Omfg! Parang nakapatay ang tao. At mas pinaguusapan pa yan kesa sa issue ni Prince Andrew na di hamak mas big deal yun?? Or nakahanap ang royal family ng pang cover?? Baka naman kaya umalis sina Harry dahil pinagratakpan ng Queen ang isa niyang anak kaya hindi na na-take ang kasinungalingan. Maraming dahilan pero grabe ang judgment ng tao dyusko.
Tinatawanan na lang yan ni Harry dahil ceremonial lang naman pagiging monarchy niyan walang power! Besides Puppet Monarchy lang din naman sila Eversince dahil hindi naman naging absolute monarchy yan!
3:01, ano pinagsasabi mo. Read books before you posts ha, walang kinalaman ang Vatican sa monarchy ng UK, matagal ng humiwalay at hindi under ang Church of England ng Vatican. Susmio!!!
3:01 Very selective naman. How come there are still tons of royals out and about. That is one of the mysteries that keeps on bugging me. Why hit the Romanovs who are cousins to the Windsors through Philip Mountbatten.
Actually, taxpayers are not liking the fact that they'd still have to pay for the expenses of these two when they want nothing to do with the Royal family.
1:07 totally agree with you. All these pro Megan posters are not even tax paying UK citizens so I don't get why they feel entitled to butt in matters regarding the British Royal Family. Let see how they feel once Megan and Harry moves to their country of choice (US or Canada) and start leeching off their tax dollars and still moan about it afterwards.
8:31 nope independent lang pero royal parin. Meaning pag mag travel sila US to Canada yung private plane sagot ng tax oayers, may anim daw na security samantalang sila William at Kate wala, so yung pambayad sa securities nila habang nagtatravel sila sagot ng tax payers, yung cottage na pinarenovate nila na di naman natitirHan yung rent nun tax payers pa din. So lahat ng lavish lifestyle nila tax payers ang msy sagot. Yung pagiging independent e para lang di sila gagawa ng royal duties pero royal parin sila ganon!
1:00 lol patawa ka panong naging millionaire si Meghan e ni hindi nga siya kilala kaya dumidikit lang sa mga kilala. Isa lang siyang pipitsuging artista nakilala lang ng madikit kay harry
8:31, nope. Check again. They won't receive any money from the Sovereign Grant but they'll still take from the Duchy of Cornwall that's handled by Prince Charles.
Taxpayers are expected to cover the cost of security. Not just in the UK but wherever they reside in Canada/USA. They're "protected civil servants" and thus entitled sila for security per what the law states. They'll still use Frogmore Cottage,a building under the sovereign. All costs of repairs, utilities, etc are paid for by the Sovereign Grant. If they want to truly be "Financially Independent" then they should forego all I have mentioned above and pay for everything out of their own pocket and give back the Cottage and not expect a dime from the British people.
mas acceptable sana kung nag-abdicate na lang sila. un talaga ang way para maging financially independent. ung setup kasi na gusto nila may babayaran pa rin brits sa lifestyle nila (security, house, etc).
For tourism purposes lang ang royals sa uk..it’s the 21st century dapat they should live a private life na lang..but still the people loves the pomp and pageantry during special occasions!
lang talaga ha, do you know how much income they bring in to the country? And they put their lives on display for everyone to pick apart para lang makapagdala ng pera sa bansa. Tradition ang tawag diyan, hirap sa pinoy, traditions don't mean anything.
Pag ginive up nila ang monarchy, malaki babayaran ng government sa kanila dahil halos lahat ng land na ginagamit sa UK pag aari ng crown. May stipend ang royals sa government in exchange sa free use ng lands nila na kinatatayuan ng mga office ng government etc.
The royal family bring in a lot of money thru tourism. They only get 15% of the Crown Estate's income as sovereign grant to keep the monarchy running. Some Brits say that they are paying for their lifestyle when in reality they earned that money.
121 true. Agree ako sa traditions natin ma minsan binabalewala. I was learning a language with people from all over the world, ang masasabi ko lang wlang wla tayo sa kanila. Yung sa atin kasi parang immitation ng amerika. Lol
1. Crown Estate - Royal Family is the largest landowner in UK. They earn a lot from these lands. The earnings from these lands are turned over to the UK Government, and then the Government gives back 15% of the earnings to the RF as Sovereign Grant. In short, 85% of the Royal Family's earnings go to the UK, RF only keeps 15%.
2. Head of State - in the Philippines, the President functions as both Head of State and Head of Government. In some countries, these are separate functions (e.g. Russia, which has a President and a Prime Minister and UK, which has a Queen and a Prime Minister). Having separate functions allows the Prime Minister to focus 100% of his/her efforts to govern the country without distractions. Also, one of the most crucial aspects of the RF's role is diplomacy. They visit a lot of countries (and host visit from other countries too) to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with those countries. If the UK Government is at odds with another government, they usually send the RF to smoothen things up (read more about Princess Margaret's visit to the US as an example). The RF is also apolitical; they are not allowed to voice any political opinions ever. So when there's a change of ruling party, change of policies, division amongst the government, etc., the RF provides political stability to UK.
3. Unifying force - the United Kingdom is... the united kingdoms of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. These kingdoms have a lot of shared history and grievances against each other, and there's always a chance that one of those kingdoms would exit. The kingdom's shared monarch is one of the reasons why they are still united. If the monarchy is abolished, there's a really big chance of dissolution of the union. If UK is already having problems because of Brexit, wait till Scoxit, Wexit, and Nixit happens -- it would be catastrophic and would mean the end of UK as superpower.
