I WOULD not like to see this country without the Monarchy. It is so much a part of it and us.

But the royal family should get rid of all the hangers-on.

Why do they have to have all these palaces?

Why can't the Queen Mother have her own apartments or granny flat, if you like, in Buckingham Palace? It's big enough.

Also, the heir to the throne should not necessarily be the eldest male, but the one who has worked hardest for the benefit of the country, male or female.

I wonder what changes other people think should be made?

GLADYS ROBINSON , Edge End, Great Harwood.

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