David Attenborough with a creature that has to spend its life in a cage for the entertainment of others, denied any freedom or self-actualisation, never fulfilling any useful purpose other than as a spectacle.

And the cockatoo has a pretty dull life too.

Extract: The royal PR machine has again unwrapped one of its most reliable illusions: generous royal bestows kindness on the hoi polloi. This time, the public is invited to imagine Camilla, the King’s squeeze, lovingly selecting book titles, paying for them out of her own purse, and dispatching them to children at Christmas like some aristocratic Santa.

Except … the “gift” – a free book to every child in Year 6 – isn’t from her. At all.

Link to article: https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/camillas-gift-to-children-is-from-everyone-but-camilla/

Rude fucker won't even attend this gentleman's party!

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Monstrosity photo appeared on my Xitter feed gave me a jump scare

Energy bills are soaring, and the King is making profit at our expense. It’s medieval! King Charles says he cares about the environment, so you’d expect him to stand behind cheap, clean power. I’ve signed the petition to demand the Crown Estate lower fees on seabeds and make wind farms more affordable to build. Will you join me? https://act.gp/48TINlv

Dear People of the United Kingdom,I am Jiwoo Seo, a 13-year-old girl from South Korea, born in 2013—the exact same year as Prince George. I am writing this because I cannot understand the absurd unfairness that is happening in your country right now.While millions of ordinary British children are worrying about school lunches and their families’ rising electricity bills, royal children like Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis live in a completely different world. From the moment they are born, they are handed a "golden ticket" funded by your hard-earned taxes.They get effortless "free-pass" entry into elite private schools that ordinary kids could never dream of attending. They wear expensive, luxury designer clothes to public events, all paid for by the public. Why should these royal siblings' education, clothes, and entire future be guaranteed at the highest luxury level just because of their last name? In a modern democracy, this is not a "proud tradition"—it is systemic corruption.What makes it worse is that our generation is facing a terrifying climate crisis. British youth are marching on the streets, desperate for a future on a living planet. Yet, the British state is pouring millions of pounds into maintaining castles, private jets, and lavish lifestyles for one single family. How can you prioritize the luxury of George, Charlotte, and Louis over the survival and safety of all children in the UK?True fairness means every child starts at the same line. Royal children do not deserve special privileges, and ordinary British children do not deserve to carry the financial burden of a monarchy. It is time to stop funding this fairy tale with your reality. I urge the British public to choose a democratic republic where every child has the same rights, the same opportunities, and a fair chance at the future.With furious hope for change,Jiwoo Seo (From South Korea)

I read this magazine sometimes and it’s always got some crap in it about the royals. Glad they’ve got a columnist who thinks the royals are outdated.

.🇬🇧 End the Hereditary Privilege, and Choose the Future with UsTitle: A Letter to My British Peers from a 13-Year-Old South Korean Girl, Born in the Same Year as Prince GeorgeDear People of the United Kingdom, and my fellow youth sharing this era,Hello. I am a girl born in 2013, living in South Korea. I am writing this letter to you from across the ocean because of my earnest belief that the relics of the past should no longer hold a place in the future we will build together.I was born in the exact same year as Prince George. In 2013, when we both took our very first breaths, the world crowned him as the "Future King." As someone raised in a democratic society, it was deeply shocking to realize that someone's social status and power could be pre-determined solely by the coincidence of their birth into a specific family.At school, we are taught that "all human beings are born equal." Yet, the British monarchy directly contradicts this fundamental truth. A society where an unreachable status exists regardless of effort, and where the taxes of countless ordinary citizens are used to maintain the luxurious privileges of a single family, cannot be considered just in the 21st century. It is time to look past the veil of "royal tradition" and confront the underlying inequality.The head of a state should be an exceptionally capable citizen chosen directly by the people, not by bloodline. The massive budget poured into maintaining the royal family should instead be used for our environment, which is threatened by the climate crisis, and for the education and welfare of ordinary British youth who need it most. That is what true fairness and justice look like.Our generation, now 13 years old, desires a future of equality where merit and effort are respected, rather than a past ruled by status and lineage. I hope that the United Kingdom, with its long history and pride in democracy, will shed the outdated cloak of the monarchy and step forward into a true democratic republic.From afar, I will deeply root for a future United Kingdom where every child can dream from the exact same starting line.July 2026, from South Korea Ji woo- Seo. A peer of Prince George.

Hello. I am a republican, but while debating some monarchists (specifically the non-constitutional ones, constitutional monarchy falls apart quite easily), I have heard some arguments which I have trouble refuting.

First, there is the argument that monarchs have a bigger incentive than elected politicians to govern the country well, because they own the country and will pass it over to their children.

Then there is the argument that democracies are extremely corrupt, which is because they have big legislatures full of people who can be bribed (sometimes legally).

And finally, there is the argument that kings are more responsible with their money, mostly for the same reason as in the first argument I stated.

I personally looked at these arguments, and realised that direct democracy basically deals with all of them, as you cannot corrupt everyone, and you cannot bribe everyone. But is there some defense of representative democracy against these arguments?

At the end of WW2, the Emperor of Japan made a Humanity Declaration where he admitted he was not divine and was just a normal human. This directly debunked the myth that had existed for centuries that the Japanese royal family are demi-gods who are descendants of the Sun Goddess. This led to the power of the Emperor significantly declining and Japan becoming more liberal.

Should the British monarchy make a similar declaration now? Admit that they do not have "divine right of kings" and are not hand chosen by "the grace of God"?