4. Tourism and local revenues - tourism benefits provided by the royals are a no-brainer; the data of the RF's contributions to the tourism industry is widely available in the internet. Apart from tourism, RF also drives local revenues. For example, Prince George wore clothes made by Early Days. The company had to expand because of the increased demand. Think of the local jobs that created. The RF also make it a point to wear, use, and consume UK/Commonwealth products so they are a boon for the local businesses.
5. Charitable institutions and other causes - the Royals are Patrons of over 3000 charitable institutions. Having a royal as a patron lends credibility to the charitable institution, provides publicity, and gives highlight to the whatever cause the charity is supporting. Right now, Prince William's focus is mental health issues, which I personally think is great given the stiff-upper-lip personality of the British people. Prince William also recently launched Earthshot, which focuses on climate change. Prince Charles is passionate about organic farming and has espoused this in the Duchy of Cornwall long before the public has embraced the benefits of organic farming.
The RF also provides a host of other benefits, but those are their top contributions that I could think of. Most of the RF's contributions are intangible so it's easy to lose sight of the good that they have done (they are not perfect, and of course it's usually the negative things that get highlighted) and are still doing. If we ever lose the monarchy, well, as in all things you won't know its value until its gone.
No, dumaan din sa trials si Kate. But she kept her composure and poise. Now they love her. Meghan can't stand the heat. She's a celebrity, but she's not meant to be the wife of someone so high profile so she just chose to run away. I mean, look at Grace Kelly, she married Prince of Monaco, she handled it very well.
well ikaw ba naman ang pagsalitaan ng masakit porket black ka. nairaos nila ang wedding pero hindi nakita ng tao yung pinagdaanan nila ni Harry off cam. It's a fact coming from guests sa wedding like Oprah and Tom Bradby.
Actually only Brits hate her a lot coz of her race but so far Meghan and Harry are the most popular and loved Royal couple around the world including Asia, Africa etc. This is what William and Kate can’t beat.
104 paki ba natin kung mas gusto ng iba sina Meghan at Harry, ang magmamatter lamg nman ay mga briton kung saan sila numumuno. And Kate and William are well loved by the british citizens na ngbabayad ng tax. Lol
And of course this is the big deal! bigger deal than the grossness of the mess created by the other son of the queen..pero let's focus on this instead.
naku mga beshies! buti naman d lang ako nkakapansin nyan! d hamak naman na mas malala pinag gagagawa ng kapatid ni next in line, kesa sa kapatid ng 3rd in line to the throne. pero ewan bat naka focus sa magkapatid na eto ang mga bali balita.
Lol the Queen has already punished Andrew! Anu pa ba gusto niyo? Kung si Charles lang ang may sabi, he would have thrown his brother further to the wolves. As of now, wala nang power si PA
Punished??? really? kelan?? asan link? kya pla mas maraming coverage at negative write ups sa england si meghan kesa ke andrew. and he wasn't punished by the queen, he stepped down dahil sa kahihiyan. ang point ko is baket prang mas galit na galit mga tao sa mga kilos ni meghan kesa ke andrew. parang ikaw. lol tlg????
We're all just speculating here. What if Harry was the one who wants all this and conveniently used Meghan's background to make it happen. Why would anyone think that Meghan could actually dominate over a prince? He obviously has more control.
C Meghan kasi baks gulo lagi ang dala simulat sapul. Lol, kaya ayan sa kanya lahat ang sisi, and sa totoo lang ha Meghan is kinda fishy at maraming intriga about her.
12:41 Mali ka po. Prince William and Harry are very close. Now they are short of being estrange and it all started when she came into his life. Remember, she is older than him is a mother figure sort of.
i like meghan and so surprised she has so many haters. i hope it’s not because of her race and background. there’s really no evidence she’s the nasty ambitious woman the gossipers potray her to be.
I personally do not think its about her race (nagsasabi lang naman nyan MOSTLY, people of colour). I think it's more about the persona she's trying to emulate, like "I'm a strong independent woman and it's time to make changes in this very traditional family." Sorry Megs, but Brits and the commonwealth people dont share the same impulsive culture like most Americans. No offense to the Americans here. She is very passionate about her causes but sometimes, she gets too scheming and impulsive which is the exact opposite kung paano dapat ang RF.
Sya lang nman lagi nagbribring up nun. Lol, actually magulo ang pamilya ni Meghan kaya cgro inis ang mga briton sa knya hindi dahil black sya or what. Diba white c Kate but dati din nman syang ginagawan ng kung anu anong intriga but nalagpasan nya lahat.
I love meghan too. Lahat ng ginagawa nya kini criticize ng public when in fact lahat ng yun ginagawa na din ng ibang members ng royal family. Like wearing one shoulder gown, nail polish, crossing her legs. You can easing search that in google na ginagawa na yang ng ibang royal family. Pati walking before harry, eh si harry naman ang nag papauna sa knya kasi gentleman sya bakit hindi si harry ang sisihin na nag break ng protocol. Women empowerment has been push forward by sophie countess of wessex, then recently charles became the patron of refugee women empowerment. She has been accused as gold digger when in fact she has net worth of 5m before joining the royal family.
Another thing, people always say na sya ang dahilan ng gulo sa royal family eh matagal na magulo ang royal family. divorces, cheating, pedophilia at kung ano ano pa exist in the family matagal na. People always say na she has brought division to the family when in fact she was not fully accepted in the family and by the british people. When she joined the family, she was called a gold digger. Now she or they chose to step down as senior royals and seek financial independence, she is was blamed and called selfish. She will never be right in the eyes of the judgmental public kahit ano pa gawin nya.
