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With King Charles’s birthday approaching, people across the North East have been sharing their views on the monarchy.
Opinions vary on whether the institution still reflects modern Britain and how well the King is performing in the role.

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00:00I think we fly on the wall to what goes on in the day-to-day, but I'm not too
00:06fussed.
00:07I don't think... I think he's a great representative of the UK, as is the rest of his family, most
00:14of his family anyways.
00:16I think they do a lot, they bring a lot of money in, they are very important,
00:21but also there's a lot more important people who live in this country,
00:24who do a hell of a lot more without being famous.
00:30They don't really bother me. I don't dislike them, but I wouldn't say, you know,
00:34I think they're the greatest thing ever.
00:37But I do like to see... I like William, I like Kate, I like the young people that are coming
00:42into the, you know, the four,
00:44but it doesn't really affect me as such.
00:49I don't think he's got much of a job, really, has he?
00:54Well, he does it very well.
00:56I think, as a simple statement, I like the monarchy, as in I like what it, like, attracts for the
01:01country,
01:02putting in palaces impressive, all that kind of stuff.
01:04I like the Queen. Do I love them? Do I care that much? No.
01:08Because what do they do?
01:10So I quite like them.
01:12I'm not anti-royal, but I do shout a bit about some of the stuff that I see and go,
01:18oh, that's unacceptable, you know, but then I shout about a lot of people.
01:25It's one of the things you can do as you get old.
01:28You can shout.
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