It is becoming more and more apparent that the Royal family is not essential for the running of our country.

Prince Philip seems unable to meet anybody anywhere without managing to insult them one way or another, whether through a racist comment, or just a stupid slip of his tongue. And if that isn’t bad enough look at his children. Charles, our next king is clearly robbed of his sanity! If people are considered mad when talking to themselves then what can be said about a man who talks to his plant collection? Is this what our country needs in a monarch? And his siblings are no better! His sister Anne allows her dogs to roam free biting children, and as for Edward, he not only uses his privileged position to make dishonest money, but even with this advantage his television company can’t make a profit!

As well as draining the country’s money, which could be better spent almost anywhere else, they also manage to set a bad example. Lots of people argue that the country requires the royals to set a good example to the rest of the country, but if this is their job then they are clearly failing miserably. And they aren’t even of English descent. Though their name is currently Windsor, this is only because it was changed from Saxe-Cober Gother in after World War 1 broke out. The British royal family is actually mainly German.

It is often alleged that the royal family attract a lot of foreign tourists, but would you come to England, just to look at the enormously over-rated Buckingham palace? I doubt it. Even if you would, what are the chances that you would even see one of the royals? You don’t need the royal family to see Buckingham palace, and there are plenty of other sites of heritage around the area.

So I think that you will agree. The British royal family is a waste of time and money, both of which could be much better, spent elsewhere.