Di ss race kundi dahil social climber siya. San ka nakakita na itinakwil lahat ng pamilya, kaibigan dahil wala ng kailangan. Kaya maraming na siyang bashers dati wala masyado nadagdagan dahil sa tindi gumamit ng pera ng taxpayers pero ayaw magbanat ng buto. Ayaw gampanan royal duties
True at 2:03. She’s trying to shake up the royal family through her concept of change, pushing the boundaries. Of course not without consequences. Trying to break away from tradition for hundred plus years, and calling them having the “tight upper lip.” She incorporated herself into the family, the least she can do is follow the palace. Eh wala pa ngang napapatunayan si atih umaattitude na, as we would say here. Lol
She isn’t high and mighty I think they misinterpreted how she talks. The blacks in America have their own way of talking sometimes you mistake them as mad.
4:49 Exactly. I'm not even a fan of her but I find myself defending her because I know how it's like to be judged wrongfully.
Ako meron anmkong resting bitch face at may social anxiety pa ako pero people always assume na snob ako at masama ugali ko. Alam ko ang feeling.
Ang pinagtataka ko lang, pag may royal blood ang may scandal, ang bilis gawan ng paraan ng palasyo na patahimikin ang press or talk less about it. Pero pag "outsider" kahit mga asawa nila, kahit grabe na mga sinasabi against sa kanila, wala pa rin tigil ang press. Nangyari kay Diana, Kate and now Meghan.
Harry has always been the free-spirited lad who wanted nothing to do with royal duties. Maybe he finally took the plunge so he could protect his wife and future kids. The queen must be affronted because she didn't expect it. Hanggang speculations lang tayo. Haha. Kate also underwent the same harsh scrutiny but she handled it really well.
Thing is, they disrespected the Queen by just going ahead with the announcement. And besides, hindi naman ganun kabigat ang pressure sa kanya, palayo na ng palayo yung claim nya sa throne coz sa mga anak ni Prince Edward
Kung ayaw maging royal di magbanat sila ng buto di yung pera ng taong bayang ang ginagamit sa lavish lifestyle. Gusto lang kamo ng sponsors para sa lavish lifestyle
2:36 several large lands in the UK belong to the Crown na pinapagamit nila. The existence of the Royal Family brings massive income sa tourism. Pag naisip UK, royals agad ang nasa isip ng tao. So yeah, they earned their money. Parang lugi pa nga sila ang dami nilang lands na pinagamit sa bansa pero ilang percent lang ang income na makukuha nila from it.
Di mo problema yun! Some Brits are happy that way. The RFs also bring in a lot of money to their country becoz they attract tourism. Kung pupunta ka ng UK, I’m sure first in your list to visit is to go to Buckingham Palace hoping to see the Queen
Aside from tourism, the monarchy brings stability to the UK government. They’re a symbol to the people. I finally understood that when I watched The Crown. Lol. But if you look at it, pag may kaguluhan or tragedy, their government lets the royals be the face of stability sa people nila
The very fact that Megan's aides have been resigning one by one due to her allegedly being difficult to work with speaks volumes about her attitude. Good luck nalang kay Harry.
sosmiyo garapon pati sa royal fam affected tayo mga beshies???? kala ko mga pang showbiz lang tayo ahahahahaha..hayaan naten sila gawin ang gusto nila. d naman tayo affected ng monarchy. halina't mag tala!
Tindi rin nung Meghan, 99% ng family nya hindi invited nung kasal nya bagkus mga bigatin artista sa hollywood kahit di naman nya talaga ka close. Nakuha nya dream wedding na tax payers ang gumastos, cottage at yung pina renovate na bahay na matindi ginastos tax payers din nagbayad, lavish lifestyle, tour around the world na private plane ang gamit syempre tax payers pa din galing. Pero ni ayaw magshare ng life kasi gusto ng pribado. Tapos ngayon dahil sa kaayawan nung Meghan magtrabaho ng royal duties kaya gusto na lang na gawin lahat ng gusto nya. Nag away ng magkapatid dahil sa kanya, hindi na ginalang ni Harry yung lola dahil din sa kanya. Napakagaling ng magmando kay harry
They are just removing it for the meantime daw. Accdg to Madame Tassaud’s General Manager, they will relocate it soon once H&M decided kung saan cla connected in the future. Kung maibalik mn ang wax figure nila, I guess they will not be placed beside the RFs anymore. Iba na katabi nila.
Sa mga nagsasabing racist mga tao against Meghan. Her race actually protected her dahil andaming conscious ngayon at takot malabel na racist. People so wanted to dig further sa past at shady person niya pero had to hold back dahil nga baka sabihin racist sila. Si Kate napicturean ng topless at bottomless and naharrass for years na together sila ni William kinaya niya.
Sa mga nagsasabi na Kate handled it well when the media bullied her, it’s not the same. Right now Meghan is like being stripped off her own skin. Grabe ang media parang pinapatau na nila ang tao. All because she isn’t same race. You can deny it all you want, it has to do with race. I have seen our kababayans suffer because of how racist these white people are. I feel for Meghan, iba pinagdaanan nya kay Kate. Parang di tao si Meghan sa mga sinusulat nila.
