The irrelevance of the House Of Windsoris so complete, it hardly needs me to iterate. They are the to the UK, what Disneyworld is to Orlando. An historic amusement park, spinning its wheels.
But Johnny Rotten was wrong when he condemned them as a focal point for the decline and fall of the British Empire, they didn't matter enough to be responsible for Sunny Jimmy Callaghan's Paradise postponed.
That was during the Queens Silver Jubilee, now we are at the Queens Diamond Jubilee, 50 years in power? What power? Whatever, if you spend 50 years in the same job you deserve a gold watch, and this past weekend, culminating in a concert featuring Paul McCartney, Elton John and Stevie Wonder, I haven't seen it (I will probably get around to it if it goes on VOD), but I hope Macca performs "Her Majesty" ("is a pretty nice girl and one day I wanna make her mine").
There is only one real reason to lose the Royal family, and that is money. But it isn't expensive enough and the UK makes a lot of it up in tourism. Plus, it is a bridge to when Brittania ruled the waves.
I've always felt hatred of the Royal familly was a little irrational, sorta sins of the father. I mean, Henry VIII might be Prince ANdrew's ancestor, but I doubt Andrew will be having Middleton's head chopped off. Still, in a class stricken society like the UK, it would make complete sense to hate the Blue bloods.
Quite a few rock bands hate the Queen, the Sex Pistols, Primal Scream and the Smiths to mention three
Here in the States, we consider it a mix of smart and silly, we can afford not to care after handing King George his hat back in the day.
Will Elizabeth Rex ever retire? Morrissey is considering it yeah, but Lizzy? I sincerely doubt we will ever see her leaving any way except thru Westminster Abby.