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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

People are not looking at the big picture here, so it cost 36 million. But you will probably find they generate more then that for our economy from when they make visits to other countries, the royal family generates a lot of trade and of course the tourism aspect. If you have any respect for our country and its history you would also want to keep the monarch for that reason alone. 36 million in todays day and age is nothing, I can think of a lot more things where more money was spent and its considered wasted like the £500 for every new born child, the millions going to africa countries, the iraqi war, nhs beauracracy, and housing immigrants.

So let them do that without us footing the initial bill.........

They have been subsidised/paid for by the people rich and poor for many many years.

I feel the time for them to spend there own money and give a bit more to this country that affords them great privilege......

Stop this giving hard earned cash to a family who have more money that any of us could ever dream of and an extremely cosseted and privileged life.

There should be no place for such imbalance in today's world.

Let them be if you wish but it's time they spent their own money and gave back a bit more to those who have given unquestioningly for many many generations....