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Old 06 February 2012, 08:41 AM
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Sixty years on the throne, congratulations, your Majesty!
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Bound to be controversial on here but I agree wholeheartedly! God save the Queen!
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Sixty years on the thrown, congratulations, your Majesty!
Longest dump in history
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Old 06 February 2012, 09:06 AM
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You don't have to be a royalist to appreciate a lifetime dedication to a job she didn't actually ask for. Congratulations indeed.
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congratulations mam,been a pleasure(sometimes) serving you
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If it were any other job, they'd be out to pasture by now. 60 years is a good innings though.
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At least the royals kind of pay their own way now.
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Sixty years on the thrown, congratulations, your Majesty!
Thrown?
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Well done Mrs Queen - subjecting a nation of 60 million people for 60 years purely by accident of birth!


What would you rather be - citizen or subject?
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Thrown?
Thrown where?
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Well done Mrs Queen - subjecting a nation of 60 million people for 60 years purely by accident of birth!


What would you rather be - citizen or subject?
Subjugating?
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The Queen is a fine ambassador for Britain, her offspring (Anne excepted) on the other hand....

Anyway well done your Majesty
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Subjugating?

At least I can spell 'throne'
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...and according to my dictionary 'subjecting' and 'subjugating' are synonymous
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Originally Posted by Trout
At least I can spell 'throne'
Just the polysyllabics you struggle with, yes?
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she certainly embodies the entitlement society we currently enjoy
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The Royal Family - like it or not bring enormous benefits to this country in Tourism alone.... have you ever seen how many foreigners flock to Buck House in the summer... they all bring their wallets with them...

Good on ya Queenie
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i believe France attract more tourists than the rest of the world put together (or some similar crazy statistic)

and they got rid of their monarchy a long time ago
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Originally Posted by Dr Hu
The Royal Family - like it or not bring enormous benefits to this country in Tourism alone.... have you ever seen how many foreigners flock to Buck House in the summer... they all bring their wallets with them...

Good on ya Queenie
It`s not as though they get to meet anyone. It`s just a big expensive house!
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You have to admire her dignity and for keeping her cool for 60 years. So well done gal.

But I geniuinely think she should retire gracefully while she is healthy and the Greek looks like he could do with putting his feet up


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Originally Posted by Dr Hu
The Royal Family - like it or not bring enormous benefits to this country in Tourism alone.... have you ever seen how many foreigners flock to Buck House in the summer... they all bring their wallets with them...

Good on ya Queenie
I believe the white house in Washington attracts manys a punter too
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Old 06 February 2012, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by brendy76
I believe the white house in Washington attracts manys a punter too
My pal's dad went to visit the White House as a tourist (a long time ago) and Kennedy came out of his office and had a chat. The old boy thought this was quite usual

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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
i believe France attract more tourists than the rest of the world put together (or some similar crazy statistic)

and they got rid of their monarchy a long time ago
Yeh but thats probably mostly down to dumb *** women who believe Paris is such a romantic place and men who are dumb enough not to correct them and take them there anyway.

Congrats to the queen, fine effort.
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At least the royals kind of pay their own way now.
You are kidding right?
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It`s not as though they get to meet anyone. It`s just a lot of big expensive houses!
EFA
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Bless her wee cotton socks, God Save The Queen!
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Originally Posted by Hanley
You are kidding right?
Whether you like it or not the Royal Family are part of the fabric of Britain and British society. This is worth its weight in gold for tourism alone. Impossible to price but certainly pays for Queenie and her family. dl
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Old 06 February 2012, 12:02 PM
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Whether you like it or not the Royal Family are part of the fabric of Britain and British society. This is worth its weight in gold for tourism alone. Impossible to price but certainly pays for Queenie and her family. dl
That is an assertion - where is the proof? You may be right, but you may not be.

The key issues are: -

What does the Queen really cost?

What revenue does she create?

How much of that revenue is linked to British heritage rather than the current queen?

What revenue would an alternative create?
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Fair play to the old ho!











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Well done Liz, a credit to her nation and to herself .
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