Because the issue is NOT really about her race. Ba’t ba in denial kayo? Her attitude is the big reason. Sanay kasi si Meghan na walang nag dijta sa kanya. It would have been okay if she didn’t marry a Prince. She should know that before she signed up to marry PH. Hindi naman pwede na ang mga RFs ang mag adjust sa kanya. But she should be glad they welcomed her with open arms. Meghan, unfortunately m, had a history of ditching families and friends and that’s what you, Meghan fans, failed to see. Bakit ba in denial kayo na magulo talaga yung Duchess nyo.
Ang mga black/bown ppl sobrang sensitive. Kapag may nasasabing against sa gusto nila black/brown daw kasi. Pero yung mga black ppl kapag nag braids lang ang mga puti racist daw sila lang ba pede magbraids? Bakit kapag sila nag straight ng buhok may nasasabi ba sa kanila? Wala di ba? Hilig nyo lang i drop yang racists na yan para makahanap ng kakampi. Yung totoo dyan kung nasubabaybayan mo yung pag aasta ni Meghan ayaw sumunod sa Royal rules ang gusto nya siya ang gumawa ng sariling rules, gawin nya yung buhay hollywood na walang kokontra yun ang gusto ng ate meg mo kaya nababash hindi dahil sa kulay! Dina drag nalang ng mga tards na yang racist kuno
Megan seems hellbent at defying traditions. Grabe si ate, pati longtime aides ng palace nag resign ng ma assign sa kanya. Meron nga sigurong rift between these two and the rest of the family, it was rude of them to just decide without consulting the queen and the senior royals.
but why? makes me sad
ReplyDeletePetty! Or was it ordered by the palace?
DeleteOmfg! Parang nakapatay ang tao. At mas pinaguusapan pa yan kesa sa issue ni Prince Andrew na di hamak mas big deal yun?? Or nakahanap ang royal family ng pang cover?? Baka naman kaya umalis sina Harry dahil pinagratakpan ng Queen ang isa niyang anak kaya hindi na na-take ang kasinungalingan. Maraming dahilan pero grabe ang judgment ng tao dyusko.
DeleteTinatawanan na lang yan ni Harry dahil ceremonial lang naman pagiging monarchy niyan walang power! Besides Puppet Monarchy lang din naman sila Eversince dahil hindi naman naging absolute monarchy yan!
DeleteThey’re just removing it for the meantime. Ibalik daw nila kung saan na sila connected in the future. Pero di na cla isama sa Royal Family.
Delete149 pero nowadays na hindi na uso amg monarchy ekek na yan, sila pa rin ang pinakasikat kaya nga nagpakasal c Meghan kay Harry diba? 🤣
Delete2:15 Tinanggal kasi ng Vatican mga monarchies para Sila na lang ang nag-iisang monarchy na nagrurule ng mundo na hindi halata!
Delete3:01, ano pinagsasabi mo. Read books before you posts ha, walang kinalaman ang Vatican sa monarchy ng UK, matagal ng humiwalay at hindi under ang Church of England ng Vatican. Susmio!!!
Delete215 ano daw? Ano kinalaman ng Vatican sa UK? Anglican sila, hindi Catholic.
DeleteSarap lang buhay gusto nila at luha. Dapat kahit piso wala sila makuha kung aalis sila. Nagtitiis nga yung iba kahit sakal na sakal na.
Delete@1:49 pano mo nasabi na puppet monarchy sila? Eh anytime kayang kaya baguhin ni Queen yung government nila. She still holds the ultimate power in UK.
DeleteMarami ng may ayaw sa monarchy eklavu.Nagagastusan ang taong bayan habang ang monarchy nagpapakasasa.
DeleteJan 11, 1:11 AM - your comment made the most sense. Salamat sa perspective.
Delete3:01 Very selective naman. How come there are still tons of royals out and about. That is one of the mysteries that keeps on bugging me. Why hit the Romanovs who are cousins to the Windsors through Philip Mountbatten.
DeleteSo petty, Madame Tussauds.
ReplyDeleteRespect their wishes nga naman di ba kaya tama lang yun!
DeleteAnd so it begins...there will come a time that the commoners will hate ceremonial royalties.
ReplyDeleteActually, taxpayers are not liking the fact that they'd still have to pay for the expenses of these two when they want nothing to do with the Royal family.
Delete1:07 totally agree with you. All these pro Megan posters are not even tax paying UK citizens so I don't get why they feel entitled to butt in matters regarding the British Royal Family. Let see how they feel once Megan and Harry moves to their country of choice (US or Canada) and start leeching off their tax dollars and still moan about it afterwards.
Delete1:07am H & M said they will be financially independent so hindi sila sagot ng taxpayers’ money. I admire them for this
DeleteThey will always be part of the royal family- it's just their functional and ceremonial roles that are changing.
DeleteFYI meghan markle is a millionaire. Her money can make them survive.
Deletefyi 1.00 her net worth is just $5M. with their lifestyle that wont be enough. they need to start working again.
Delete100pm Meghan was a starlet in Hollywood. Lol
Delete8:31 nope independent lang pero royal parin. Meaning pag mag travel sila US to Canada yung private plane sagot ng tax oayers, may anim daw na security samantalang sila William at Kate wala, so yung pambayad sa securities nila habang nagtatravel sila sagot ng tax payers, yung cottage na pinarenovate nila na di naman natitirHan yung rent nun tax payers pa din. So lahat ng lavish lifestyle nila tax payers ang msy sagot. Yung pagiging independent e para lang di sila gagawa ng royal duties pero royal parin sila ganon!
