  To think that the royals aren't priveleged  (136 Posts)
pouffepants Sun 03-Mar-13 20:05:50  People keep saying this, but
I wouldn't want their lives for anything. The only people I
would less like to be would be people suffering abuse, or
dreadful illnesses.  I don't think there should be a royal
family, it's an outdated concept to have hereditary holders of
power. But clearly it's not easy to get rid of, and even if we
did, generations would still be scrutinised by the media as if
they still were.  It looks awful, permanently being in the
limelight.  You might have a great house, but no real privacy.
You'd have loads of money, OK no worries, but beyond a certain
amount, what's the point? You can't go anywhere freely, without
feeling you're being watched, I'd hate that. And you have no
real choices. I know some have had military careers, but that's
about it (for the main royals anyway), you can't suddenly decide
to be a doctor, or teacher or whatever. Hell I'd be annoyed if
someone told me I COULDN'T work o