I don’t know how true it is, but they said that the royal family pays for itself

Mar 7, 2021
8:09:02pm

Richardo Redshirt Freshman

In public interest, tourism, trinkets and so forth. People (tourists) flock to England because of royalty there. Without them, it’s just another Greenland. Or something like that.

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Richardo

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Prince Harry marrying Meghan Markle = you knew what I was when you picked me up

runitup590

3/7/21 7:55pm

Flip the names and the same thing is true. What heroes.

runitup590

3/7/21 7:57pm

Prince Meghan marrying Harry Markle? doesn't seem to work.

yahtzee

3/7/21 9:59pm

I applaud Harry & Megan for ditching the royal life. Such a soap opera & waste

BlooCoog

3/7/21 8:02pm

Do they actually make the country more than they cost? And if so, how is that a

Salami Karate

3/7/21 8:04pm

Because the $$$ could be used for better causes, like fighting poverty. It is a

BlooCoog

3/7/21 8:05pm

But if the premise is true (and I have no idea if it is) then they could put the

Salami Karate

3/7/21 8:09pm

You applaud them for leaving, but they are cashing in on the fame being in

LifeLongLakerFan

3/7/21 8:04pm

How does the royal family generate money? I’d never heard that before.

bluecougar1985

3/7/21 8:06pm

tourism

ayfan

3/7/21 8:07pm

Royal family is a huge tourist attraction. Big media stars. Princess Diana died

BlooCoog

3/7/21 8:09pm

I don’t know how true it is, but they said that the royal family pays for itself

Richardo

3/7/21 8:09pm

The mail boxes have Elizabeth’s name in the metalwork. The cost to change those rest with the royal family

jollaksentie

3/7/21 8:13pm

They own inherited assets of 88 Billion. 15% of rents collected fund the royals

dratax

3/7/21 8:17pm

The own massive amounts of property.

vegasnative

3/7/21 9:49pm

You do realize that most of their estates are actually their private property.

Blue Print

3/7/21 8:10pm

Royal family costs English taxpayers around $90 million per year. It is joke

BlooCoog

3/7/21 8:16pm

15% of rents collected fund the royal family. The rest goes to the UK treasury

dratax

3/7/21 8:21pm

Cheaper than what we spend on the President each year moving him around.

Blue Print

3/7/21 8:27pm

But that’s the actual president. He’s not a ceremonial figure. He actually does

BlooCoog

3/7/21 8:33pm

And that’s the root of your misunderstanding.

Blue Print

3/7/21 8:45pm

They carry virtually no power in any major branch of government. They are

BlooCoog

3/7/21 9:08pm

You don’t know what you’re taking about.

Blue Print

3/7/21 9:49pm

And in return they live on 15-25% of rents received from property they own.

dratax

3/8/21 8:55am

They’re cashing in on being a royal without any of the responsibility or service. They’re selfish weirdos like most

YIsForBrigham

3/7/21 8:15pm

Exactly.

Blue Print

3/7/21 8:19pm

They left to make more money, they weren’t going to be supported to the extent

califcougar

3/7/21 8:41pm

They initiated it thinking they'd be able to still market themselves as royals.

bald man

3/8/21 6:09am

Celebrities complaining about other celebrities.

HuskerFan2

3/7/21 8:32pm

Except that story wasn't told by Boyd K. Packer

AZ Coug

3/7/21 11:22pm

i could swear i watched a seminary video with Packer telling that story.

yahtzee

3/8/21 12:26am

RE: Except that story wasn't told by Boyd K. Packer

AZ Coug

3/8/21 10:01am

hmmm. Mandela effect

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