However much I dislike Hillary - she is elected and as a believer in democracy she can rightfully claim some money
I never elected the royals.
As for criticism - I think most here would agree - they may ‘like’ them, but ask them if they want the same, the’ll laugh in your face.
Beside, as I’ve said, it’s nothing personal, most of them are decent people - I just disagree with the concept of a monarch. Orf with my head I guess....
I never elected the royals.
Actually, as a member of the British electorate and through representative democracy, you did elect the Royals, just as I, as a member of the American electorate, "elected" Bill Clinton, twice, even though I never cast a vote for him.
In 1991, the Commonwealth of Britain Bill was introduced in the House of Commons. The bill, if passed into law, would have abolished the Monarchy.
The freely elected representatives of the British people in the in the House of Commons could have started the process to end the Monarchy right then and there but the democratic sentiment of Great Britain was so opposed to the idea, your idea, that the bill could never get off the ground.
If you do not like the democratic decisions of Britain's freely elected representatives, convince the British electorate to elect representatives that support your political positions instead of whining that, just because your side lost the political battle, the process in "undemocratic".