Ch4 Dispatches tonight about Royals making money

Yes. Sorry to miss NI & Wales!

No-one is preventing the RF from defending themselves.

I’d be more than happy to hear Charles & William explain why they need to charge rent on public service and charity buildings?

In fact, I’d love to hear it!

Freya they ARE the feckless idle .the biggest benefit recipients in the UK …and they still charge the RNLI for launching their rescue craft and the NHS will pay the RF over 11MILLION to house electric vehicles…..something is very very wrong at the top of the tree..The king and his cohorts are greedy uncaring and useless …time they were gone

Farzanah

I believe Spain has higher tourist revenue than U.K. and many of the most visited tourist attractions in U.K. are museums and art galleries for example, not just in England, but also Scotland.

The people in Valencia were throwing mud at the King and Queen when they visited. One shouted "Murderer" at him.

Is their King an absolute ruler? I thought Spain was a Constitutional Monarchy and parliamentary democracy.

I suppose he was a handy scapegoat in the absence of the Prime Minister and any troops who should be there.

Let's blame the Monarch when others fail to do their jobs properly.

I don’t think National disasters have anything to do with this.

paddyann54

Freya they ARE the feckless idle .the biggest benefit recipients in the UK …and they still charge the RNLI for launching their rescue craft and the NHS will pay the RF over 11MILLION to house electric vehicles…..something is very very wrong at the top of the tree..The king and his cohorts are greedy uncaring and useless …time they were gone

I quite Agee paddyann54

Wasn't there a kerfuffle some years ago about Queen Elizabeth and her tax situation, and, as a result think she started paying income tax or similar?
May be wrong but…..

I agree with you, not only parasites but hypocrites too when we hear Prince William going on and on about homelessness, it makes me mad when they have all those homes -39 - I believe which are unoccupied most of the year.

JennyCee

Wasn't there a kerfuffle some years ago about Queen Elizabeth and her tax situation, and, as a result think she started paying income tax or similar?
May be wrong but…..

Yes, there was something like that.

1992 Her Maj started voluntarily paying tax……to keep the Serfs from revolting.
I know……..they are 🤣

It’s not just Charles and William. They’re is also all the other titled aristocracy in this country. Lord Falmouth for example (William’s neighbour in Cornwall) also owns vast acreage in both Cornwall and Kent and there are many others like him all earning vast sums of money from tenants.

I don't like the current Royal in charge but I am in favour of royalty overall. I just think a President will open the doors to the likes of Trump and his ilk particularly as a country we appear reluctant to vote. However, I do think there should be a radical overhaul. Let them pay the appropriate taxes on their personal estates and be under the same rules as everybody else when it comes to making money. Those things that belong to the Crown should be publicly owned and exempt from taxation.

Whilst Williams properties should meet the same standard as other landlords, a lot of social housing isn't and jolly well should be.

Newatthis

It’s not just Charles and William. They’re is also all the other titled aristocracy in this country. Lord Falmouth for example (William’s neighbour in Cornwall) also owns vast acreage in both Cornwall and Kent and there are many others like him all earning vast sums of money from tenants.

Nothing wrong with having a property empire so long as you pay all the relevant taxes.

The country needs tax payers.

Quote mabon1 Mon 04-Nov-24 13:37:47
I agree with you, not only parasites but hypocrites too when we hear Prince William going on and on about homelessness, it makes me mad when they have all those homes -39 - I believe which are unoccupied most of the year.

Where are William 39 homes ?

icanhandthemback

I don't like the current Royal in charge but I am in favour of royalty overall. I just think a President will open the doors to the likes of Trump and his ilk particularly as a country we appear reluctant to vote. However, I do think there should be a radical overhaul. Let them pay the appropriate taxes on their personal estates and be under the same rules as everybody else when it comes to making money. Those things that belong to the Crown should be publicly owned and exempt from taxation.

Whilst Williams properties should meet the same standard as other landlords, a lot of social housing isn't and jolly well should be.

France do ok as a republic :-) America is America.

The thing that strikes me is - the Royals shouldn't be able to have it both ways. Either they are just land owning aristocrats free to run businesses - or they are a Government funded Royal Family for the benefit of the country.

So either they should give private land to the country for the benefit of all and just live off the millions of tax payer grants. Or they should resign the monarchy and become land owning aristocrats.

I lived in France for a while and French peope are proud that they own their own country. Famous historical artefacts are for the benefit of the people and the country. As someone said earlier - they make a lot from tourism just as the Uk does, without Royalty. Also all museums in Paris are free for anyone under the age of 26 (only Europeans and we're not European any more so it's only free for British under 18's).

Oh yes we all remember history. The guillotine.

Anniebach

Quote mabon1 Mon 04-Nov-24 13:37:47
I agree with you, not only parasites but hypocrites too when we hear Prince William going on and on about homelessness, it makes me mad when they have all those homes -39 - I believe which are unoccupied most of the year.

Where are William 39 homes ?

He has over 600! Not that he lives in :-)

"The Duchy has more than 600 rental properties and over a 15-month investigation we identified nearly 500 of them. We found 50 Duchy properties rated F and 20 rated G, including six properties with the lowest EPC score of one point out of 100.

We spoke to a number of tenants on condition of anonymity who are living in cold, poorly insulated homes, often without central heating..."

www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/scandal-prince-williams-mouldy-hard-34022520

You have to feel sorry for Andrew, though.
Apparently Royal Lodge is crumbling and has mould.
I do hope the dogs are all right.

Yes Grandmabetty I agree but we ought to remember what happened in Germany during the middle years of the 20th Century and in France under Napoleon.

Allira

You have to feel sorry for Andrew, though.
Apparently Royal Lodge is crumbling and has mould.
I do hope the dogs are all right.

Do we, really?

Oh, fgs!

Jaxjacky

I’ll be watching The Cure on BBC2 far more entertaining.

Brilliant !!

Makes my blood boil to be honest, leeches

I watched the Cure, too, until I was all cured out.
Lovely old Robert Smith.