American Reacts to What Does The UK Royal Family Actually Do?

She wasn't actually born to be Queen. Her uncle was king but abdicated the throne, which then meant her Father became king, putting her in direct succession to be the next monarch.

As an American who is a HUGE Monarchist, I sent her an invitation to my wedding. And received a lovely letter back saying she couldn't make it but wished me well. Just had my 23rd Anniversary!

As a neutral Head of State, she is head of the church, military and governance. In this way, she prevents any tyrant gaining control of ANY of those major bodies. Checks and balances. The Queen represents ALL the people which is why she uses "We"

There's a great story about Putin visiting the UK in his early days as leader of Russia. One of the senior ministers at the time was David Blunkett who was (still is) severely visually impaired and has a guide dog. Being a fully trained guide dog, it usually remained calm and did his job but on this occasion he was aggressive towards Putin. Mr Blunkett apologised to the Queen afterwards for his dog's behaviour. The Queen simply replied (in a rare but subtle statement of opinion), "Yes, dogs do have that special instinct, don't they."

America is not a part of the Commonwealth of Nations, nor a Commonwealth Realm. Therefore no, the Queen has not done a tour in America. She has visited America, but not in the context of the Commonwealth.

Princess Anne is 72 yrs old and she still makes 500 personal appearances at Public Charitiible organisations/schools/hospitals/churches/ sporting events per year. She is briefed on every meeting/appearance & is knowledgeable about every org she attends. Her day often starts at 7 am & finishes at 10 pm. Her whole life has been about Duty & Service to the public wherever needed.

The whole point of a Monarchy is that one should NEVER know what the monarch thinks about the great issues of the day.

CANADA here! She is our Queen too. Personally, I am so grateful to HM for her 70 year reign, and her 96 years of service. Long live the Queen!

The Queen can’t do a commonwealth tour to America, because you are not a member of the commonwealth. The tours are not to promote Britain, they are her visiting the countries that she is still the queen of or used to be queen of. They show those nations that they are still important to her and show her support for them. For example, Australia has been independent for a long time but the queen is still their monarch.

The part of royalty that most Americans seem to miss,is that there is a kind of spiritual aspect.the king or Queen is the living symbol ,that represents the aspirations of the Nation. Imagine if Uncle Sam had been an actual person and that there was a direct genetic link from Uncle Sam in a person today. So the Monarch is the living link to the nation’s history. Being royal is not celebrity…. It is a vocation, a job. It all sounds fun, dressing up etc but when you have dressed up and opened your twentieth new sewage works? Yet you must reward all those who have anything to do, with said sewage works. You have been briefed, show interest and acknowledge the work done. Royalty convey thanks to all those in all work which provide services for us all. As they are not political , any political comments are frowned upon. They must have political opinions but they do not make them public. They are a continuous link in the life of the nation. I am in my eighties and the Queen has always been there in her place uniting us all. Politicians come and go. Intellectually ,I understand why Americans think it weird because it is! But it works, I would say to you, look at all countries that have royals…..on the whole they tend to be the most stable.

Someone in the UK invited the queen to their wedding. They got a letter back saying she was busy working but it turned out the event was happening at the same place the wedding was so the queen posed for pictures with them.

As a Canadian Loyal Royalist. I took the oath to Queen and County and not just one County but the entire Commonwealth and our Queen's heirs. It's the British Royal Family because of their place of birth. And the Queen is head of state to the Commonwealth. They do the duties that do so much for the people of the Commonwealth

The Queen is now 96 and still deals with the Red Boxes every day - these contain documents relating to government, military, law, Commonwealth business etc which she must read, comment on and sign - up to 6 boxes every day except Christmas Day - even when she is on holiday or official visits overseas. Every week she meets officially with the Prime Minister to discuss matters of State.

When you join the British armed force's you take a oath to Hm the Queen, it is for the rest of your life not just for your time in service, I took my oath in October 1985.

One of my favourite stories about the Queen is .... Ladies around the kingdom sent her Majesty their clothing stamps so she would be able to get her wedding dress. Rationing was still in effect at that time. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Queen has worked for 70 years. That is my lifetime and yours. She has only recently started slowing down a bit. She met Prince Phillip when she was 13 and married him when she was 20. They were together ever since until his death last year. He was royalty also but had to leave his home in Greece.

PLEASE read about Prince Phillip he was REALLY the most AMAZING intelligent man. He said “always make it about OTHERS, it’s never about YOU!” Our Royal family work for us they are interwoven and are part of our history and culture. I wrote to HMTQ and got a reply❗️They help important charities. I love our Royal family! You have a good grasp! Thank you for this video 👌❤️

The Queen actually signs every document to which she assents, by hand in ink, with a fountain pen. She signs herself, "Elizabeth R", an abbreviated form of "Elizabeth Regina" - the Latin for "Queen". If a king is on the throne he also signs, for example, "George R" but the "R" stands for "Rex", which is the Latin for "King". (Definitely no rubber stamps involved, no matter how fancy... LOL 🤣)

As a Canadian, as part of the Commonwealth under the King, I am impressed by your willingness to learn about how governments operate outside of the USA, Mr. Rumple.

🇳🇿 Hi Tyler, stumbled into your video just now and really enjoyed observing an American perspective when accessing information about the BRF. I am a New Zealander. New Zealand is a former member of the British Empire and along with most other former members of the British Empire is now a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Although some nations are in the process of choosing to become Republics they can still to opt to remain a part of the Commonwealth, indeed some countries from outside the Commonwealth have actually volunteered to become members ! The Queen is our Head of State in NZ and as you noted re flags, the NZ flag has the Union Jack in the upper left corner indicating our historic connection to the United Kingdom. I grew up aware Queen Elizabeth II was our reigning queen and we have various ceremonies of acknowledgement to that fact. I recall her Majesty visiting NZ when I was a child but all in all didn't really pay too much attention to all things Royal. However I became interested in recent times to actually fill in the gaps and find out more about the Constitution of Royalty. I have to say, like you, I too have been almost blindsided by the sheer volume of works undertaken in the name of royal duty. My respect for those senior royals who undertake what must surely, at times, rank as somewhat onerous tasks knows no bounds ! Simply reflecting on the unremitting hours and hours and hours of costume fittings for a multitude of public engagements alone, never mind other endless navigations involved in appearing in peak condition and to fit not just one appearance but at times two and three such engagements in one day. That has to be pretty exhausting work at times. And that's not covering the overseas trips to the Commonwealth countries with significant time away from families. No small ask in my opinion. And there is so so much more.