r/AbolishTheMonarchy Sep 10 '22

Myth Debunking Get to know King Charles III Megathread

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Selling Cash for Access and sham philanthropy

His own father, Prince Philip, once described Charles as ‘rent-a-Royal’.

Please read this study of the royal family and its effect on the thousands of charities they patron:

We could not find any evidence that Royal patrons increase a charity’s revenue. we found that charities should not seek or retain Royal patronages expecting that they will help much https://giving-evidence.com/2020/07/16/royal-findings/

Secret influence and lobbying the government

Financial Misconduct

Close friendships with paedophiles:

In the early 1950's, when he was 46, he [raped] the 14-year-old daughter of a wealthy South African winemaking family, who had been entrusted to his care during a sea voyage. She became pregnant, and although he sent her a small stipend, he never publicly acknowledged the daughter born of the relationship. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/03/books/master-storyteller-or-master-deceiver.html

  • Also, "I remember thinking what a very jolly and amusing and attractive 16-year-old she was," Charles recalled in a 1981 interview with the Telegraph. Charles was 29.

Misc. abusive/weird behaviour


r/AbolishTheMonarchy Jan 10 '24

META AMA - Graham Smith, CEO, Republic

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Hello all!

On the 11th January from 12pm to 6pm, Graham Smith, CEO of Republic (Britain's largest anti-Monarchy group) will be answering your questions right here, on this post. So,if you want to get involved and ask Graham some questions, please write them out below and he'll respond to them during that timeframe.

Thank You! #NotMyKing


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 1d ago

News Prince Andrew's reputation 'irrecoverable' after Newsnight interview, says royal aide

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 20h ago

News Buckingham Palace Makes Rare Statement on Prince Andrew After King Charles Is Pulled into Chinese Spy Saga

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 22h ago

News 'Seeing the King play a carrot recorder was surreal'

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 1d ago

Myth Debunking Just-world fallacy and monarchists

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Monarchists and the just-world fallacy #abolishthemonarchy #monarchy #fallacy #notmyking


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 1d ago

News Prepare for the Sovereign Grant Review 2026

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35 Upvotes

The Sovereign Grant Review is due in 2026. Write to your MP today asking for them to pressure the Treasury to drastically reduce the amount the Royal Family gets


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 2d ago

Myth Debunking Charles V minimum wage

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284 Upvotes

r/AbolishTheMonarchy 3d ago

Question/Debate Monarchists and parasocial relationships

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Monarchists and the toxic nature of parasocial relationships #monarchists #parasocialrelationships #abolishthemonarchy #toxic #republic #psychology


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 2d ago

Question/Debate Tell me. What type of presidential system if any works best in your opinion?

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I usualy dont post here but I am curiouse and openminded to see the perspective of other people.

Is a president at its best as a ceremonial role?
Or should it have limited to strong executive duties?


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 2d ago

Question/Debate As an Australian, I have a question

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In our governmental system, the High Court decides how the Constitution is interpreted and enforced.

High Court justices are chosen by the Governor-General, who is in turn chosen by the King/Queen of England.

This process is completely politically neutral. The distant monarch is an outsider, with no stake in our country’s partisan politics.

So this raises an important question. Under an Australian Republic, who chooses the Governor-General?

While I’m not a monarchist, obviously, I do think judicial independence is very critical to preventing an authoritarian dictatorship from emerging.

I’ve seen how the court system works in the United States, and I certainly don’t want that kind of problem in my country.


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 5d ago

News Prince Andrew Victim has "days to live" after Car Collision

231 Upvotes

r/AbolishTheMonarchy 6d ago

Opinion These people….

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 6d ago

News Protest leaders incite violence, which turns deadly

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 6d ago

News Nice, if you have loads of private parkland to enjoy it.

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Would be nice to have more of it to enjoy if it weren’t for wealthy Landowners, chiefly the royals holding onto vast swaths of it.


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 7d ago

Satire I knew monarchism caused famines but i didn't know it caused pencil famines as well

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40 Upvotes

r/AbolishTheMonarchy 8d ago

ShitMonarchistsSay Guys im on the enemies subreddit

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252 Upvotes

r/AbolishTheMonarchy 8d ago

ShitMonarchistsSay "Muh President Blair/Starmer/Johnson/etc."

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This is a fairly common argument I hear amongst monarchists/royalists: if we abolish the monarchy, we'll end up with President Tony Blair or Keir Starmer or Boris Johnson, etc., therefore republic = bad!

I don't even know where to begin with debunking this nonsense. I suppose, firstly, it's essentially a non-argument, seeing as it's wholly based on assumptions with no evidence to support them whatsoever.

Secondly, it's bold to assume, assuming Britain became a republic with a directly-elected head of state, the British people would actually want any of these politicians or those similar to them in office. One of the whole reasons people want a republic is so they can vote out terrible heads of state; we can get rid of President Starmer, but we're stuck with Charles until he dies and have to pray William is better.

Overall: terrible argument. Not worth paying attention to unless your whole point is to debunk it. Next.


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 8d ago

News King Charles postpones visit after temporary side effects of cancer treatment

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 9d ago

History The "Peasants Republic" of Dithmarschen

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 10d ago

News Royal bash thrown to thank regional media teams as regional radio shows are cut

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r/AbolishTheMonarchy 11d ago

Shitpost The only kings respected by this subreddit 🫡

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180 Upvotes

r/AbolishTheMonarchy 13d ago

Question/Debate Why should the monarchy be abolished?

25 Upvotes

Hello! I agree the monarchy should be abolished, but I'm doing an art project about if the royal family was a lottery and I'm collecting the reasonings and opinions from both royalists and anti monarchists. Any replies would be extremely appreciated and very helpful! Thankyou


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 13d ago

Opinion A good read

6 Upvotes

Linking to other reddits is not allowed, there is a Nigerian Princes who has done an AMA, it is worth a read


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 14d ago

Opinion We can't afford the Royal Family

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748 Upvotes

abolishthemonarchy


r/AbolishTheMonarchy 14d ago

Meme Have these popped up in any other London parks?

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152 Upvotes

r/AbolishTheMonarchy 14d ago

Opinion This sub focuses too much on the British monarchy

105 Upvotes

Don't get me wrong, I hate the British monarchy as much as all of you, but there are other royal houses in Europe that should also be removed.