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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released a series of photographs of their trip to the French Alps - their first family holiday since the birth of Princess Charlotte.

I imagine it's cost a lot of money to provide security whilst they're away. And many see the Royal Family generally as a drain financially.

I think they are a major draw for our tourism and don't particularly want to lose them.

Your thoughts ?

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

I kinda veer from totally disestablish them and let them keep their, I dunno, top 10 castles... to stick 'em up against a wall and have done with them as an affront to democracy.

I just can't decide

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

An asset

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think they are a drain as for tourist attraction they are not seen and we have plenty of interesting things for tourists to see.

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

Erm. I love(mostly)our country fro reasons which don't include the royal family.

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By *44bertCouple
over a year ago

Inverness

Fucking parasites.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I love them, I love queenie and Philip and I love the up coming younger ones who always seem to be as grounded as they possibly can be. As individual people we pay very little for the royal family and foreign people love them

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

If yr looking for an over-large family in a over-large London property living off State money...

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By *inky BunnyMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

The British public - drain or an asset to the Royal Family?

Definitely an asset

The British don't do revolution (apart from suffer crypto -Judeo-Marxist ones by the State) so we're stuck with them for a very long time.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"The British don't do revolution."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I was well excited when Charles and Camilla came, I had front row and they got out the car right in front of me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

An overpaid tourist attraction, I'd have the lot of them doing significantly more whilst being told to keep their opinions to themselves

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

You gotta love Prince Andrew - Services to Scandal and Hanging Out With Convicted Pedophiles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11325163/Prince-Andrew-scandal-His-past-controversies-in-pictures.html?frame=3154271

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Asset. Also a damn site better than having an elected head of state and finishing up with someone like Tony fucking Bliar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thin em out a bit and get them working. if the profit from having them outweighs the cost then keep them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am fine with those eejits. I am quite fond of our country's eccentricities.

But they can support themselves, thank you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Asset

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

An asset! !!....most definitely

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By *etter the devil you knowWoman
over a year ago

Lyndhurst

I think they are ok, I like most of them.

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By *inky BunnyMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"The British don't do revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution

Ah yes the Bloodless Revolution of 1688 (wow that long ago) nothing more than a power exchange at the top so not a 'revolution' carried out by the regular British population.

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By *alldarkhandsomedaveMan
over a year ago

Derby

Asset, simples

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The episode where Denise Had the frozen turkey dinner was a classic

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By *etter the devil you knowWoman
over a year ago

Lyndhurst

"Asset, simples "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think they are a massive boring old fashioned drain and i say get rid of them asap.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I'm not particularly bothered one way or the other. I do think it's time HRH and PP retired the poor old dears need a rest.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Thin em out a bit and get them working. if the profit from having them outweighs the cost then keep them. "

They certainly can support themselves:

The Civil List was abolished in 2010 and replaced with the Sovereign Grant Act 2011.

This provides them with £43m of State money in 2016/17 (and that's an inflation-busting 7% increase on the previous year's).

However...

The Crown Estate is a statutory corporation, run on commercial lines by the Crown Estate Commissioners and generates revenue for HM Treasury every year (an income surplus of £210.7 million for the year ended 31 March 2010).

The Queen and the Prince of Wales also receive private income through the Duchy of Lancaster and Duchy of Cornwall.[12] The Sovereign Grant only accounts for a small part of the total cost of running the monarchy, which is approximately £300?million annually.

They ain't short for cash.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Asset.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A drain and the tourism bit? Who visits America? They ain't going for royalty? Likewise Spain has royalty but who goes to visit that?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not really a drain if they only cost us 30p a year.

I just don't understand why they're entitled to all that luxury and crowns and shit like that. Just seems weird anyone would be.

Plus if they really do make a profit i don;t see why we're subsidising them, but finance has never made any sense to me.

I am not pissed, dunno what's going on with my typing lately...

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

I don't mind them as people, but I believe in people getting on based on merit.

For that reason, I loathe the institution and the ridiculous deference to people who are no better than you or I.

I wouldn't bow in front of them - I rather bow down in front of the guy or gal who works hard for not much and who volunteers for a homeless charity in their spare time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just don't like the thought of someone having a free ride through life and having to bow and scrape to a bunch of people who are no different from me but through an accident of birth.

But I think the idea of monarchy has well run its course and is totally outdated

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"You gotta love Prince Andrew - Services to Scandal and Hanging Out With Convicted Pedophiles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11325163/Prince-Andrew-scandal-His-past-controversies-in-pictures.html?frame=3154271"
but that's old news and they overcame it. There was the year when all the kids marriages where breaking up but they overcame that.