Delete1:00 lol patawa ka panong naging millionaire si Meghan e ni hindi nga siya kilala kaya dumidikit lang sa mga kilala. Isa lang siyang pipitsuging artista nakilala lang ng madikit kay harry
Delete8:31, nope. Check again. They won't receive any money from the Sovereign Grant but they'll still take from the Duchy of Cornwall that's handled by Prince Charles.
DeleteTaxpayers are expected to cover the cost of security. Not just in the UK but wherever they reside in Canada/USA. They're "protected civil servants" and thus entitled sila for security per what the law states. They'll still use Frogmore Cottage,a building under the sovereign. All costs of repairs, utilities, etc are paid for by the Sovereign Grant. If they want to truly be "Financially Independent" then they should forego all I have mentioned above and pay for everything out of their own pocket and give back the Cottage and not expect a dime from the British people.
1:07, sobrang dami nilang fundraising activities na nakakalikop ng milyon-milyon na pera. Plus tourism kung nasaan sila.
DeleteFigureheads sila para doon dahil kung wala sila, hindi kikita ang charities at tourism na pinupuntahan nila ng ganoon kalaki. Kaya mo iyon?
all because of meghan lol pasaway
ReplyDeletewow hiyang hiya naman ang kaso nung kapatid ni prince charles nagawa ni meghan...
DeleteGirl Sa true Lang tayo magka gulo when she enters the royal family and that is a fact
Delete12:56 magulo na noon pa lels
Delete1256 TRUE. Gsto magka title na modern and millenial princess but truth is she's very disrespectful
Deletemas acceptable sana kung nag-abdicate na lang sila. un talaga ang way para maging financially independent.
Deleteung setup kasi na gusto nila may babayaran pa rin brits sa lifestyle nila (security, house, etc).
1223 gurl fact check lahat ng protocol sinuway ni ate meghan mo, theres something with her..
DeleteFor tourism purposes lang ang royals sa uk..it’s the 21st century dapat they should live a private life na lang..but still the people loves the pomp and pageantry during special occasions!
ReplyDeletelang talaga ha, do you know how much income they bring in to the country? And they put their lives on display for everyone to pick apart para lang makapagdala ng pera sa bansa. Tradition ang tawag diyan, hirap sa pinoy, traditions don't mean anything.
DeletePag ginive up nila ang monarchy, malaki babayaran ng government sa kanila dahil halos lahat ng land na ginagamit sa UK pag aari ng crown. May stipend ang royals sa government in exchange sa free use ng lands nila na kinatatayuan ng mga office ng government etc.
Deletetrue. for all we know, william wishes he can do the same..pero d pwede dahil sya ang future king...
DeleteThe royal family bring in a lot of money thru tourism. They only get 15% of the Crown Estate's income as sovereign grant to keep the monarchy running. Some Brits say that they are paying for their lifestyle when in reality they earned that money.
Delete121 true. Agree ako sa traditions natin ma minsan binabalewala. I was learning a language with people from all over the world, ang masasabi ko lang wlang wla tayo sa kanila. Yung sa atin kasi parang immitation ng amerika. Lol
DeleteSan mo nasagap yang for tourism purpose na sinasabi mo? The Brits are laughing at you
DeleteAntayin nyo maghirap yang mga tao,magagalit yan sa monarchy.Kasi makikita ngvtao ang malaking disparoty between the common people and the monarchy.
DeleteLol commoner point of view. Sa political POV, the royals also play a role in international relations. Hindi lang sila bastang pang display hanuber?
Delete1. Crown Estate - Royal Family is the largest landowner in UK. They earn a lot from these lands. The earnings from these lands are turned over to the UK Government, and then the Government gives back 15% of the earnings to the RF as Sovereign Grant. In short, 85% of the Royal Family's earnings go to the UK, RF only keeps 15%.
Delete2. Head of State - in the Philippines, the President functions as both Head of State and Head of Government. In some countries, these are separate functions (e.g. Russia, which has a President and a Prime Minister and UK, which has a Queen and a Prime Minister). Having separate functions allows the Prime Minister to focus 100% of his/her efforts to govern the country without distractions. Also, one of the most crucial aspects of the RF's role is diplomacy. They visit a lot of countries (and host visit from other countries too) to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with those countries. If the UK Government is at odds with another government, they usually send the RF to smoothen things up (read more about Princess Margaret's visit to the US as an example). The RF is also apolitical; they are not allowed to voice any political opinions ever. So when there's a change of ruling party, change of policies, division amongst the government, etc., the RF provides political stability to UK.
3. Unifying force - the United Kingdom is... the united kingdoms of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. These kingdoms have a lot of shared history and grievances against each other, and there's always a chance that one of those kingdoms would exit. The kingdom's shared monarch is one of the reasons why they are still united. If the monarchy is abolished, there's a really big chance of dissolution of the union. If UK is already having problems because of Brexit, wait till Scoxit, Wexit, and Nixit happens -- it would be catastrophic and would mean the end of UK as superpower.
4. Tourism and local revenues - tourism benefits provided by the royals are a no-brainer; the data of the RF's contributions to the tourism industry is widely available in the internet. Apart from tourism, RF also drives local revenues. For example, Prince George wore clothes made by Early Days. The company had to expand because of the increased demand. Think of the local jobs that created. The RF also make it a point to wear, use, and consume UK/Commonwealth products so they are a boon for the local businesses.
