Hip hip, hooray! Let’s all pay homage to the Royal Family.
To be honest, I’d prefer the TV Royle Family to rule the country instead of those out-of-touch idiots at Buckingham Palace. Mind you, perhaps I’m wrong in calling them out of touch. As far as I can see, they’ve never actually been in-touch.
Yes, there they are in days of old but even though most things in life change from time to time, you can be sure the British Royal Family will always remain as far away from the common subject as Andy Murray is of winning a grand slam title.
Go on … Cue for the curly haired twit to win one now, just to shut me up.
I don’t hate the Royal Family. I simply think they’re outdated with no place in modern society. Yes, I know. Some will say that they bring in loads of tourism. Wrong. The tradition and history does that. There is a morbid fascination in the dark history of royal tyranny and long may that continue, if it helps the economy. However, why do we need this lot, apart from their entertainment value? I’ll give you some examples of the ugly side.
Let’s all toast the Queen.
Yes, for sixty years, the Queen has tried to come across as the kindly monarch, always at one with her people. That was until she was totally exposed by her lack of compassion over the death of Diana in 1997. Through gritted teeth and after many days of defiance, she finally gave in and accepted that the population actually liked the former Princess more than they did the rest of the monarchy put together.
This is the monarch, who a couple of years ago, asked for a poverty grant to help with the soaring costs of heating Buckingham Palace. These benefits are meant for low-income families, people on a pension, not for those who already get about £200million in state handouts and revenue from property they claim to own, but is in fact, belonging to the people of Great Britain.
Fortunately, when the Queen applied to get a 2% slice of the entire UK’s poverty grant fund, ministers told her to do one as it is for those in genuine need.
I have this message for the Queen. If you want to reduce your crippling fuel bills – live in a fucking smaller house!
You may have your face on billions of notes, but it doesn’t give you the right to spend as much as you want.
And don’t start me on Phillip …
Okay, you started me. Phillip, the Duke of Hazard, is known to have, shall we say, a history of saying the wrong thing. It may be amusing, yes, but what it also shows is complete ignorance and bigotry on no higher scale.
Take for example, his comments …
To Australian Aborigines in 2002. “Still throwing spears then?”
To a Kenyan woman in 1984. “You are a woman aren’t you?”
To a Briton in Hungary in 1993. “You can’t have been here long, you haven’t got a pot belly.”
To a Cayman Islander in 1994. “Aren’t all of you descended from pirates?”
Commenting on an old fuse box in 2000. “It looks like it was put together by an Indian.”
To an Indian, Mr Patel during a reception at the Palace in 2009. “There’s a lot of your family in tonight.”
To a student who hiked to Papua New Guinea in 1998. “You managed not to get eaten then?”
To a group of deaf children standing near a Jamaican steel band in 1999. “Deaf? If you stand near there, it’s no wonder you’re deaf.”
And the best of all, to a group of British students in China in 1986. “If you stay here much longer, you’ll all be slitty-eyed.”
Nice one Phil, but it’s not just other countries he has it in for. Speaking in 2009 to a boy who said he wanted to be an astronaut, the Duke replied, “You’ll never fly in a rocket, you’re too fat.”
He really shouldn’t be let out in public. The Duke was also famous for being an early chief of the World Wildlife Fund, preaching to the masses about the preservation of species, while on his weekends, going out and shooting them.
Idiot!
Then we have old Charlie-Boy …
His main gaffe was denying a sexual act between himself and a servant, took place. This denial was made without either he or the press, saying exactly what he was accused of. He hadn’t been asked. I do feel sorry for him though, seeing as everybody hates him but at least in his old age, he has finally found a decent horse to ride.
Annie ….
There she is, wearing a pizza base on her head.
The miserable po-faced Princess, who thinks it’s okay to let her dogs bite irritating children, also upset pensioner, Mary Halfpenny on Christmas Day 2000. The 75-year-old spent hours making a flower arrangement to pass onto the Princess Royal only to be scowled at. ‘What a ridiculous thing to do,’ spat the Princess.
Cow!
Rock Steady Eddie?
I have only one thing of note to say about the Earl of Wessex …
Wasn’t he a knockout?
The grand old Duke of York.
Some say he’s an ambassador bringing about loads of business in his role as trade representative. Others may claim he’s an arrogant twat who wastes taxpayers money jetting around the the globe on a world tour of golf courses.
But, isn’t she a diamond?
The Jubilee is all well and good if you think the royals are worth it. What you have to remember is, they are only where they are today as a result of hundreds of years tradition based on foundations of oppression and tyranny. Okay, this lot have as much power as lawnmower trying to win a Formula One Grand Prix, but still thereon their thrones, they bloody well sit.
I’d have more respect for them if they didn’t have a near-recent history of shutting away relatives with disabilities in institutions, then pretending they don’t exist to the point of declaring them dead. All this atrocious behaviour is made worse by the fact that many past members of the Royal Family have been patrons of Mencap. Therefore, instead of spending millions because the Queen fancies a new crown, how about putting a bit more into disability services and give those who struggle through life’s adversity a bit more to boost self-esteem … or are we supposed to follow the royal example, and pretend they don’t exist.
That wraps up the old royals, but what of the next generation; surely they have style?
Okay. Maybe not. But there must be something to look forward to? Some ray of hope for the future of the monarchy. One that means democracy and good taste is the way forward
Hmmm. Maybe the French were right when they revolted. I’ll leave the last word, I think, to the real King in waiting.
