Eugenie’s wedding

Nannan2 - Scotland has a separate NHS from England and Wales which we pay for through our taxes. We have free prescriptions because the Scottish Government makes it a priority to do so.
Scotland also has a separate education system and charges no university tuition fees, also funded by our taxes.
If you wish these advantages for your part of the UK, I suggest you look to your government to reprioritise and provide them.

Lucylastic - a lot of Scottish people wouldn't choose Alex Salmond.

OK, grannybuy, if you don't care for Alex, we'll choose someone else for president!
In an independent Scotland.

As the wedding is in October there will probably only be a handful of people who are prepared to stand and watch the carriage procession, what is wrong with her very rich parents playing for the whole shbanng. Personally I am looking forward to seeing her dress could be a good laugh, I know that is bitchy but never mind.

Lucylastic, I certainly wouldn't choose Alex Salmond!
Not all Scots share your opinion.

The carriage procession is press speculation, Peter Phillips didn’t have one and he married in the Chapel.

Jalilmal108 Re- not a lot of the funding comes from the taxpayer? What is not a lot.
It is a rarity to not find in ones council tax bill an increase in the funding of our countries security.I am all for seeing more police on the streets and any public place if that is where our money is going. How much then does it cost to provide the security for RF walk abouts.How much must it have cost to security fund Prince Harry's let the cebs and the chosen public into the grounds of Windsor C as well as the coach ride around the streets to show us his bride.I stand by what I previously commented on that those who want to put on a lavish display and yes they are but few and far between, and who but the Brits R F can bring it on, should then be a hundred percent financially responsible for the extra security support it takes.

I thought the RF had been given a good old pruning recently. Obviously not, who is PE marrying BTW, can't the outlaws help out.

I couldn't give two hoots for Andrew and his family. It may be worth watching though just to have a good laugh at his daughters fashion sense. Wonder what that will be like this time.

Zara was married in Edinburgh. I can understand Willam and Harry getting married with pomp and ceremony but Eugenie and Beatrice do not carry out royal duties.

Prince Andrew has reportedly asked repeatedly that his daughters join the ‘firm’ and carry out royal duties like the rest of the family but it has been reported that Prince Charles won’t allow this. They would be a great help to the Queen now that Prince Phillip has retired but Charles, as usual, is being pig- headed.

The massive security costs are in part to organise/protect the public. That's fine, we pay for protection for us. Such an 'occasion' may attract other problems- again the public are being protected.
IMO if large numbers of public are gathering, there should be a security presence. However I don't think large numbers will turn out

Zara had a large wedding in Edinburgh, there was security there too. Apart from the alleged carriage ride there is no difference between the two weddings.

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Harry and Meghan's wedding was estimated to bring £80million in extra revenue to the economy (William and Catherine's was something near £2billion) and while Eugenie is not such a draw I think her nuptuals will cover the cost of a bit of police overtime.

Don't forget that accountants do 'funny sums' and will factor in the salaries of security people which would have been paid in any case. That is why a snowy day 'costs' the country £billions - when it does nothing of the sort.

I live very near Windsor and everyone around loves the pomp and glamour of a royal occasion. Crowds line the streets for the changing of the guard at the weekend and that is a customary and frequent event.

They would be a great help to the Queen now that Prince Phillip has retired but Charles, as usual, is being pig- headed.
I think there are enough of the RF doing what is required without any additional help from the two Princesses.
Andrew just wants them to be paid from the purse and have their security paid for.

No. Andy and Fergie have enough money to fund this charade.

I believe the bill would have been 3/4 of a million....the carriage ride has pushed the bill up a further 1 1/4 million....and it’s this part I don’t feel we should foot the bill for.....

I am grateful to gransnetters as the news of yet another rf wedding had completely passed me by. I read a paper, weekly, well it’s quite big with lots of different magazines tucked up inside, takes a whole week to read, I watch tv and listen to the news daily so how can I have missed this.
Hey, I havnt even saved the day as I still don’t have a clue when this happy event is taking place.
Am I the only one who didn’t know and where is my invitation?

silverlining
You can go and line the streets of Windsor and wave along with the other plebs - but you may find a big burly policemen standing in front of you.

The girl has every right to marry in the chapel, Peter Phillips did. The carriage drive is press speculation. We are not paying for the wedding we are paying for security as we paid for security for the weddings of Zara and Peter. Only William had a wedding where head of states were invited so it was in the Abby.

If there is a carriage ride then they should pay and if it’s correct members of the public will be invited into the castle grounds they should also pay for this security

I mean, who does Eugenia really think she is?? Does she honestly think anyone CARES about her wedding? Most people haven’t a clue who she is!!

She thinks she is the Granddaughter of HM the Queen.

Which is exactly what she is - and yes, there are a lot of people who care, although I do not claim to be one of them apart from wishing her and her husband-to-be well as I would any other young couple.

ps it's Eugenie

Carriage ride through Windsor? Does she imagine the streets are going to be lined with people waving union flags? Hope she gets a parking ticket.

But Jalima as has been pointed out, Anne’s kids manage to get married in a nice well-bred low-jey way. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a complete sucker for the RF but those two girls really do make me think of Cinderella’s sisters. Every time.

Sorry “low-key”