5. Charitable institutions and other causes - the Royals are Patrons of over 3000 charitable institutions. Having a royal as a patron lends credibility to the charitable institution, provides publicity, and gives highlight to the whatever cause the charity is supporting. Right now, Prince William's focus is mental health issues, which I personally think is great given the stiff-upper-lip personality of the British people. Prince William also recently launched Earthshot, which focuses on climate change. Prince Charles is passionate about organic farming and has espoused this in the Duchy of Cornwall long before the public has embraced the benefits of organic farming.
The RF also provides a host of other benefits, but those are their top contributions that I could think of. Most of the RF's contributions are intangible so it's easy to lose sight of the good that they have done (they are not perfect, and of course it's usually the negative things that get highlighted) and are still doing. If we ever lose the monarchy, well, as in all things you won't know its value until its gone.
Funny how the hashtag was #Megxit sobrang obvious pikon si Meghan that Brits didn't love her the way they love Kate
ReplyDeleteOn the contrary, si kate, camilla, and that ferguson lady also had horrendous press coverage.
DeleteNo, dumaan din sa trials si Kate. But she kept her composure and poise. Now they love her. Meghan can't stand the heat. She's a celebrity, but she's not meant to be the wife of someone so high profile so she just chose to run away. I mean, look at Grace Kelly, she married Prince of Monaco, she handled it very well.
DeleteYes it’s true, I’m one of those British na love ko si Kate.
Delete1245 true. Hindi nman bago yang mga bad publicity sa mga napangasawa ng royal members.
Delete12:45 and they all took it in stride and didn't run away to hide!
DeleteShe was never a celebrity, she was an actress but never made a blip sa celebrity side.
DeleteAy very true k dyan 1:05. Its very hard to enter or be part of royal family. Pra k tlga dumaan s butas ng karayom
DeleteDiba dati daming issue din about Kate pero nalagpasan nya lahat with grace kaya ngayon gusto na sya ng mga mapanuring brits at press.
Deletewell ikaw ba naman ang pagsalitaan ng masakit porket black ka. nairaos nila ang wedding pero hindi nakita ng tao yung pinagdaanan nila ni Harry off cam. It's a fact coming from guests sa wedding like Oprah and Tom Bradby.
DeleteActually only Brits hate her a lot coz of her race but so far Meghan and Harry are the most popular and loved Royal couple around the world including Asia, Africa etc. This is what William and Kate can’t beat.
Delete104 paki ba natin kung mas gusto ng iba sina Meghan at Harry, ang magmamatter lamg nman ay mga briton kung saan sila numumuno. And Kate and William are well loved by the british citizens na ngbabayad ng tax. Lol
DeleteAnd of course this is the big deal! bigger deal than the grossness of the mess created by the other son of the queen..pero let's focus on this instead.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Baka mas gusto ng Queen na cover up sa ginawa ng anak niya. Mas nakakahiya ang ginawa nun
DeleteKaloka, di ba?
Deletenaku mga beshies! buti naman d lang ako nkakapansin nyan! d hamak naman na mas malala pinag gagagawa ng kapatid ni next in line, kesa sa kapatid ng 3rd in line to the throne. pero ewan bat naka focus sa magkapatid na eto ang mga bali balita.
DeleteCorrection, ....kesa kapatid ni 2nd in line you mean @1:46... you are welcome
DeleteLol the Queen has already punished Andrew! Anu pa ba gusto niyo? Kung si Charles lang ang may sabi, he would have thrown his brother further to the wolves. As of now, wala nang power si PA
Deleteayyy sorry nmn besh ahahah 2nd in line pla nalito na ako sa line line na yan!
DeletePunished??? really? kelan?? asan link? kya pla mas maraming coverage at negative write ups sa england si meghan kesa ke andrew. and he wasn't punished by the queen, he stepped down dahil sa kahihiyan. ang point ko is baket prang mas galit na galit mga tao sa mga kilos ni meghan kesa ke andrew. parang ikaw. lol tlg????
DeleteDon't you get the message? Ayaw din ng Madame Tussuads sa mga pinag aarte ni Charles and Meghan
ReplyDeleteHala dinamay si Prince Charles
Delete@12:29 Harry and Meghan baks
DeleteYou mean Harry lol
DeleteCharles the who???
DeleteMegxit - named after her tlga
ReplyDeleteNope haha.
DeleteWe're all just speculating here. What if Harry was the one who wants all this and conveniently used Meghan's background to make it happen. Why would anyone think that Meghan could actually dominate over a prince? He obviously has more control.
ReplyDeleteC Meghan kasi baks gulo lagi ang dala simulat sapul. Lol, kaya ayan sa kanya lahat ang sisi, and sa totoo lang ha Meghan is kinda fishy at maraming intriga about her.
Delete120 korek
DeleteUnder de saya kamo yung harry
DeleteKasi may history na si Ate
DeleteTell us, 1:20 parang alam mo lahat
Delete12:41 Mali ka po. Prince William and Harry are very close. Now they are short of being estrange and it all started when she came into his life. Remember, she is older than him is a mother figure sort of.
DeleteYou guys obviously don’t understand the meaning of family. Harry is basically protecting his family.
Delete1116 wag ka mag alala baks nasa Europe ako kaya may idea ako anong nangyayari sa mga royal eklavu nila. 😂
DeleteHirap kasi pag parang Yoko Ono ang napangasawa mo
Deletei like meghan and so surprised she has so many haters. i hope it’s not because of her race and background. there’s really no evidence she’s the nasty ambitious woman the gossipers potray her to be.
ReplyDeleteSad to say, but it is because of her race and background.
