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16. Count me among the anti-royal types

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 06:23 PM

Jan 2013

It would be like me walking around in a pirates outfit and demanding to be taken seriously.

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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates in favour of son [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2013 OP

Classy. SheilaT Jan 2013 #1

Wow. derby378 Jan 2013 #2

God bless her and I hope she enjoys her retirement. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #3

My grandparents came from Amsterdam, Worried senior Jan 2013 #4

Is he single? Myrina Jan 2013 #5

No, married to a beautiful woman called Maxima. SwissTony Jan 2013 #14

"A member of the Bilderberg Group" "Among Europe's wealthiest" loudsue Jan 2013 #6

why do European countries keep royalty around? Mosby Jan 2013 #7

Don't worry about it. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #8

I don't think anyone is "worried about it". ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2013 #9

Costs us a dollar a year each. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #11

Think of how many bombs you could be making with that money. progressoid Jan 2013 #12

Isn't the Dutch royal family wealthy in its own right? Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #13

You still need someone to cut the ribbon at train station openings... brooklynite Jan 2013 #10

Because they want to. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #23

Count me among the anti-royal types fishiefish Jan 2013 #16

The role of the Dutch Royal Family during WWII is worth reading about obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #17

I wish the Q of UK Ghost Dog Jan 2013 #18

She's a figurehead dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #19

You're fast. And right... Ghost Dog Jan 2013 #20

Could do better. For example: Ghost Dog Jan 2013 #21

United States Air Force in the United Kingdom dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #24

Note here re. Forest Heath dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #28

Detailed numbers (for all of England and Wales) here: muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #29

after they leave ....... dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #32

Reply here, mate. Ghost Dog Feb 2013 #31

There's a bit of irony that you link to a Spanish radio station muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #22

Ok. Thanx guys. Ghost Dog Feb 2013 #30

Nethermind underpants Jan 2013 #25

lol dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #26