Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38025513
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Buckingham Palace is to undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing the taxpayer £369m, the Treasury has announced. The Queen will remain in residence during the work, to begin next April. Ageing cables, lead pipes, wiring and boilers will be replaced, many for the first time in 60 years, amid fears about potential fire and water damage.
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18-11-2016, 16:58
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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Sounds like she needs to downsize?  How many bathrooms does an old lady need ..
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18-11-2016, 17:01
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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Sounds like she needs to downsize? How many bathrooms does an old lady need .. |
At her age she need one close by at all times I suspect. 
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18-11-2016, 17:14
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
IMO the Monarchy is one of the greatest assets this country has as it brings far more into this country in terms of prestige and money into the UK economy then we actually spend on the Royal Family so in my opinion modernising Buckingham Palace will be money well spent IMO.
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18-11-2016, 17:17
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
Fair enough. Pretty iconic landmark and tourist attraction.
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18-11-2016, 17:22
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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IMO the Monarchy is one of the greatest assets this country has as it brings far more into this country in terms of prestige and money into the UK economy then we actually spend on the Royal Family so in my opinion modernising Buckingham Palace will be money well spent IMO.
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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Fair enough. Pretty iconic landmark and tourist attraction.
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Exactly, and it would still need these works done if it were the residence of an elected head of state, or in the care of the National Trust.
Buckingham Palace is where we honour people from all walks of life and where we take all new foreign ambassadors to the UK and visiting heads of state. It is very much at the heart of British identity. The fact that the queen lives there is almost incidental...
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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Exactly, and it would still need these works done if it were the residence of an elected head of state, or in the care of the National Trust.
Buckingham Palace is where we honour people from all walks of life and where we take all new foreign ambassadors to the UK and visiting heads of state. It is very much at the heart of British identity. The fact that the queen lives there is almost incidental...
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I doubt that the National Trust could afford a £369 million bill ...
I wonder how many of these 775 rooms are in effective use? Maybe there could be some "efficiency savings" here. She could start AirBnB for some of the spare rooms maybe?
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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I doubt that the National Trust could afford a £369 million bill ...)
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Then the Government would, or at least should, step up.
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
Can't wait for Arthur to post in apoplectic rage why the queen can't pay for her own house to be done up and when he used to work there......
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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Can't wait for Arthur to post in apoplectic rage why the queen can't pay for her own house to be done up and when he used to work there......
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
Good place to home the British homeless. Apart from that I thought our country was broke.
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
thats about the same amount of money we send to the eu each week
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Re: Buckingham Palace to get £369million modernisation works
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Originally Posted by denphone
IMO the Monarchy is one of the greatest assets this country has as it brings far more into this country in terms of prestige and money into the UK economy then we actually spend on the Royal Family so in my opinion modernising Buckingham Palace will be money well spent IMO.
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