Britain's Proudest Moment

It is most certainly not redundant. If you really believe the Royal Family is of no significance whatsoever you are either stupid or ignorant.

I don't consider myself British. Such a horrible, outdated, arrogant nation. Doesn't mean i don't like the country i live in.

**** off you patriotic ****.

I'm not a royalist and never have been but I did tune into the Royal Wedding out of sheer curiousity. And also the Royals went up in my estimation well Prince William anyway when he went on his unannounced walkabout to thank the crowds which was very nice and humbling gesture. Frankly he didn't need to do it but did if only in a small way to say thanks to all those who travelled far and wide and changed their weekly schedules and plans and spent their hard earned money to wish him well. So for that I respect him.

The issues about the guest list and the clear Tory bias is another matter. But when all is said and then even if I myself am not a fan of the Royals if it for one day at least could unite people from all walks of life in the UK with everyone being happy and jovial and having a mutual respect and admiration for each other, then I'm happy.

Besides it'll be finished in a couple of hours and we can all go back to normal.


Oh and one more thing that (the phone in) and today's Royal Wedding isn't Britain's Proudest Moment. VE Day was and in my opinion when we host the Olympic Games next Summer, that will be one of our proudest moments.

The royal family could easily be replaced by any democratically elected head of state, there is no need for a privileged select few to receive millions of pounds of tax payer's money all because they were lucky enough to be born into a certain family. I think most people acknowledge that this is fundamentally wrong but choose to ignore this fact because they 'do so much for us', or bring us 'so much money', putting aside the fact that today has cost the economy an estimated £5 billion. They have very little benefit and need to go.

I think they are far better than having a single president. The fact they are separate from politics is very important both to the people of Britain but also to other nations across the world.

What's wrong with my patriotism and my pride in being British?

But there is something fundamentally wrong about one family having access to such excessive amounts of taxpayer's money. I can understand you wanting to keep politics and heads of state separate but there should be a democratic process to this.

The only issue with it is the jealousy some people have because one family is entitled by default to all this wealth while everyone else has to work hard to get what they want. The Royal Family do a great service to this nation, much more so than other extremely wealthy monarchs in poorer nations. The fact is Britain and the Commonwealth nations need the constitutional monarch of the United Kingdom and many many people actually want them to exist. Doesn't matter how unfair it is for you.

The only issue with it is the jealousy some people have because one family is entitled by default to all this wealth while everyone else has to work hard to get what they want. The Royal Family do a great service to this nation, much more so than other extremely wealthy monarchs in poorer nations. The fact is Britain and the Commonwealth nations need the constitutional monarch of the United Kingdom and many many people actually want them to exist. Doesn't matter how unfair it is for you.

Everything.

People may want it, but we certainly don't need it!

Either give good, logical reasons or continue your life of ignorance. Although I would agree if you condemned the sickening patriotism of Americans, because their patriotism is institutionalised and for no real reason other than to maintain the ability to commit horrific war crimes without losing the confidence of its people. Pride in America is illogical because they have no history and have done nothing in this world. Their greatest 'achievement' was the American Revolutionary War.

What did britain ever have apart from the arrogance of believing only certain white people from certain families deserved land, power, opinions and money.

And that's not me scratching the surface.

They may do a lot of charity work, but it will take a millenia to make up for their ancestor's behaviour, the affects of which are still seen today.

Yes we do. Look at how much influence a visit from the Queen has on nations around the world. They are respected by all and because of that so is Britain. We are respected because of our Royal Family and the things they do and people look up to us. That's why we need the Royal Family.