As you may know, I'm not a fan of the Royal Family. If you ask me, when we have thousands of young people in poverty in Wales in this day and age, its beyond my comprehension how we can continue to justify subsidising the lifestyles of the Monarchy. However, I am being 'political' by even considering to criticise the Royal Family, yet time and again, the BBC and other news sources continue to broadcast friendly, uncritical, one sided stories about the Royal Family. It really doesn't make sense to me.
And so today, news has it that the Queen has launched a youtube channel of her own, aptly named 'The Royal Channel'. You can see all the footage of her moving speeches, coronations, and visits- although I hope that she does her own editing, and doesn't let a BBC producer loose on her editing suite!
While I recognise all of our attempts to modernise and to move with the ages, being somewhat bias, I fail to see how a youtube station can succeed in making an outdated and archaic tradition compatible with the 21st Century. I sense an edge of desperation on behalf of the media spin doctors in the Palace in trying to portray the Queen and the Royal Family as a modern necessity.
But I am sure there are many of you that will disagree with my viewpoint- those of you who will probably sit down to watch the Queen speech via youtube on Christmas Day this year......!
And so today, news has it that the Queen has launched a youtube channel of her own, aptly named 'The Royal Channel'. You can see all the footage of her moving speeches, coronations, and visits- although I hope that she does her own editing, and doesn't let a BBC producer loose on her editing suite!
While I recognise all of our attempts to modernise and to move with the ages, being somewhat bias, I fail to see how a youtube station can succeed in making an outdated and archaic tradition compatible with the 21st Century. I sense an edge of desperation on behalf of the media spin doctors in the Palace in trying to portray the Queen and the Royal Family as a modern necessity.
But I am sure there are many of you that will disagree with my viewpoint- those of you who will probably sit down to watch the Queen speech via youtube on Christmas Day this year......!
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Conversation overheard at Christmas dinner in Royal household.
Prince Philip (confused):
“You tube? You tube?”
The Queen:
“Yes, Philip. One does tube.
Now can you reach the veg from there?”
Prince Philip:
“No, but I’ll give him a shout: ‘Edward, your mother wants you'.”
Happy Christmas.
Its funny how people always bang on about the costs of the Monarchy - often linking it to things such as child poverty. Well how about our inept politicians in the shabby institution where you work actually start to do something about it instead of concering yourself with institution and state building and welsh language matters. Better still start thinking about Welsh people - a fair referendum on law making powers without this totally unfair commission nonsense. I'm also reminded of another so-called 'prinicpled' Labour AM who is all for a Republic on democratic grounds yet submitted to the Richard Commission that he believed full law-making powers were possible without a referendum! Only down the bay is this kind of rubbish possible.
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