Much better to educate the kids throught their childhood as to why they may wish to pledge allegence to the Queen and country rather than just force them to go through the motions which will build resentment amongst many.
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Originally Posted by Taf
Swear allegiance to the Queen to become a citizen? We are "subjects" of the Monarchy and therfore cannot become "citizens" until this becomes a Republic?
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Unfortunately we stopped being subjects in 1983.
Now the only British subjects are people born before 1949 in the Republic of Ireland, India and Pakistan who did not acquire citizenship of their country or any other Dominion (in the case of those born in India and Pakistan), or who applied after 1949 for restoration of their British subject status (for those connected with Ireland).
British citizens are not British subjects under the 1981 Act (which came into force in 83). The only circumstance where a person may be both a British subject and British citizen simultaneously is a case where a British subject connected with Ireland (s. 31 of the 1981 Act) acquires British citizenship by naturalisation or registration. In this case only, British subject status is not lost upon acquiring British citizenship.
The status of British subject cannot now be transmitted by descent, and will become extinct when all existing British subjects are dead.