The English Monarchy

vixdname

I just saw on the ticker tape on Skynews tonight that in the last financial year the upkeep of the monarchy has cost the british taxpayer £32.2 million sterling.

With the UK, like ourselves going through its worst financial storm since ww2 is it really worth spending this kind of money on a family that can well afford to support themselves ?

I'd be interested to hear from any english boardsies and of course any irish ones aswell if you have an opinion on this.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

the british monarchy also brings in more than that in tourism revenue

so they're due a little more when you think about it

MrJoeSoap

vixdname wrote: »

I just saw on the ticker tape on Skynews tonight that in the last financial year the upkeep of the monarchy has cost the british taxpayer £32.2 million sterling.

With the UK, like ourselves going through its worst financial storm since ww2 is it really worth spending this kind of money on a family that can well afford to support themselves ?

I'd be interested to hear from any english boardsies and of course any irish ones aswell if you have an opinion on this.

It would annoy me (if I were a UK taxpayer) that this is paid for by the citizens of the country. Not as if the Royals are short of a few quid.

But at the end of the day, it's a ridiculous tradition and for that reason it probably won't change any time soon.