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

[Vagus]

I think the whole wedding should have been contained within Windsor Castle and the cost of policing would have been quite a bit less and we, the tax payers, should pay for that policing. Who wants to see the couple do a tour of windsor.

[mushroom25]

//how about that Liverpool football song , Called , " You'll never work again " //

don't follow you there Gulliver. Princess Eugenie has never been in receipt of money from the privy purse, and today's marriage won't change that.

[Sqad]

"Who wants to see the couple do a tour of windsor."

Tourists and the inhabitants of Windsor.

Thoroughly enjoyed the whole wedding....showed UK at it 's very traditional and Royal best. Exhibited the difference between class and "razamataz."

[ChillDoubt]

Can only concur with both of Sqad’s excellent posts.
The knock-on effects of such events for tourism and business are beneficial to many.

[ummmm]

She looked lovely.

[237SJ]

She did look lovely and I loved the autumn colours of the flowers and foliage around the chapel door. Don`t know why I didn`t go along for a look really as I`m off today. I`d rather see £2m being spent to keep people safe than see the spectacle of terrorists blowing people up or driving into crowds

[gulliver1]

It will change for Jack the Lad though, mushroom

[ChillDoubt]

Forgot to add, given the brides brave decision to choose a dress that revealed her scar I’m sure that scholiosis charities will benefit greatly.

[Spicerack]

I like Georgy-Porgy.

[chrissa1]

I thought it was lovely and, wish them well.

How much does it cost the taxpayer each, Week, to police every major football match? I don’t hear anybody complaining about that.

[naomi24]

She did look lovely - and that tiara (borrowed from the Queen I believe) is fabulous - but I think the point is that a more understated wedding - her being a minor royal - would have been less of a burden on the public purse.

[AuntLydia]

jj109 //Who said that the tax-payer paid for the wedding Auntlydia?//

ermmmmm...the OP for a start plus a few other posters I can't be bothered to cut and paste.

[ChillDoubt]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/nhs-records-system-10bn
A few years ago, but just to add a little perspective.

[AuntLydia]

The Groom is millionaire businessman in his own right. I doubt he's married Eugenie for her money!

[tamborine]

costs will probably paid by ITV for exclusive global coverage of the wedding.

So glad lemon lip cammy & family were absent

[Deskdiary]

I could be wrong (probably am) but I thought the football clubs had to pay for the presence of the police at matches.

[dannyk13]

Deskdiary, they do.

[tamborine]

Tv comps earn millions from wedding coverage.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/royal-wedding-mania-means-big-bucks-media-companies-n868601

[Deskdiary]

Cancels out chrissas's point then.

[Mamyalynne]

Did look a lovely wedding from the pics I have seen - a more modest affair would still have attracted family guests, most of the top Royals.

I doubt that would have reduced the security bill, I don't mind my contribution.