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The Queen worked hard for her money yesterday, pushing the start button to get the London Marathon under way. It could not have been easy getting to Greenwich at that time of the morning to join the masses in her capital city.Dazzler21 said:
This. I am not overly keen on the royals. I think they should earn their keep.TalBHAndreBA said:
This is a nonsense. The Royal Family doesn't generate any tourism money. Tourists don't meet the bloody Queen. Its the Royal buildings that attract the tourists, and generate money. You can keep the buildings, and dispense of the vastly expensive Royal Family. Versailles is evidence of this.palarsehater said:they do generate about 500 million a year in tourism ( the royal family ) congrats to them i think that will be it now for kids.
https://www.republic.org.uk/what-we-want/monarchy-myth-buster
I do respect the William and Harry generation for having served and wanting to carry on. I was disappointed in the way that Harry wasn't allowed to stay in the army.
Oh hold on a minute, they rigged up a button on the lawn at Windsor Castle......lol.2 -
Its not nonsense though is it, In 2006, 13,650,000 people visited Notre Dame, imagine their disappointment when Quasimodo wasn't in..... also figures just released stated that Wills wedding cost us £6million in security alone, and now we have another wedding coming up, they have stated that they are paying for the wedding themselves, they're not paying for security, because the Police and security money etc. will come from the public purse. The Royal Family are a drain on our country, Prince Charles owns most of bloody Cornwall, how can that be right, and in these times of austerity we dont need them?palarsehater said:
its not really a nonesene is it take the queen out of buckingham palace and whats the usp this is where the royal family used to live?. yanks love the queen and getting photos and buying all the tat from the souvenir shops.TalBHAndreBA said:
This is a nonsense. The Royal Family doesn't generate any tourism money. Tourists don't meet the bloody Queen. Its the Royal buildings that attract the tourists, and generate money. You can keep the buildings, and dispense of the vastly expensive Royal Family. Versailles is evidence of this.palarsehater said:they do generate about 500 million a year in tourism ( the royal family ) congrats to them i think that will be it now for kids.
https://www.republic.org.uk/what-we-want/monarchy-myth-buster
And can anyone really explain why we have to bow or curtsy to them?9 -
Take a bow Greenie, when I read that line above I genuinely had a laugh out loud moment. I went to the Notre Dame Cathedral a couple of years ago and climbed all the way to the top and you are right...................Quasi wasn't home.Greenie said:
Its not nonsense though is it, In 2006, 13,650,000 people visited Notre Dame, imagine their disappointment when Quasimodo wasn't in..... also figures just released stated that Wills wedding cost us £6million in security alone, and now we have another wedding coming up, they have stated that they are paying for the wedding themselves, they're not paying for security, because the Police and security money etc. will come from the public purse. The Royal Family are a drain on our country, Prince Charles owns most of bloody Cornwall, how can that be right, and in these times of austerity we dont need them?palarsehater said:
its not really a nonesene is it take the queen out of buckingham palace and whats the usp this is where the royal family used to live?. yanks love the queen and getting photos and buying all the tat from the souvenir shops.TalBHAndreBA said:
This is a nonsense. The Royal Family doesn't generate any tourism money. Tourists don't meet the bloody Queen. Its the Royal buildings that attract the tourists, and generate money. You can keep the buildings, and dispense of the vastly expensive Royal Family. Versailles is evidence of this.palarsehater said:they do generate about 500 million a year in tourism ( the royal family ) congrats to them i think that will be it now for kids.
https://www.republic.org.uk/what-we-want/monarchy-myth-buster
And can anyone really explain why we have to bow or curtsy to them?1 -
http://brandfinance.com/news/press-releases/valued-at-67-billion-the-monarchy-is-britains-greatest-treasure/
'As the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their Platinum Wedding Anniversary, leading brand and business valuation consultancy Brand Finance has estimated the total worth of the UK Monarchy. Growing every year since the inception of the study in 2012'
Seems a damn sight more reputable than republic.org, whom by the way, source some of their statistics from the daily mail..1 -
The Sovereign Grant is around £40m a year that comes straight from the treasury - profit from the Crown Estates is around £300m a year that goes straight to the treasury. The Royal family do not cost the taxpayer a penny - in fact we make a profit!!
I'm not against them for the cost - I'm against them for the fact that the highest position in the land, the Head of State, is there by birth (privilege) and not by merit or election.4 -
so they don't cost us (the taxpayer) anything, which is what most people have a gripe with them about.
please @TalBHAndreBA how was i talking nonesense?1 -
She really does deserve respect for sitting through that shit on Saturday night!eaststandmike said:
The Queen worked hard for her money yesterday, pushing the start button to get the London Marathon under way. It could not have been easy getting to Greenwich at that time of the morning to join the masses in her capital city.Dazzler21 said:
This. I am not overly keen on the royals. I think they should earn their keep.TalBHAndreBA said:
This is a nonsense. The Royal Family doesn't generate any tourism money. Tourists don't meet the bloody Queen. Its the Royal buildings that attract the tourists, and generate money. You can keep the buildings, and dispense of the vastly expensive Royal Family. Versailles is evidence of this.palarsehater said:they do generate about 500 million a year in tourism ( the royal family ) congrats to them i think that will be it now for kids.
https://www.republic.org.uk/what-we-want/monarchy-myth-buster
I do respect the William and Harry generation for having served and wanting to carry on. I was disappointed in the way that Harry wasn't allowed to stay in the army.
Oh hold on a minute, they rigged up a button on the lawn at Windsor Castle......lol.5 -
This (not that you could really say any of our elected officials are there on merit).bobmunro said:I'm not against them for the cost - I'm against them for the fact that the highest position in the land, the Head of State, is there by birth (privilege) and not by merit or election.
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... credit for the humour where it's due?
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No, just no - almost a flag there.PaddyP17 said:... credit for the humour where it's due?
The Nigels never, ever deserve credit for anything they do.8 - Sponsored links:
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Depending what sources you wish to believe, however if they weren't here then we would make money because the tourists would come anyway.palarsehater said:so they don't cost us (the taxpayer) anything, which is what most people have a gripe with them about.
please @TalBHAndreBA how was i talking nonesense?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/the-biggest-myth-about-the-queen-her-contribution-to-the-british-economy-10491277.html0 -
Enough to give anyone the humpGreenie said:
Its not nonsense though is it, In 2006, 13,650,000 people visited Notre Dame, imagine their disappointment when Quasimodo wasn't in..... also figures just released stated that Wills wedding cost us £6million in security alone, and now we have another wedding coming up, they have stated that they are paying for the wedding themselves, they're not paying for security, because the Police and security money etc. will come from the public purse. The Royal Family are a drain on our country, Prince Charles owns most of bloody Cornwall, how can that be right, and in these times of austerity we dont need them?palarsehater said:
its not really a nonesene is it take the queen out of buckingham palace and whats the usp this is where the royal family used to live?. yanks love the queen and getting photos and buying all the tat from the souvenir shops.TalBHAndreBA said:
This is a nonsense. The Royal Family doesn't generate any tourism money. Tourists don't meet the bloody Queen. Its the Royal buildings that attract the tourists, and generate money. You can keep the buildings, and dispense of the vastly expensive Royal Family. Versailles is evidence of this.palarsehater said:they do generate about 500 million a year in tourism ( the royal family ) congrats to them i think that will be it now for kids.
https://www.republic.org.uk/what-we-want/monarchy-myth-buster
And can anyone really explain why we have to bow or curtsy to them?6 -
Love the Royals and think they are excellent value for money, if you consider that they could pull away from their official duty and still live a quiet, very privileged life without the commitment and grief that goes with Royal life.5
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??? What shit?Riviera said:
She really does deserve respect for sitting through that shit on Saturday night!eaststandmike said:
The Queen worked hard for her money yesterday, pushing the start button to get the London Marathon under way. It could not have been easy getting to Greenwich at that time of the morning to join the masses in her capital city.Dazzler21 said:
This. I am not overly keen on the royals. I think they should earn their keep.TalBHAndreBA said:
This is a nonsense. The Royal Family doesn't generate any tourism money. Tourists don't meet the bloody Queen. Its the Royal buildings that attract the tourists, and generate money. You can keep the buildings, and dispense of the vastly expensive Royal Family. Versailles is evidence of this.palarsehater said:they do generate about 500 million a year in tourism ( the royal family ) congrats to them i think that will be it now for kids.
https://www.republic.org.uk/what-we-want/monarchy-myth-buster
I do respect the William and Harry generation for having served and wanting to carry on. I was disappointed in the way that Harry wasn't allowed to stay in the army.
