News from the Centre for Citizenship

Elizabeth Windsor, the UK’s feudal head of state, has been making behind-the-scenes moves to have her position as head of the British Commonwealth automatically transferred to her son Charles on her death. Mr Windsor is widely regarded as eccentric and lacking in talent. The “British Commonwealth” is a group of mostly former British Empire colonies.…

According to the monarchist Telegraph newspaper about 100 Conservative Party legislators, about a third of Conservative MPs, believe that £120m should be spent to buy a new yacht for the Windsor family. Some of the money would be taken from the overseas aid budget. The newspaper quoted former defence minister Gerald Howarth as asking why…

The Australian Republican Movement (ARM) has received donations totalling 250,000 Australian dollars (£143,000) from businessperson James Packer. This is the second largest donation ever made to ARM. According to the Sydney Morning Herald ARM chairperson Peter Fitzsimons would not confirm the donations but said: “We are going bloody well, and will make some announcements in…

In the Labour Party leadership contest neither socialist candidate has offered much comfort to republicans. Owen Smith told a “hustings” that he wanted to keep the feudal institution. Jeremy Corbyn, who is believed to be a republican, stated that he “wouldn’t make (a referendum on the monarchy) a priority” in an election campaign. Corbyn did…

Britain’s feudal “honours” system has taken another welcome hit with the announcement that the “stylist” of Samantha Cameron, wife of former prime minister David Cameron, is to be given an official “honour” for her “diary and fashion services”. The “honour” is the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Two government drivers will become Members of…

Britain’s feudal head of state Queen Windsor is set to receive a pay rise of £2.8m in 2017. The huge increase is the result of a shameful 2015 decision by Parliament to give Windsor 15% of the profits of the Crown Estate. Because the Estate’s profits have increased to £304m Windsor will be paid £45.6m…

Charles Windsor, who has the strange job of being the son of Britain’s head of state, sent the taxpayers travel bills for £658,000 in 2015-16. Those taxpayers were obliged to pay £33,249 for train journeys between Ayr, Yorkshire and Aberdeen. The two-day trip would have cost anyone else a few hundred pounds. But Charlie used…

Foolish Feudalist Pokes Nose Where It Does Not Belong Charlie Windsor, who is to inherit the position of UK head of state when his mother dies, has again used his feudal status to have his way on a public policy issue. Windsor has written a number of letters to the head of the Environment Agency…

Queen Windsor has acted to defend her family’s feudal privileges after a charge of political bias. She has made a complaint about a Sun newspaper story to the Press Standards Organisation. The Sun had reported that Windsor had forcefully criticised the European Union in conversation with Nick Clegg when he was Deputy Prime Minister. The…