DeleteNot race. It was coz of her treatment of d staff, too high n mighty
DeleteI personally do not think its about her race (nagsasabi lang naman nyan MOSTLY, people of colour). I think it's more about the persona she's trying to emulate, like "I'm a strong independent woman and it's time to make changes in this very traditional family." Sorry Megs, but Brits and the commonwealth people dont share the same impulsive culture like most Americans. No offense to the Americans here. She is very passionate about her causes but sometimes, she gets too scheming and impulsive which is the exact opposite kung paano dapat ang RF.
DeleteSya lang nman lagi nagbribring up nun. Lol, actually magulo ang pamilya ni Meghan kaya cgro inis ang mga briton sa knya hindi dahil black sya or what. Diba white c Kate but dati din nman syang ginagawan ng kung anu anong intriga but nalagpasan nya lahat.
DeleteTama ka 2:03!
DeleteI love meghan too. Lahat ng ginagawa nya kini criticize ng public when in fact lahat ng yun ginagawa na din ng ibang members ng royal family. Like wearing one shoulder gown, nail polish, crossing her legs. You can easing search that in google na ginagawa na yang ng ibang royal family. Pati walking before harry, eh si harry naman ang nag papauna sa knya kasi gentleman sya bakit hindi si harry ang sisihin na nag break ng protocol. Women empowerment has been push forward by sophie countess of wessex, then recently charles became the patron of refugee women empowerment. She has been accused as gold digger when in fact she has net worth of 5m before joining the royal family.
DeleteAnother thing, people always say na sya ang dahilan ng gulo sa royal family eh matagal na magulo ang royal family. divorces, cheating, pedophilia at kung ano ano pa exist in the family matagal na. People always say na she has brought division to the family when in fact she was not fully accepted in the family and by the british people. When she joined the family, she was called a gold digger. Now she or they chose to step down as senior royals and seek financial independence, she is was blamed and called selfish. She will never be right in the eyes of the judgmental public kahit ano pa gawin nya.
well said 203 and 223
DeleteLol race is the last thing. Bastos sya sa customs ng family
DeleteDi ss race kundi dahil social climber siya. San ka nakakita na itinakwil lahat ng pamilya, kaibigan dahil wala ng kailangan. Kaya maraming na siyang bashers dati wala masyado nadagdagan dahil sa tindi gumamit ng pera ng taxpayers pero ayaw magbanat ng buto. Ayaw gampanan royal duties
DeleteTrue at 2:03. She’s trying to shake up the royal family through her concept of change, pushing the boundaries. Of course not without consequences. Trying to break away from tradition for hundred plus years, and calling them having the “tight upper lip.” She incorporated herself into the family, the least she can do is follow the palace. Eh wala pa ngang napapatunayan si atih umaattitude na, as we would say here. Lol
DeleteShe isn’t high and mighty I think they misinterpreted how she talks. The blacks in America have their own way of talking sometimes you mistake them as mad.
Delete4:49 Exactly. I'm not even a fan of her but I find myself defending her because I know how it's like to be judged wrongfully.
DeleteAko meron anmkong resting bitch face at may social anxiety pa ako pero people always assume na snob ako at masama ugali ko. Alam ko ang feeling.
Ang pinagtataka ko lang, pag may royal blood ang may scandal, ang bilis gawan ng paraan ng palasyo na patahimikin ang press or talk less about it. Pero pag "outsider" kahit mga asawa nila, kahit grabe na mga sinasabi against sa kanila, wala pa rin tigil ang press. Nangyari kay Diana, Kate and now Meghan.
Glad they removed it. Those two are so annoying.
ReplyDeleteIntetesting. So even Mme Tussauds point d finger at Megan. #Megxit
ReplyDeleteWell, you can't have your cake and eat it too!
ReplyDeleteExactly. Go your own way, but stop taking money from the public.
Delete1:47 unfortunately, that's what they're gonna do and where they're gonna get their income from.
DeleteHarry has always been the free-spirited lad who wanted nothing to do with royal duties. Maybe he finally took the plunge so he could protect his wife and future kids. The queen must be affronted because she didn't expect it. Hanggang speculations lang tayo. Haha. Kate also underwent the same harsh scrutiny but she handled it really well.
ReplyDeleteAng issue lang dito is gusto nila ng perks pero ayaw nila ng responsibilidad. Perks na tax ng mga tao ang gagamitin.
DeleteTrue. Kawawa din si Kate dati ha.
DeleteThing is, they disrespected the Queen by just going ahead with the announcement. And besides, hindi naman ganun kabigat ang pressure sa kanya, palayo na ng palayo yung claim nya sa throne coz sa mga anak ni Prince Edward
DeleteKung ayaw maging royal di magbanat sila ng buto di yung pera ng taong bayang ang ginagamit sa lavish lifestyle. Gusto lang kamo ng sponsors para sa lavish lifestyle
Delete1:31 Fair enough. But they should be stripped off their titles and privileges if they hate being royalty
Deletewonder why para saan ba yang royal family? yung expenses nila tax ng mga mamamayan nagbabayad?
ReplyDelete2:36 several large lands in the UK belong to the Crown na pinapagamit nila. The existence of the Royal Family brings massive income sa tourism. Pag naisip UK, royals agad ang nasa isip ng tao. So yeah, they earned their money. Parang lugi pa nga sila ang dami nilang lands na pinagamit sa bansa pero ilang percent lang ang income na makukuha nila from it.