Cheers
Nick
Antony N Britt - Author 
Slightly more reserved than I’d anticipated Mr Britt, or should I say, Sir Nick of The Pen?
Strangely I feel almost sympathetic for the them, but ‘nearlies don’t count’ and I’m glad of that because they’ve succeeded only in turning me from a royalist two decades ago to one who sees them as an anachronistic bunch of sponging old farts today.
However £200,000,000 is less than the cost to you and me of that vulgar companion to royalty: the Church of England who’s tax privileged income of over £1,000,000,000 pa includes around 20% from gift aid refunds (don’t forget they claim to receive NO state funding)…. quite titanic, really. When you tot up the cash-back deals to all the other mythology-led cults, I recon we’re sending £2-£3 BILLION their way each year and that’d go a long way to doing something constructive for the populace…. let us not forget that for centuries our ancestors were obliged to donate 10% – 15% of their income to assist the construction of these vulgar institutions …. but I shouldn’t tally here: I give enough of my carbon-based existence to unweaving the multi-coloured coat of religions’ BS.
Another smashing piece, Nick.
Perhaps I should tip the nod to another Philipism: when asked by a dignitary about his journey to their charming little ex-colonial territory, Phil said “have you ever flown”, to gain the obvious reply, “yes your majesty”…. “well it was like that!” But we can be sure that his son will make great contributions to the ongoing narrative of twat-in-a-palace-or-two history. “One does not argue with the Prince” a scientist was told when he offered facts that contradict the cloth-brained buffoon’s ‘opinion’ on homeopathy.
To end positively, I should confess a certain appreciation for the Duchess of York. Okay, she’s dipped her toes in a few lakes of controversy, but SHE’S A RED HEAD (always a plus point for me) and she earnt the brilliant headline in Viz magazine in the 1980’s;
“HAS FERGIE GOT A FAT ARSE OR WHAT?”
Cheers, Mr B.
Of course, if any of your readers are red headed vegetarian, non-smoking, athiest, writers, fussy eaters in their late forties with a great dislike of sport but huge admiration for our countryside and, like myself are widowed……….
You’re not running a dating service though, are you?
Keep up the good work and titanic, nude, Kate Winslet on a board, etc etc.
PS
Why aren’t Polar Bears magnetic?
I don’t know about Sir Nick. I may end up in a tower though.
You will have to give me a basic lowdown on the major religious/Bible points you make. I used to know my facts but can’t be arsed to check them out these days but would like one or two retorts.
Nick
“What do you believe & why should I?” usually does it…. if they gibber a bit, remind them of 1st Peter 3:15 where it tells them to answer any questions about their faith…. they usually bugger off after that. There’s so many people being subdued by cults, if they see someone standing up, maybe they’ll feel a little less lonely: that’s the main reason I do it.
I found a good site. Don’t know if you know it. Evilbible.com … Should tell me all I need to know. I actually got A-Level RE, but have forgotten most of it.
Hi well im going to celebrate the jubilee in style .. my kind of style .. sitting here flicking through the tv channels trying to find anything other than the jubilee 🙂 im sorry but i dont give a flying f…. fig for the royal family either … your sunday as always gave me a smile so thank you for that .. keep up the writing nick even if your incasarated in the tower till the next jubilee 🙂
If you look at my main photo on the blog, I’m in a jail in that one. 🙂 I’ve not had the telly on all day, but then everbody keeps tweeting it.
mmmm not sure what i feel about the royals im half for and half against without them we wouldnt have henry the eighth or richard the lionheart and longshanks anne boleyn to name but a few then theres kate and wills well who couldnt like them and diana of course oo just remembered elizabeth the first if theyre good for nothing else itsl always good to sit and watch a film about all the dasterdly things they have done in the past pity they couldnt do some of it now actually fergies head on the block no theres a thought.
Henry VIII was a complete murdering tyrant, one of the worst. Richard the Lionheart only spent a couple of months in England. He lived in Aquitaine and just used England to drain money from it. He massacred hundreds of Jews then turned his attention to the Holy Land, wanting to wipe out anybody who wasn’t Christian.
It’s amazing how history shows terrible people in a favourable light. I wonder in 1000 years, if Mugabe, Saddam Hussain and Gadaffi will be spoken of likewise in their own countries.
Hi Nick,
Aren’t you at the garden party? Not like you, to miss a free cucumber sandwich! I watched that crap on TV yesterday, I was bored and it was better than tennis from bloody France. I watched the film about alien prawns last night too, one looked a bit like the Royals…
I don’t think their cucumber would taste nice inside my mouth. Seriously though. Conversation just had:
A Nother: ‘Not partying?’
Me: ‘Why, I thought that was yesterday.’
A Nother: No, that was just the river thing. Today and tomorrow is the Jubilee.’
Me: Bloody hell!’
I seriously thought it was all over.
This is very interesting to read because I had no idea how you guys felt about The Family. I’ve read some horrible stuff about them and really have no love for them, except for Diana RIP
I don’t think “Royals” are like the rest of humanity. But it’s fun to watch them and talk about them.
Well, they also have a lot of supporters as it’s all you hear at the minute on the news. I think a vast proportion of the population are like me, from those I speak to. Just not too many are as gobby and vocal as I am, though. 🙂
Diana too, was a much flawed individual, but at least she was an individual. And if the Royals hated her, she can’t have been bad.
Nick