Category: Republic

Britain’s feudal head of state Elizabeth Windsor is the 12th richest hereditary ruler in the world according to Forbes magazine. Windsor’s £349m net worth is exceeded by the so-called “royal” rulers of Thailand, the United Arab Emirates/Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Liechtenstein, Qatar, Morocco, Monaco, Oman Of the 14 countries with wealthy monarchs with which Britain…

Taxpayers are funding a staff of six for two grandsons of the hereditary head of state, it has been revealed. This is to allow William and Henry Windsor to carry out more duties on behalf of their mother, Elizabeth Windsor. The money for the office is being taken from the Duchy of Windsor. The Duchy…

The Church of England, a church firmly rooted in feudalism and with a prominent place in Britain’s feudal constitution, is not ashamed to take advantage of its feudal privileges. One unfortunate couple found this out when the Anglicans decided to use a feudal law to extract £230,00 from them to repair one of its churches.…

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation the Canadian tour of Charles and Camilla Windsor was a shadow of previous family visits, which had been known to “bring out thousands of adoring subjects”. According to the broadcaster, many Canadians say the future hereditary head of state will not be able to fill the shoes of his…

An option poll commissioned by Canadian friends of Charles Windsor, son of Canada’s British head of state, has backfired. While most of those polled agreed that the monarchy had had an important place in the history of the former British colony, more than 60% believed that it was outdated. A majority said monarchy was out…

Andrew Windsor, son of Britain’s hereditary head of state, told the Financial Times in an interview in New York that he had briefed Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev for the G20 summit in “five minutes of conversation”. He explained that Medvedev is “young man with no experience of that sort of environment”. Mr. Windsor, who…

The Charity Commission has revealed that it is concerned about the relationship between Charles Windsor and the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, a charity he sponsors. According to the Guardian, the Commission “has now ordered the foundation to explain its trustee decision-making, the activities it undertakes to further its charitable purposes for the public…

Charles Windsor, hereditary heir to Britain’s chief public office, increased his direct take from the taxpayers by £575,000 last year, a 23.5% increase in a time of financial crisis. Most of the increase was accounted for by an extra £550,000 spent on travel, including two overseas tours. In all the feudal ruler took £3m from…

Michael Lyons, who chairs the BBC Trust, has declared in an interview with The Financial Times that the state broadcaster should not be subject to democratic controls. According to the newspaper he reminded “the government and opposition parties . . . that he and the other trustees were appointed by the Queen, through the Privy…

Head of state Elizabeth Windsor is reported to be “concerned” about the constitutional implications of the MPs’ expenses scandal. However, the constitution will allow voters to remove the MPs who have been shamed at the general election in 2010. There is no such easy way of punishing the Windsor family who make the legislators look…