In my shul they have replaced the frankly rather Victorian Prayer for the Royal Family (mentioning the government as an aside) with a more sensible Prayer for the Government (mentioning the Royal Family as an aside).
As regards my personal views, long live the Queen!—she's the only thing keeping Charlie boy off the throne. If I had my druthers, I'd change the succession law from primogeniture to tanistry—the old Irish system in which the nobles (or, in a modern state, I would imagine either parliament or the electorate) chose as the new king the member of the royal family best able to do the job.
I wouldn't get rid of the monarchy altogether—they bring in a lot of tourist dollars—but I would severely cut down the number of royals with roles to play representing the Queen. Other countries have a President and a First Lady; why do we have to support an entire family?
Re: Are you a republican?
As regards my personal views, long live the Queen!—she's the only thing keeping Charlie boy off the throne. If I had my druthers, I'd change the succession law from primogeniture to tanistry—the old Irish system in which the nobles (or, in a modern state, I would imagine either parliament or the electorate) chose as the new king the member of the royal family best able to do the job.
I wouldn't get rid of the monarchy altogether—they bring in a lot of tourist dollars—but I would severely cut down the number of royals with roles to play representing the Queen. Other countries have a President and a First Lady; why do we have to support an entire family?