Should We Pay For Eugenie’S Wedding?

[thesshhh]

Should the public purse be used to fund today’s £2,000,000-plus wedding of Princess Eugenie, who has no royal duties? I can’t see what qualifies her to have such a public televised wedding. She’s hardly a significant royal and over the years her parents haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory. Maybe she has Meghan envy

[ummmm]

I bet you're gorgeous, SK!!!

[Rockrose]

Whereas you Sparkly are the spitting image of Cary Grant.

[SparklyKid]

More Sacha Distell, so I am told.

[jno]

£2 million? Holy smoke, that means I'm paying ... er, 3p. What an outrage.

[gulliver1]

What a shame that Camilla could not attend the wedding. Apparently she had a clash of Diary Appointments, erm.

[Rockrose]

Lol jno

[jackthehat]

Doogie - I wasn't intending to be snark-free......seems I suceeded. :o)

[Rockrose]

Well as Camilla is only Step Aunt - does it matter if she is there?
Or are you suggesting she is deliberately avoiding it?

[gulliver1]

Always thought Camilla was the wife of the future King , Oh well can't always be right can one

[maggiebee]

//Looks like a startled frog// SK. Look forward to seeing your photo posted on here!

[Rockrose]

She is Gulliver but as she is only the Step Aunt her other engagement may be more important.

[Cloverjo]

I think Eugenie is pretty, but her looks have nothing to do with the cost of the wedding or the necessary security.

[gulliver1]

You are probably right Rockrose , she had to attend a Shooting party yesterday in Scotland, and maybe too weary to make the journey back.

[JJ109]

We should not pay for the wedding but the security should be funded by the taxpayer.

Every person in this country should be safe whether it is Jo Bloggs down the street or in this case the Royals. If the police perceive a greater risk of a terrorism attack which could harm both people in the streets watching or the Royals themselves then they should deal with it.

Now most of the police who are providing security to this event would be doing other duties and so the 2 million is not the net cost, the net cost will be less than this to the tax payer.

Even if the police manage this event by giving a lot of overtime (inflating the income of certain police officers) or have to hire outside security firms, think of the effect on the economy.

Firstly this extra income that these officers earn will be taxed - so a substantial amount will come back into the coffers of the government and so this part will not be paid by the tax-payer.

Then the recipients of this extra income have to decide whether to spend it or save it. If they spend it, then businesses make more profits etc and these then also get taxed and so on..... The effect on the tax-payer is not nearly the level of 2 million that is banded about by the press who are only wanting to provide a controversy to get more readers and therefore more advertising revenue.

[gulliver1]

Why play "Ave Maria" at the wedding ? how about that Liverpool football song ,
Called , " You'll never work again "

[murraymints]

beautiful wedding..lovely music..bride is lovely , dress spot on...much nicer than Harry's I think

[maggiebee]

Don't understand all the arguments about whether or not we should pay for Eugenie's wedding. We have, so there's little point in arguing about it.

[AuntLydia]

The dress was beautiful and fit perfectly, the Tiara, OMG! They are a lovely couple and Eugenie is a very pretty lady,she was glowing. I think my 3p for security was well spent!

[AuntLydia]

Good Grief we did not NOT pay for the wedding!!!!! The Taxpayer pays the wages of the Police who were there for the security of both wedding guests and the public.

[JJ109]

Who said that the tax-payer paid for the wedding Auntlydia? The Royals paid for the wedding themselves.