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elpajaroquemamais t1_iu3mndc wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy - BBC News by chemistrynerd1994

They don’t actually have any power any more. It’s a tourism draw. Abolishing it would be a net loss for British tourism.

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InternalEagle5200 t1_iu3q3ut wrote

Is it the royal family that's the draw, or is it the buildings? I'm always happy to see grand architecture but I don't really give a fuck who owns it.

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elpajaroquemamais t1_iu455hk wrote

That’s fine and that’s you but a lot of people go to buckingham to try to get a glimpse. Maybe not as popular with Charles but with Elizabeth it was.

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