William and Catherine expecting royal child

William and Catherine expecting royal child - CNN.com

I'm happy enough for them,as a couple. However we, the British taxpayers, will foot the bill,as usual, for yet another member of the Royal Family. It is way past time that this anachronism of a Royal family were put out to grass and left to live, quietly, just as many European ones do.
On a visit to Amsterdam I once saw their Queen Juliana out riding a bicycle round town.  Sure she had a couple of body guards,also on bikes, but everybody just waved and she waved back with no hassles. I thought that I had eaten too much space cake for brunch but confirmed it later, to be told that she rides the trams,with the public, as well..