest scam in the world.
Indeed a good one,for naive people.grin
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Jul 24, 2013 1:11 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Bennyblanco187
Bennyblanco187Bennyblanco187Mellieha, Majjistral Malta1 Threads 3 Posts
If you truly think that the Royal Family has no power then you not only have no idea how England is run, but you have absolutely no idea what is going on in the entire World and why it is happening.... Do you know nothing about history?? Nothing about the Secret Socities that are running and manipulating our political positions of power all over the World. May peace be with you.
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Jul 24, 2013 1:11 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Bennyblanco187
Bennyblanco187Bennyblanco187Mellieha, Majjistral Malta1 Threads 3 Posts
If you truly think that the Royal Family has no power then you not only have no idea how England is run, but you have absolutely no idea what is going on in the entire World and why it is happening.... Do you know nothing about history?? Nothing about the Secret Socities that are running and manipulating our political positions of power all over the World. May peace be with you.
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Jul 24, 2013 2:22 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Order of the Hawthornestick,most notorious and evil Secret Order on the face of this Planet!uh oh
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Jul 24, 2013 4:37 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Queen Elizabeth is also Head of State in Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries, here and in NZ Her Majesty is represented by the Governor General.
This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth of Australia
Constitution Act.
2. The provisions of this Act referring to the Queen shall extend to Her if Majesty’s heirs and successors in the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
3. It shall be lawful for the Queen, with the advice of the Privy Council, to declare by proclamation that, on and after a day therein of Pointed, not being later than one year after the passing of this Act, the people of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania, and also, if Her Majesty is satisfied that the people of Western Australia have agreed thereto, of Western Australia, shall be united in a Federal Commonwealth under the name of the Commonwealth of Australia. But Queen may, at any time after the proclamation, appoint a Governor- General for the Commonwealth...

She represents probably the best Head of State any country could possibility have as she almost never interferes in the day to day affairs of parliament.
The Armed Forces of both NZ and Australia are the armed forces of Her Majesty,
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Jul 24, 2013 4:49 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Obstinance_Works
Obstinance_WorksObstinance_WorksManchester, Greater Manchester, England UK3 Threads 1 Polls 3,514 Posts
They have the power to ruin what's on tv. Will & Kate's baby ruined the viewing of not one but two major television channels for a whole evening. This a screaming outrage if you ask me. I know that television would be a much better place if only Cromwell had lived that little bit longer.
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Jul 24, 2013 5:43 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
sofarsogood74
sofarsogood74sofarsogood74Dublin, Ireland40 Threads 4 Polls 2,711 Posts
MrRick77: Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ? I heard today they are just a public figure and have no power at all. That they have similar laws like the USA . And yes by Royal Family I mean the family of Will & Kate.


The Brits and lots of the Commonwealth seem to love them and it is their taxes who pay for them so more power to them.
The idea of a privileged family by birth that the rest of the country contributes to and you must bow and curtsey to if you meet them doesn't appeal to me. But hey....each to their own.thumbs up
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Jul 24, 2013 5:49 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
rebel2
rebel2rebel2Alicante, Valencia Spain8 Threads 6,354 Posts
Lets be right,they didnt choose to be born into that way of life. I for one wouldnt want to be in there position.
Having met several of them,i found them to be polite and respectful to others,putting themselves out to talk to those that were not on the "list" of must talk to.
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Jul 24, 2013 6:07 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
drgroovetone
drgroovetonedrgroovetoneNew Orleans, Louisiana USA1 Threads 1 Polls 89 Posts
Of course they are! Wealth + fame = "real power"
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Jul 24, 2013 6:55 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
I am always amazed at how much the general American folk just love the British royalty - the sale of magazines that feature them - like Hello magazine is very very popular.

and I guess it is great to love a type of political power - because it is not part of how Americans politics is structured....

so as to if and what power they have or even influence in world events... dunno I have enough trouble figuring out my own government
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Jul 24, 2013 7:57 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
@rebel12 ......... If they did otherwise,not to be polite and respectful, as well talking the one's "not suppose to",then their popularity would be almost ZERO.-
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Jul 24, 2013 8:10 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
reb56
reb56reb56carthage, Missouri USA55 Polls 8,629 Posts
NotABlonde: Only the Queen can dissolve parliament. So yes they have real power if they choose to use it."The Queen's role in Parliament is:

Assenting to Bills passed by Parliament, on the advice of Ministers;

Giving audiences to Ministers, at which Her Majesty may be consulted, encourage and warn;

Opening each new session of Parliament;

Proroguing or dissolving Parliament before a general election."
and,money power,too.import/export,etc.
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Jul 24, 2013 8:13 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
reb56
reb56reb56carthage, Missouri USA55 Polls 8,629 Posts
Conrad73: Order of the Hawthornestick,most notorious and evil Secret Order on the face of this Planet!
heard of it,queens assassins?
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Jul 24, 2013 8:28 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Yep,and worse!uh oh
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Jul 24, 2013 8:31 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Bogart_1960
Bogart_1960Bogart_1960Ask me !, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France36 Threads 1 Polls 10,012 Posts
The child is introduced to his kingdom.

Embedded image from another site
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Jul 24, 2013 5:04 PM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
GoDaniel
GoDanielGoDanielLeominster, Massachusetts USA13 Threads 13 Polls 83 Posts
MrRick77: Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ? I heard today they are just a public figure and have no power at all. That they have similar laws like the USA . And yes by Royal Family I mean the family of Will & Kate.





Of course, didn't you know they are royaltydunno dunno now let's roll out the red carpet for your majestydoh doh Instead of singing "God Save The Queen" maybe it should be sung, "God Help The Queen"rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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Jul 26, 2013 2:10 AM CST Is the Royal Family in any kinda real power ?
Iuchi_Zien
Iuchi_ZienIuchi_ZienSheffield, South Yorkshire, England UK21 Threads 9 Polls 1,426 Posts
Given the choice I would far rather have Elizabeth II as a head of state than for example a bit part actor suffering from dementia, or an alcoholic who claims to be on first name terms with god.
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