More royal pomp and circumstance.

Bijou

There were posts saying that Charles has Scottish blood. But Only from the Queen Mother. Before that there was all German right from George the first. George fifth had to change their name in the First World War.
Victoria a German, married a German. Prince Philip was mainly Greek.
Who pays for the life guards and all the horses who attend these ceremonial occasions ?

The German side of the family is descended from Mary Queen of Scots via James I and VI and his granddaughter Sophia of Hanover.
The Act of Settlement ensured that only Protestants (descended from Sophia of Hanover) could succeed to the British throne.

The Greek Royal family was actually Danish!!

Alexander the Great was a pharaoh…( this is probably totally irrelevant to the thread but I’m in and out of the house today and not reading anything properly)

Another irrelevancy but if you go back only 1,000 years all Europeans share a common ancestry any way, so it doesn’t really matter.

LRavenscroft
I suppose the RF put on their empathy faces and promise a better world to those less fortunate (I must have missed hearing that promise) whilst wearing THE most expensive attire and attending THE most expensive events in the same way that everyone else does. On GN we talk about food banks and child poverty on one thread and buying expensive clothes, or food or where we’re going on holiday etc on another.
We don’t know how much the RF. or GNs contribute to charitable causes.

But GN contribute their own money.

nadateturbe

But GN contribute their own money.

And GN contribute great entertainment.

nadateturbe

But GN contribute their own money.

I expect the Royal Family do too.

The Sovereign Grant to fund the monarch's official duties is separate.
It is funded from the Crown Estate.

You could check to see if they are cheekily making charitable donations out of the Sovereign Grant instead of paying their
staff or mending the holes in roof of Buck8ngham Palace.

www.royal.uk/media-pack/financial-reports-2022-23

The official financial statement was released very recently. It seems that they spent more than the Sovereign Grant due to the exceptional nature of the last year.

" In total, the Royal Household’s net expenditure was reported to be £107.5 million ($136 million), compared to the total Sovereign Grant of £86.3 million ($109.1 million) and the additional income of £9.8 million ($12.4 million).

The Sovereign Grant – an annual lump sum from the government – is essentially an expense account, covering the costs of travel, security, staff and the upkeep of royal palaces. The Royal family’s three main sources of income are the Sovereign Grant, the Duchy of Lancaster and Duchy of Cornwall estates and their personal property and investments.

“Official expenditure was more than the Sovereign Grant and the supplementary income earned, with net expenditure of £107.5 million ($136 million), a 5% increase on the previous year due to significant work relating to the Reservicing of Buckingham Palace and the costs associated with the change of Reign, as well as the impact of the Consumer Price Index rising by 10.1%,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

The high official expenditure saw the Sovereign Grant reserve reduce by £20.7 million ($26.2 million) in the last year. (The reserve is a kind of emergency fund for just this kind of overflow expenditure.

Nothing in the Sovereign Grant about charity donations. It looks as though those were made out of their own money, and without publicity - which is the correct way to donate.

They do give generously but it is never made public

Well, it depends on what you consider is their "own" money and we've been here before. History of how monarchs acquired wealth..........

History of how anyone acquires wealth. Some work for it. Others acquire it by gaining power over others. Some inherit it. Some make money by dubious financial practices.

Well said Mollygo. That's exactly it.

Mollygo

History of how anyone acquires wealth. Some work for it. Others acquire it by gaining power over others. Some inherit it. Some make money by dubious financial practices.

And your point is?....

Mollygo

History of how anyone acquires wealth. Some work for it. Others acquire it by gaining power over others. Some inherit it. Some make money by dubious financial practices.

It's how people use or abuse it that is important.

It's how people use or abuse it that is important.
I agree, but people’s views on using it or abusing it differ, in the same way as people’s views on having more than one home, or more than one car, or more than one holiday or more than two children differ. Some see it as a right, some see it as greedy some see it as unfair.

So true Callistemon. Unfortunately love of it can become addictive and all encompassing, surpassing any other considerations.

It's just life. Nobody ever said that it was fair!

So what wealth have British monarchs in history earned legitimately. 🤔

Aveline

It's just life. Nobody ever said that it was fair!

Life isn't fair Avelinetrue, and we can't solve the problem totally but....

Are we responsible for the actions of our ancestors?

Callistemon21

And - you'd be doing this every four years for a President
(Don't believe it would be different- it wouldn't)

At least this is the first such occasion for 70 years therefore much more economical than having a President.

Plus paying outgoing presidents a huge pension and lifetime security with a new one elected every five years with a big inauguration ceremony no doubt.

Imagine the disappointment to loyal Scot’s if Charles ignored them and didn’t make any acknowledgment. They had their chance to vote and decided to stay, so time they stopped decrying democracy so persistently.

I am sure Putin would welcome them if they can’t cope with the democratic process.

Anniebach

Are we responsible for the actions of our ancestors?

It seems that we are now, according to some very loud organisations. Dismantling monuments and statues was the first stage.

Very odd as mostly we don’t know any ancestors much further back than our grandparents with possible tales of their parents.

Anniebach

Are we responsible for the actions of our ancestors?

I'm only concerned with a family who we pay a generous wage to, and the answer where they are concerned is yes. Even those in favour of having a monarchy can see its wrong to defend the accumulation of wealth and our attitude to them. They are not special people.