Goodbye, Queen Elizabeth II
And thank you for your service
I’m British. I have, until now, only ever known one monarch on the throne my entire life. And today was her state funeral as she was laid to rest at the grand age of 96.
Now, I’m not exactly a Royal supporter, nor am I against the monarchy either. I don’t think it’s right to blame the current monarchy for any atrocities that previous monarchs have committed. It’s not like they have any control over the past, nor do they have a time machine.
I also don’t think it’s right to blame the monarchy for the state of the country. People have been whinging for years about how much money the royal family makes when there are large numbers of people living in poverty in the same country. Blame the government, not the Royal family, who have no control over these things. The head of state is a figurehead and not much else.
Whether the Royal family bring in a large amount of money via tourism is argued a lot. I couldn’t tell you the figures but what I do know is that a lot of the Royals do a heck of a lot of charity work. It’s a sad world that we live in where we have to rely on charity to make the world a better place (again, blame the government for their failings), and the charity work the Royals do is absolutely vital through awareness and raising the profile of charities.
