Is Mise,

I remember the headlines in London at that time -
"Show Us You care," and "Where Is Our Queen?"
It took Britain's new Prime Minister at the time,
Tony Blair to perceive the very ugly mood that
Diana's tragedy had in not only London but throughout
Britain and he was finally able to force the Palace
and Her Majesty to modernise their attitudes and react
publicly to Diana's death. Which they did, and eased the
situation.

"As you have nothing constructive to say why do we not just let the thread die?"
Can we hear the first faint sounds of republican authoritarianism ?

Foxy, what you wrote re; 'Blair telling the queen', is an absolute lie.
Unless you were in the room when this happened, the rest of us will take your comment as what it really was, a failed 'politician' trying to up his profile.
Nobody TELLS the Queen 'what to do'.
At best she asks for or gets 'advice' on everything that's happening at the time.
What has been suggested, which is the more likely scenario, and the moral and ethical one, is, that the family was grieving and did not want to be seen scoring any points of sympathy only because some people think she should have come out sooner and spoken about Diana's death.
She did, in her time, not the media or the public's or that idiot Blair's, time.
Belly, I don't know where you get your info but let me assure you, the Queen IS our monarch and she does OWN Australia.
I'll simplify it further for you.
Imagine Australia is her company,(business) she employs managers and directors to run it just like any big private company.
Because she OWNS the company, she overseas the people entrusted with the job of running it.
Now if I was the King of Australia, I would sack all these mongrels, called politicians, employed to run the country for me, because every year they keep putting their hands out for more money in the form of taxes and other charges.
My instruction would be to run the country within it's means.
Because Australia is rich in many ways, from resources to agriculture and so earns good money from exports.
So it is that we are being financially abused by these greedy incompetents, and so it is that we will be in further strife if we go the way of a republic.
Australia IS one of the wealthiest countries in the world, so there is NO reason why we should be paying more and more every year.
We are bleeding financially and billions of dollars are being siphoned off, somehow, on a regular basis.

ALTRAV ace it up! you tell Foxy she lied yet every word was true.
Did you not see those headlines? do you not know of the documentry done telling us Bliar told her to do that?
Been scratching my head at just what makes you tick? how did you come by your views? including that any one who fails to agree with you is mad/lying/silly?
NNN yes if you wish, but my true reason is in two parts, three if you remember I started this thread,
ONE are we debating the subject or mud wrestling?
TWO
In no way do I want to prolong the thread just to say it got many posts.
You lead I will follow.
PS Alf Garnett informs me my thoughts are BS knowing that poster could play that man without a script amuses me.

ALTRAV
When was the last king who appointed a minister in parliament?
( hint : the number 7).

ALTRAV,

Your are entitled to your opinion - but not your
facts.