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By *rs TootyWoman
over a year ago

Ayrshire

They are a drain.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

I used to have a friend who's cousin was Post Master at Buck House. My friend was occasionally invited to garden parties out the back.

When the Royals came out they were surrounded by a ring of courtiers holding ribbon, and this bubble moved through the crowd occasionally stopping to let some favoured person in.

Imagine living inside that goldfish bowl.

I pity them.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Just don't like the thought of someone having a free ride through life and having to bow and scrape to a bunch of people who are no different from me but through an accident of birth.

But I think the idea of monarchy has well run its course and is totally outdated "
do you think prince William is having a free ride, new doing exactly the same as any married father of two going out to work, only taking so much paternity leave. When asked if he found it hard to leave two young children to go to work his reply was yes, must like everyone else. That's what he said.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"You gotta love Prince Andrew - Services to Scandal and Hanging Out With Convicted Pedophiles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11325163/Prince-Andrew-scandal-His-past-controversies-in-pictures.html?frame=3154271but that's old news and they overcame it. There was the year when all the kids marriages where breaking up but they overcame that. "

Old news?

"Jan 5, 2015: Prince Andrew is expected to hold crisis talks with the Queen after leaving a luxury ski-ing holiday in Verbiers to return to Britain amid the growing furore over the claims. The Prince has taken the unprecedented step of issuing a formal statement denying the allegations."

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Now many 88 and 92 hear olds do you know spend as much time standing on their feet they nearly killed the poor old bugger of standing on that boat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Asset... And the maths has been explained many times to the fact that they put in to the country.

Kate and William are a working family too... And the queen still works hard at her age.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"You gotta love Prince Andrew - Services to Scandal and Hanging Out With Convicted Pedophiles

Old news?

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By *etter the devil you knowWoman
over a year ago

Lyndhurst

"Now many 88 and 92 hear olds do you know spend as much time standing on their feet they nearly killed the poor old bugger of standing on that boat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The inbred royal family are a drain on the economy they are not considered a tourist attraction anymore we should have done away with the royal family a long time ago its not like they contribute to taxes or anything the queen has been linked to insider stock trading and allsorts but that's my opinion others will disagree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

definite asset to our country and long heritage that's revered the world over x

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Wow. They're rolling in it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finances_of_the_British_Royal_Family

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The inbred royal family are a drain on the economy they are not considered a tourist attraction anymore we should have done away with the royal family a long time ago its not like they contribute to taxes or anything the queen has been linked to insider stock trading and allsorts but that's my opinion others will disagree "

Nothing wrong with inbred, it shows class...

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By *adysilkCouple
over a year ago

birmingham

agree

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

Hmm.Only £334 million for their annual upkeep(it is a time of austerity after all), or 15,000 new nurses?

Hard one to get your head around.

Also, Windsor Castle is only the 24th most popular tourist attraction, Chester Zoo is more popular.

Not that I'm trying to draw an analogy between a zoo and the royal family mind.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Tampongate

When you see pictures of Charles and Camilla at official functions, you might not be able to forget the details of "Camillagate," aka "tampongate." As they carried on a romantic relationship from the 1970s and into their marriages to other people, a flirty conversation between Camilla and Charles was caught on tape and published in 1992. The tapes included an exchange in which Charles said he wanted to be Camilla's tampon:

Charles: "Oh god. I'll just live inside your trousers or something. It would be much easier!"

Camilla: (Laughs.) "What are you going to turn into, a pair of knickers?" (Both laugh). "Oh, you're going to come back as a pair of knickers."

Charles: "Or, God forbid, a Tampax. Just my luck!" (Laughs.)

Camilla: "You are a complete idiot!" (Laughs.) "Oh, what a wonderful idea!"

Needless to say, it was embarrassing for Princess Diana and the royal family, as well as Charles and Camilla.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Sisterly Love

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Queen was just a young woman when she took the throne, I think she has done a good job,and thank goodness she hasn't abdicated to stupid Charles, the thought of King Charles and Queen camilla noooooooooooooooooo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Defenetly an asset! Love the Royal family, especially Philip!! My hubby knows all the facts and figures of what they cost and bring into the country, I don't , and they bring in far more than they cost!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sisterly Love

Chav people do that round here, fuck someone then hook up with their relatives. It's classy though, just like inbreeding is.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Kate's Party Uncle

She might come from commoners, but Kate has at least one scandal-prone family member. Look at her millionaire property-developer uncle Gary Goldsmith, who brought his second of three ex-wives to the royal wedding at Kate's request. Uncle Gary made headlines in 2009, after offering journalists cocaine and high-class prostitutes while bragging that William and Kate had holidayed at his Ibiza villa "La Maison de Bang Bang."

