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I believe the American terminolgy to answer something like this is .... Go Figure :rolleyes: :D:D

I would have to do some more investigating before I could agree on the crown for hunting bit - I'm more inclined to believe it is a Government thing. They are usually behind anything to do with money :p Did you know that the Royal Household now pay tax just like the rest of us? Hmmm they...

Really? I did not know that :confused: Do you think maybe the invite got lost in the Christmas Post :rolleyes:

LOL Yep you got me there, forgot about all the water didn't I :D The only thing I know about fishing the rivers and lakes is that there are very few places where you can "just go & fish" you usually have to have a licence - which has nothing to do with the Crown .... just government...

Ah this has to do with Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall (which Prince Charles owns funny enough lol). I believe is still an ongoing "secret quarrel" It is a very heady subject Greg, thats for sure. Some places I am reading "gave the land back to the landowners" and other places say...

Uh Oh that puts you on the side of the Monarchy :D

I agree - I think the actual events may well have gone something like that. :)

Once it was the Monarchy, then it was the Church, then back to the Monarchy LOL Much of the "belongs to the Crown" is history., and as I have said before it is only a name now. All swans in Britain belong "to the Crown". All deer in Sherwood Forest (I think thats right) "belong to the...

The British people were very taken with Diana - she was modern, forward, refreshingly different. Her openess gave us all a very rare insight into the Clique of the Royal Family. The slow growing animosity toward the Monachy, I believe started or grew from the time of her divorce from...

LOL so many questions .... I will do my best to answer all of them. Yes they were/are goofy (to use your word LOL) As I said before they can advise all they want but that is it. Prince Philip & Prince Charles have both "had talkings to' about trying to involve themselves in the politics...

Its all in the title Greg - everything used to belong to the Crown, but that now means "the Government". Our postal service is HM postal service, but actually it belongs to the private Sector. Its a good seller :o "About Her Majesty's Courts Service Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS)...

That has never been more evident than at the time of Princess Diana's death. Tony Blair (Prime Minister at the time) had to do some serious, blunt talking with HM. If the Palace had done nothing at that time I seriously believe that there would have been a revolt against the Monarchy.

Please slow down gentlemen :eek: the Royal family have no say so in how the British Government is conducted - they have not for MANY, many years. As mentioned above 1640 -1660 English History The Queen/King may advise all they want but they have no power. They are indeed a figurehead...

Do you not see a class system here in the US Greg? :confused:

Oh I wouldn't be so sure about that, check out English History 1640 - 1660 :) We have also had our own little ol'civil war don't y'know ;)

57 years - Coronation was on June 2 1953 :) Accession and Coronation

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