Do the Royal Family need our money?

[Emu2005]

This prob isn't the right category, but wasn't sure where to put it - the question about the queen giving evidence reminded me how much I despise the royal family. I personally think they serve no purpose, however I know many people disagree - lots of people give the 'they're good for tourism' argument. My question is though - the Royal Family have oodles of their own cash, they live in properties they don't own for free, and yet we still give them �60m a year. I don't understand how the queen can sleep at night - she doesn't need this money, but she is quite happy to take it from the tax payer (think of the good this money could do to say one hospital). Whether you like the royal family or not - surely no-one can really believe they need this money and it is right they receive it? I realise they 'work' for it - but they don't need it! Why couldn't we keep the royal family, let them live in the palaces for free, but stop giving them money?? It makes me sick just thinking about them!!! Anyone agree?

[sp1814]

Moira Stuart...Joan Armatrading I believe?

[China Doll]

Do you want some of us to report your answers? It'll get them removed.

I'm still in shock!

[4GS]

sp1814
you're an outrageous gossip!!!



just like me,



I never would have guessed the Ulrika Jonsson assault, I was convince Lesely done it and got a sympathetic jury

[sp1814]

Sorry - in my last post I meant Christopher Lee, not Reeves.

The Ulrika one really shocked me too.

I have to say, I felt really sorry for John Lesley after that.

It was like when my sister grassed me up to my mum, telling her that I'd eaten half a cheesecake one Sunday afternoon, when it wasn't me.

Still, I got my revenge years later when I 'accidentally' let it slip to my mum when my sister got pregnant at the age of 16.

Har har har.

[Sweep2k]

No, not Joan.

Someone much further down the same scale - and much further up the roughness scale.

A current soap star.

[China Doll]

Big earrings?

[4GS]

China? ex soap star?

[sp1814]

China Doll

I think I know who it is actually.

From the East End of London perhaps?

[Le Chat]

Have I missed something obvious? Who is the Ulrika bloke then?

[Le Chat]

Have just realised! I am surprised and yet not!

[lady_p_gold]

Well looks like I am alone here but I want to keep the Royal Family, and I get a sense of pride when I see the history behind our culture and the standards we have. The money from the tax payer does keep it all going but how much does someone like the President of America take to keep all his entourage going ? One day when its all gone we may wonder if we did the right thing.

[4GS]

We can elect a president, we can't elect the Royal Family, we are stuck with them.

[jake-the-peg]

The forelock tugging gene is alive and well in Britain still it seems

[China Doll]

Can't believe this is still here. It's turned in to a complete gossip fest...

Splat - Yes, I was thinking they might be from the east end of London too. But I only know one potential. Not up to date with the rest. Perhaps I should start reading Heat!

[Octavius]

Income from the Crown Estate goes into the Treasury � approx �185m a year. They get a proportion of this back through the Civil List and Grants in Aid from the Government. Effectively, we don�t really pay for them although some money goes back to them from the treasury which we also contribute to. But then we get something back to, in the form of education, healthcare, benefits system etc etc. Admittedly a nice cheque for �35m wouldn�t go amiss, but then I don�t have to manage the crown budgets and keep royal palaces out of the red.

If we got rid of the queen et al then the Crown Estate would be dissolved amongst various land owners and developers and our treasury would end up with a �185m shortfall year on year which would be going to individual pockets and corporate profit margins rather than public coffers.

Thankfully the seminal contents of my pillow and sheets are not of much interest to anyone particular.

[tigerlily11]

Charles a cross dresser!!!
The sight of Camilla the grorilla in womens clothes is bad enough but Charles in Camillas undies. Ewwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!