Should We Get Rid Of The Royal Family

CHAPTER 3: WILL THE BRITISH PEOPLE GET RID OF THEIR MONARCHY?

Without proper function, how can British monarchy be a role? The question may pop up in our mind when thinking about the continuation of the royal family. It is true that the monarchy seems to be outdated in our modern age, yet it survives through the judgement and scrutiny of Britons. There must be prejudices on its existence of but meanwhile, the monarchy surely brings an edge that they can't deny.

1. For what reasons should we get rid of the monarchy?

On the one hand, the major reason that makes Britons think about getting rid of the royal family is that maintaining the constitutional monarchy costs a huge amount of money. According to Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 (House

In addition, the monarchy’s existence bears the idea of hierarchy, which is against the idea of a democratic country. In the modern world we are living, people always look for equality, freedom, accountability and transparency, there is no room for privilege and no lifetime supreme head. Without doubt, monarchism is against the belief for a democratic country, where society classes are balanced and all civilians can exercise their power themselves. To reform democratism, the monarchy must be got rid

They lend their name and spend a lot of their time for the people, which is really admirable. The fact that the royal family’s participation attract more public attention has helped social contributions and achievements of these organisations gain recognition. Known as the royal, but they actually do serve the country and have day jobs. To illustrate, the Prince of Wales didn’t have a tutor at the Palace but went to schools and college just like any other subjects; after graduating college, he trained as a jet pilot and then joined the Navy. The term “monarchs” may make us think about satisfying, luxurious and carefree lives, but on the contrary, they do show their idea of equality, which is the democratism they are looking