[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ellen

I would vote to keep. I dont look up to them nor do i know anyone that does. They bring an awful lots of tourism to our country, do a lot for charities here and abroad and also keep a link with other countries that we may not have had or kept.

Originally Posted by Livia;9819775[B

]Maybe 100 years ago. The days when a Duchess could go down the the East End in a big hat and the locals would come out tugging their collective forelocks is well and truly over.[/B] That's a very dated view of the British, in my opinion.

I had the privilege to work with the Prince's Trust when I left uni, and it really does change the lives of young people. I don't think Charlie gets nearly enough credit for that.

When people go to see them going into church or whatever they do is it any different to the people who line the red carpet at movie premiers...I wouldn't indulge in either but for some people it's what they want to do, no different to following someones every move on Twitter