Oh hold on a minute, they rigged up a button on the lawn at Windsor Castle......lol.0 -
I guess then, that Sandringham and Balmoral (which HMQE2 owns personally) would be off limits, and what would be the attraction of Buck House to a tourist if no royals actually lived there ?TalBHAndreBA said:
This is a nonsense. The Royal Family doesn't generate any tourism money. Tourists don't meet the bloody Queen. Its the Royal buildings that attract the tourists, and generate money. You can keep the buildings, and dispense of the vastly expensive Royal Family. Versailles is evidence of this.palarsehater said:they do generate about 500 million a year in tourism ( the royal family ) congrats to them i think that will be it now for kids.
https://www.republic.org.uk/what-we-want/monarchy-myth-buster
They would just become like the MOD building in Whitehall etc - great buildings but totally functional.
Would you be happy for the taxpayer to fund their personal security - like we do for Tony Blair etc ?
If so, we would then be paying the security bill without any of the personal appearance benefits/income.
If not, should we rescind taxpayer funded protection for everyone ?
It's a much bigger question than some anti-royalty folk think, it has all kinds of consequences.
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Yes they're brilliant at their job - I'm just hopingi_b_b_o_r_g said:Love the Royals and think they are excellent value for money, if you consider that they could pull away from their official duty and still live a quiet, very privileged life without the commitment and grief that goes with Royal life.
Meghan Markle fits into the family as well as Kate has done.
Funny how all the other families on benefits don't get as much attention as they do.
William managed 171 royal engagements last year and Kate 105. I don't know how they find the time.
We're very lucky that they carry out any official duties and as a country we should be grateful to them for doing so.
They give far more than they take. I personally believe they need more money from the State.1 -
Congratulations William and Kate.
I wonder why people who say they have no interest in this news, bother to look at this thread!3 - Sponsored links:
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Difficult to moan about Charlton this weekME14addick said:Congratulations William and Kate.
I wonder why people who say they have no interest in this news, bother to look at this thread!
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All people are born equal.
Unless your last name is Windsor.2 -
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Even their attempt at humour make them look like pricks. Stupid stripey bellendsPaddyP17 said:... credit for the humour where it's due?
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I wonder why people take the Royal family seriously? We all wonder something as far as I can see?ME14addick said:Congratulations William and Kate.
I wonder why people who say they have no interest in this news, bother to look at this thread!0 -
From birth, would you be happy for your life to be laid bare by the media. Be told who you can and can't sicialise with. Be on duty virtually every day of your adult life and be ridiculed and accountable for everything you said and done. Turn out for public engagements, on demand, with a smile to meet and greet strangers, all while heading up various chatities, all for say, £10 million?SELR_addicks said:All people are born equal.
Unless your last name is Windsor.1 -
I love them god save the queen.
with the exception of St Pauls cathedral and what the building means to me personally Buckingham palace is my second fav building in London
I don’t care what they cost I don’t care if it’s a birth right I don’t give two fucks about any of it
Long may they reign long may they live and god bless every single one of them3 -
Well thought out and cogent defence of the indefensible.nth london addick said:I love them god save the queen.
with the exception of St Pauls cathedral and what the building means to me personally Buckingham palace is my second fav building in London
I don’t care what they cost I don’t care if it’s a birth right I don’t give two fucks about any of it
Long may they reign long may they live and god bless every single one of them
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It's a blinkin' boy. Don't you follow the news!? [He said replying to posts from 2013].
James, obviously.0 -
None of that particularly matters.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
From birth, would you be happy for your life to be laid bare by the media. Be told who you can and can't sicialise with. Be on duty virtually every day of your adult life and be ridiculed and accountable for everything you said and done. Turn out for public engagements, on demand, with a smile to meet and greet strangers, all while heading up various chatities, all for say, £10 million?SELR_addicks said:All people are born equal.
Unless your last name is Windsor.
The idea that someone is born 'above' anyone else is wrong and shouldn't be in a modern society.
The fact the child has to live a life provided for them with little choice doesn't help your case.1
