Royals

Charles receives over nineteen million a year from the duchy of Cornwall, the queen gets her keep plus over fifteen million from the duchy of Lancaster , with this she keeps Andrew, Anne and Edward

Visitors may want to see changing thr guard etc , we pay for them not queenie , I assume we will pay for these guards the three months queenie is in Scotland

Suppose if there are no windsors to see through that the summer months tours could be arranged to view the homeless sleeping on the streets

The windsors do not bring in tourists, the top visited attraction is The Tower, the London eye attracts more tourists the buck house

Of course the windsors bring in tourists!

Are you winding everyone up?

No obieone , tourists will still come . Do you really think people choose the UK for a holiday in the hope of seeing the queen? They are not going to find her in the tower or on the London eye are they, they stop off at Buck house because it's there ,

But they see royal events on TV in most of the rest of the world, and are in awe and inspiration. And at some point they visit.
ould they really come in such numbers if they were visiting Mr and Mrs Joe average and family?? Of course not.

OK obeione if they really are a tourist attraction let's do it properly. So I suggest The Tower of London hosts events in the summer featuring the Windsor family, maybe a meet and greet, maybe some sort of ceremony. Tickets will of course be incredibly expensive. They could also do Guided Tours of the Palaces. Sunday afternoon with the Queen doing her art collection and Charles leading the garden tour of Buck House should go down very well.Then at least they would be doing something for their money. (Lesser Royals at less important palaces would of course be cheaper!)

The economy benefits from about £1.8 billion from having a Royal family.

Royals and the economy

Estimated at !

Yes, it is an estimate. But given the article is negative about the Royals, it is a good example of the costings because there's less likelihood of the figures being exaggerated.

decadent ˈdɛkəd(ə)nt/ adjective

characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
"a decaying, decadent Britain"
synonyms:dissolute, dissipated, degenerate, corrupt, depraved, louche, rakish, shameless, sinful, unprincipled, immoral, licentious, wanton, abandoned, unrestrained, profligate, intemperate; sybaritic, voluptuary, epicurean, hedonistic, pleasure-seeking, indulgent, self-indulgent

Decadent does not mean just expensive. It means all the above. Some of the royal family could be said to be those things, but not ALL of them, ALL the time? "^dissolute, dissipated, degenerate, corrupt, depraved,^" ? Really? I suspect a few posters are stuck in "Oh Sir Jasper!" traditions.

Wilma, we do not know the costs of the windsors, we are not allowed to know what we pay for their security or the security of all their homes. We do not know how many tourists come the the UK to see the windsors or how many would still come here if the windsors were no more. So much is kept from the public to protect the windsors millions

Oh God, whatever...

You are determined to be right Ab, even though you probably know you are wrong.

I honestly don't really care.

Ditto. Why don't we have some fun and go and watch paint dry ?

.obieone, do not accuse me of lying please, I post my opinions, if you don't like them, ignore them

Och ignore her. She just loves to see herself as Ab against the world. Its sad to see someone who has such a grudge against those more fortunate than herself and those that she helps (and she does work hard for others). I just think that this has led to a very bitter outlook on life which is, as I said, sad.

This is a wind up isn't it Anniebach?

I did not accuse you of lying, and do not think you are lying.

Can't see what all the fuss is about. Given that the cost to each member of the public is something like 65p per year, if you feel that strongly Anniebach let me have your address and I'll gladly reimburse you.

Actually the cost is strongly disputed. Security is met by the Met police and visit costs by local councils. The total is far more than admitted. For a suggestion about how to deal with the costs republic.org.uk/what-we-want/royal-finances

Yet another benefit of the Royal family then - employment of police officers and security staff. Excellent. God save our gracious Queen!

When all else fails insult

Insult/insight? Its all a matter of differential perception.

True, I withdraw insult and replace it with mock