What is the Monarchy For?

Some interesting information just out about Archewell finances .last financial report merlotgran

Income: 2,000,000

Expenditure: 5,000,000

Quite a bit apparently spent on the promotional trips - to Nigeria and the other overseas ‘royal’ tour that I can’t remember and other promotional activities within the USA.

Charity is obviously the way to go😬

Thank you Annie for those figures. Elections are an expensive business aren’t they?

Wasn’t someone on here proposing presidential elections every three years🤔

Quite a cost there then.

Yes Lathyrus every 3 years

daughterofbonniebelle

I found this thread refreshingly challenging of the status quo, which is not always the case in Gransnet. Then, I thought, are the above arguments republican or Republican, ie home grown British, or American MAGA-Republican? I have no idea who owns Gransnet. Message contents can be edited. It is no secret Trump is wanting to exert control where he can, eg being abusive about Europe; Vance trying to interfere in UK abortion policy... Just a thought...

daughterofbonniebelle

Are you claiming that Gransnet moderators edit our posts to conform to control the narrative?

I know posts can be deleted but that is because they are against the published guidelines - but changing our posts to suit an agenda seems to be rather far-fetched.

Lathyrus3

Thank you Annie for those figures. Elections are an expensive business aren’t they?

Wasn’t someone on here proposing presidential elections every three years🤔

Quite a cost there then.

I think the Monarchy is good value for money.

The cost of having a presidential system would probably be more and a dangerous route to go down.

Quite a bit apparently spent on the promotional trips - to Nigeria and the other overseas ‘royal’ tour that I can’t remember

It was Columbia, Lathyrus.
You know, that really safe place where even the competitors in Race Across the World weren’t allowed out after dark.
Much safer than the UK though where Harry is too scared to bring his wife and children. 🤔

If a presidential system it would definitely be political

DrWatson

Congrats to Eloethan, for writing a strong contender for the daftest comment of the year (pretty stiff competition, too)?

That "the media is being used as propagandists for the royal family, rather than just as conveyors of news." apparently is due to having missed the umpteen reports of Andrew's assorted Epstein misdemeanours, the umpteen reports of him losing titles, property, etc, and the ongoing umpteen reports of him appearing in Epstein's photos and files (the ones that Chump is desperately trying to get edited so that his name and grinning face don't upset the dwindling core of his support even more).

What a sheltered life you must lead?!

You may not agree with Eloethan but there was no need to be so rude and dismissive especially as, taken as a whole their post was not daft. To then trash other GNs by implication for providing "pretty stiff competition" is nothing short of patronising.

I have been impressed by the research and use of known facts, as opposed to knee jerk opinions and emotional responses, that many GNs have shown in posts on this thread..

Incidentally, did you know that the royal family were able to keep the lid on Andrew's activities and prevented them being reported for many years? It was only when the story became too big to suppress any longer that the truth came tumbling out.

Lathyrus3

Some interesting information just out about Archewell finances .last financial report merlotgran

Income: 2,000,000

Expenditure: 5,000,000

Quite a bit apparently spent on the promotional trips - to Nigeria and the other overseas ‘royal’ tour that I can’t remember and other promotional activities within the USA.

Charity is obviously the way to go😬

Mr Micawber WHERE ARE YOU???? monetary advice urgently required by Archewell.

Well they had quite a lot of money donated initially so I guess they are draining that dry before the shutting down of Archewell and the new enterprise of Philanthropies that they are setting up.

I think Archewell was “not for profit” rather than charity, so as it clearly didn’t make any profit I guess they are in the clear legally over where the money has gone.

What has the Archewell finances got to do with this thread?

Am I missing something here?

Do the royal family contribute to this foundation?

It says a lot when these posts are thrown in the mix.

It says a lot when these posts are thrown in the mix.

Do explain.
Isn’t t it just that conversations sometimes wander slightly off topic?

Sorry, I was responding to the comment that Harry was the cleverest because he had found a way of acquiring loads of money without having to put in much effort.

Closing down Archewell, after spending the money, is a pretty smart move.

merlotgran

^It says a lot when these posts are thrown in the mix.^

Do explain.
Isn’t t it just that conversations sometimes wander slightly off topic?

Sorry merlotgran I do forget we all have different life experience.

In my RL experience to divert and distract means just that.

I’m happy that was happening here.

You of course can disagree but then we both could be accused of derailing this thread and that would not be my intention at all.

I don’t get it.

What was the diversion?

We were talking about money and the royals.

Archewell and H &M are not royal now are they?

Many posters speak of ‘the royal family’,Harry is a family member

Sorry merlotgran I do forget we all have different life experience.

In my RL experience to divert and distract means just that.

I’m happy that was happening here.

You of course can disagree but then we both could be accused of derailing this thread and that would not be my intention at all.

What a pompous post. 😂😂

sodapop

Archewell and H &M are not royal now are they?

I count them in because they se their titles all the time in public.

Harry and his children are in the line of succession.

What I mean is they still see themselves as royal as far as their titles are part of their money making, so I think they are quite relevant to this discussion.

I still don’t get the diversion.

I am quite amused by the “ different life experiences “ pist though😬 At first I thought RL experience was Royal life experience 🤣🤣🤣

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In answer to, What Are The Royals For?

Somebody has to attend the Royal Variety Performance!

I wonder why no Royal palace was offered to Ukrainian refugees or other homeless people

Surely they could spare just one of their many homes.
What about Osbourne on the Isle of Wight? I don't hear that being talked about much or Glamis Castle .

I think as a gesture it would have made a big difference to the credibility of the RF.

Wikipedia has just answered my question. Indeed Ukrainians were housed at Dumfries House and RF have given aid to various charities, discreetly. Perhaps they should advertise it more.