This idea is of course complete horseshit*, dreamed up by celebrity super-crook Lord Goldsmith.
As the nation's most senior and prominent public servant, perhaps Her Maj ought to be swearing an oath of allegiance to us?** She has kept her job for so long because She is very good at it, and She knows perfectly well what happens to unpopular monarchs (which is how She got the job in the first place!); which also explains why she is determined to hang on long enough to hand over the reigns/rein to Prince William, who at least understands the concept of 'keeping his mouth shut', the most important skill for a modern monarch.
* Hats off to Lynne Featherstone MP (Lib Dem, Hornsey and Wood Green) for dry wit - scroll down to the end of the link!
** Update, I am reliably informed she has done. My bad.
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Whenever I hear anything about the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas these days that song "Self-Preservation Society" comes to mind. I think it's from the Italian Job, certainly from a Michael Caine film.
Ahem.
I think you'll find Her Maj did swear allegiance to the people of the United Kingdom, one day in 1953. And she's done a damn fine job of keeping to that oath every since, Gawd Bless Her!
More than you can say for the last two Prime Ministers, or the traitor Heath.
Gregg,
So what's wrong about a family wanting to preserve its condition and pass it on to the next generation?
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