DeleteDi mo problema yun! Some Brits are happy that way. The RFs also bring in a lot of money to their country becoz they attract tourism. Kung pupunta ka ng UK, I’m sure first in your list to visit is to go to Buckingham Palace hoping to see the Queen
DeleteAside from tourism, the monarchy brings stability to the UK government. They’re a symbol to the people. I finally understood that when I watched The Crown. Lol. But if you look at it, pag may kaguluhan or tragedy, their government lets the royals be the face of stability sa people nila
Deletewell at the same time, malaking pera din naman ang pinapasok ng royal family sa tourism nila
DeleteIt's a long story a long long time ago. Bloodlines.
DeleteFor tourism and representative purpose?
DeleteLol! Without Royal Family..who conqueered this massive land under their monarchy, baka tulad din satin na slaves sila.
DeleteThe very fact that Megan's aides have been resigning one by one due to her allegedly being difficult to work with speaks volumes about her attitude. Good luck nalang kay Harry.
ReplyDeletesosmiyo garapon pati sa royal fam affected tayo mga beshies???? kala ko mga pang showbiz lang tayo ahahahahaha..hayaan naten sila gawin ang gusto nila. d naman tayo affected ng monarchy. halina't mag tala!
ReplyDeleteahahahahahaha I know!!
DeleteIsa lang ibig sabihin nito
DeleteYung mga FP readers e lumevel up na hahahahaha
Tindi rin nung Meghan, 99% ng family nya hindi invited nung kasal nya bagkus mga bigatin artista sa hollywood kahit di naman nya talaga ka close. Nakuha nya dream wedding na tax payers ang gumastos, cottage at yung pina renovate na bahay na matindi ginastos tax payers din nagbayad, lavish lifestyle, tour around the world na private plane ang gamit syempre tax payers pa din galing. Pero ni ayaw magshare ng life kasi gusto ng pribado. Tapos ngayon dahil sa kaayawan nung Meghan magtrabaho ng royal duties kaya gusto na lang na gawin lahat ng gusto nya. Nag away ng magkapatid dahil sa kanya, hindi na ginalang ni Harry yung lola dahil din sa kanya. Napakagaling ng magmando kay harry
ReplyDeleteay natumbok mo 6:01
DeleteCant see whats so wrong with removing them their. they dont want to do royal duties nor want to be part of royal family, then be it.
ReplyDeleteThen they dont have the right to use the taxpayers money.
DeleteAyaw lang ng royal duties pero gagamit parin ng pera ng taxpayers ganon
DeleteDami naman issues ni harry at meghan. Pati wax figures na walang kinalaman sa issues nila nadamay. Kalowka!
ReplyDeleteThey are just removing it for the meantime daw. Accdg to Madame Tassaud’s General Manager, they will relocate it soon once H&M decided kung saan cla connected in the future. Kung maibalik mn ang wax figure nila, I guess they will not be placed beside the RFs anymore. Iba na katabi nila.
ReplyDeleteBakit tinangal? Wala bang explanation?
ReplyDeleteSa mga nagsasabing racist mga tao against Meghan. Her race actually protected her dahil andaming conscious ngayon at takot malabel na racist. People so wanted to dig further sa past at shady person niya pero had to hold back dahil nga baka sabihin racist sila. Si Kate napicturean ng topless at bottomless and naharrass for years na together sila ni William kinaya niya.
ReplyDeleteSa mga nagsasabi na Kate handled it well when the media bullied her, it’s not the same. Right now Meghan is like being stripped off her own skin. Grabe ang media parang pinapatau na nila ang tao. All because she isn’t same race. You can deny it all you want, it has to do with race. I have seen our kababayans suffer because of how racist these white people are. I feel for Meghan, iba pinagdaanan nya kay Kate. Parang di tao si Meghan sa mga sinusulat nila.
ReplyDeleteBecause the issue is NOT really about her race. Ba’t ba in denial kayo? Her attitude is the big reason. Sanay kasi si Meghan na walang nag dijta sa kanya. It would have been okay if she didn’t marry a Prince. She should know that before she signed up to marry PH. Hindi naman pwede na ang mga RFs ang mag adjust sa kanya. But she should be glad they welcomed her with open arms.
DeleteMeghan, unfortunately m, had a history of ditching families and friends and that’s what you, Meghan fans, failed to see. Bakit ba in denial kayo na magulo talaga yung Duchess nyo.
Ang mga black/bown ppl sobrang sensitive. Kapag may nasasabing against sa gusto nila black/brown daw kasi.
DeletePero yung mga black ppl kapag nag braids lang ang mga puti racist daw sila lang ba pede magbraids? Bakit kapag sila nag straight ng buhok may nasasabi ba sa kanila? Wala di ba?
Hilig nyo lang i drop yang racists na yan para makahanap ng kakampi.
Yung totoo dyan kung nasubabaybayan mo yung pag aasta ni Meghan ayaw sumunod sa Royal rules ang gusto nya siya ang gumawa ng sariling rules, gawin nya yung buhay hollywood na walang kokontra yun ang gusto ng ate meg mo kaya nababash hindi dahil sa kulay! Dina drag nalang ng mga tards na yang racist kuno
Megan seems hellbent at defying traditions. Grabe si ate, pati longtime aides ng palace nag resign ng ma assign sa kanya. Meron nga sigurong rift between these two and the rest of the family, it was rude of them to just decide without consulting the queen and the senior royals.
ReplyDeleteUnless you live in the UK, your opinion about megxit doesn’t matter.
ReplyDeleteMeghan, the third-rate tv actess, is really something.
ReplyDelete