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

Definite cultural asset on Spitting Image.

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

"Fucking parasites. "

That's Tony Blair ...

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By *etter the devil you knowWoman
over a year ago

Lyndhurst

"Fucking parasites.

That's Tony Blair ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We're all parasites technically, no-one is self sufficient. It's just some take more than others.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kate's Party Uncle

He sounds rather fun to be honest.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip has been Queen Elizabeth's quiet rock of support for more than 60 years. Quiet because, when he speaks, he's been known to resort to ethnic slurs and stereotypes.

Like asking Australian Aborigine leaders, "Do you still throw spears at each other?"

Or asking a Scottish driving teacher, "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test?"

Or asking how a British student traveling in Papua New Guinea had avoided being eaten by the locals.

To the President of Nigeria, who was in national dress, in 2003: “You look like you’re ready for bed!”

To Lockerbie residents after plane bombing, 1993: “People say after a fire it’s water damage that’s the worst. We’re still drying out Windsor Castle.”

To then Paraguay dictator General Stroessner: “It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its people.”

At Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme, 2006. “Young people are the same as they always were. Just as ignorant.”

Ad nauseam...

My fav Prince Phil moment was when he was on tour of Bolivia and poked fun at a Bolivian admiral (Bolivia is a landlocked country), "I suppose you got those medals for sailing about on that lake of yours?" asked the prince.

The admiral shot back: "At least I did not get mine for marrying my wife!"

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Prince Harry

As a joke, Prince Harry wore to a costume party a military uniform with a swastika arm band. Because what's funnier than Nazis?

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Prince Harry

As a joke, Prince Harry wore to a costume party a military uniform with a swastika arm band. Because what's funnier than Nazis?"

Not long after the the Nazi incident, Prince Harry, who had been training for military deployment in the Middle East, was overheard using the racial slurs "Paki" and "raghead."

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York

In a video sting in 2010, Sarah Ferguson was caught trying to sell access to her ex-husband, telling the supposed buyer that she could open doors to Prince Andrew and other royals for 500,000 pounds.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

They are an asset to the tabloid press

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sisterly Love

Princess Diana met her future husband, Prince Charles, at the age of 16 — when he was dating her older sister! You would think his prior romance with a Spencer sister would raise eyebrows, but after his royal relatives' penchant for divorcés, Charles found a socially suitable bride in the noble, virginal, and English Diana as per his father's wishes."
then he had her killed and made I look like a break failure I have nothing good to say about the royal family or anyone that has power over people in mass government or other wise

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Sisterly Love

Princess Diana met her future husband, Prince Charles, at the age of 16 — when he was dating her older sister! You would think his prior romance with a Spencer sister would raise eyebrows, but after his royal relatives' penchant for divorcés, Charles found a socially suitable bride in the noble, virginal, and English Diana as per his father's wishes. then he had her killed and made I look like a break failure I have nothing good to say about the royal family or anyone that has power over people in mass government or other wise "

You're starting to sound like Mohammed Von Fayed or the editor of The Express

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

And the alternative is to have a president ( which will cost just as much to administer, protect, etc as the Royal Family,) and it will be some scrote like Tony Bliar, Gordon Brown, Cameron, Boris,.......

None of whom give a flying fuck about the UK, just their pockets......

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

I'm not concerned about what they say and get up to really. It's the fact people show deference to them.

I like William and Harry - decent enough blokes. Would have a pint with them. Completely unexceptional people though. Yes, they served their country, but so did Neil I went to school with.

I've spent my working life in education, helping people who grew up with nothing and who are generally desperate to get on in life and access opportunities. I just can't square that with seeing such deeply average people at the top of of the pile. Edward got into Cambridge/

Oxford with a D and E at A-Level. I wish my students had that chance - much more deserving.

The Frenxh had the right idea - and way more Peoole visit Versailles than Buck House, so they're doing the "royal tourism" thing better too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And the alternative is to have a president ( which will cost just as much to administer, protect, etc as the Royal Family,) and it will be some scrote like Tony Bliar, Gordon Brown, Cameron, Boris,.......

None of whom give a flying fuck about the UK, just their pockets......"

Or anarchy, which i do like the sound of.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

None of whom give a flying fuck about the UK, just their pockets......"

There are other politicians available

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

None of whom give a flying fuck about the UK, just their pockets......

There are other politicians available "

Shirley Williams, for instance, she'd get my vote for Pres

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh