And yet we are in this together

She should, but she won't.

“The whole country is very likely to be impacted financially by the coronavirus,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman said earlier this month.

“The Royal Household is no exception.”

What bollocks.

But it doesn't have to be either the royal family or a president. Our royal family could be like some of the other European countries, they could keep the titles but have a more ordinary job and standard of living.

I am a royalist and no way would I like to see them replaced by a Presidential style Head of State.
That may be so GG13 but do you support the huge income and pay rise? That was the point of my thread?

annep1

^I am a royalist and no way would I like to see them replaced by a Presidential style Head of State.^
That may be so GG13 but do you support the huge income and pay rise? That was the point of my thread?

They have multiple houses hundreds of employees and a myriad of households expenses. I would not want them to be put in a position whereby they had to make any members of staff redundant.

The article did go on to say that other members of the Royal Family could be facing a decrease in their incomes.

its never right that this one family gets a huge amount from sovereign grant plus millions from two duchies this income will only increase.

Some people like the Queen though I am against monarchy in principle. People would not like C not enough support and Andrew well enough said.

Agree with suziewoozie and annepl

members.tortoisemedia.com/2020/06/29/royal-money-sovereign-wealth-fund-queen-and-charles/content.html?sig=niMFduIQ6TqfrttZk6X-N_d2LT1IQxVxTo72yLNDEKw&utm_source=Outreach&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=royal-flush&utm_term=internal&utm_content=royal-flush

PinkCakes

“The whole country is very likely to be impacted financially by the coronavirus,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman said earlier this month.

“The Royal Household is no exception.”

What bollocks.

Don't we get some well thought-out, beautifully written posts with a reference to the facts which support them - not.

I think Pinkcakes put it well in a nutshell.

The Queen is not frugal! She owns several racehorses and I think studs too.

Interesting link Grany
Very informative.

One fact..the RF will make a fortune from windfarms because the Crown Estate owns the seabeds. It almost makes me laugh.

The RF are corrupt, secretive, above the law, lobby for laws that affect their private interests. They spend public money like water PC uses transport for own private needs as well as public, nothing said if polititions did this there would rightly be an out cry. How are RF allowed to get away with all of this? Why do we have a RF? They cost the earth

Looks like they cost individuals a couple of pounds a year

Even if it was a tenner I'd not be fussed

I'm not a staunch royalist at all and I'm not keen on a few of them but they are hardly causing people to go without

So they can stay as far as I'm concerned

news.sky.com/story/the-royal-accounts-this-is-why-the-monarchy-cost-41-more-last-year-11748503#:~:text=The%20monarchy%20cost%20British%20taxpayers,on%20the%20previous%20financial%20year.

The true cost of the RF explained.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=dmlwynkb3ec&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1ABqwuiFP_M-0yxrkNzZr2l1EE2NriF95WEBzA5TCjhlT7-zvJd8kid6Q

There is a poverty pandemic in U.K. The Queen puts millions away in off shore tax havens.

I don't want to pay anything towards their keep. Not even a penny a week.

Oopsminty
I'm not a staunch royalist at all and I'm not keen on a few of them but they are hardly causing people to go without

So you think this level of income and rise is all right while the country is struggling?

My post isn't about having a monarchy. Everyone knows my views.

Nor do I either MissAdventure

annep1

My post isn't about having a monarchy. Everyone knows my views.

I have no idea what your views are!

The views are Isn't it wrong that RF has 3% increase, your opinion please, they never feel the pinch, when others have not been lucky, with being furloughed and having to endure Austerity?

I object strongly to the pay rise when people are losing their jobs and we have food banks and homeless people BUT I wouldn't want to see the RF replaced with something like the USA and Trump. Imagine President Boris, now that would be a hard stone to swallow!

Or we could have someone like Head of State of Ireland well respected and working for Ireland's interests to the rest of the world.

Equality, never has been , never will be. Where is equality when some own their home and a holiday home whilst some
live in council property.

A GP can afford private education for their children, a carpenter can’t.

No, she shouldn't have a pay rise and needs to make cuts like the rest of us have to. I've decided to fully retire now, approaching 68 and with increasing ill health, so couldn't cope any longer with a physically demanding p/t job. I'll have to survive on state pension ( losing about £250 a month from income ) and raiding savings, but that's my choice.

The Queen doesn't have Andrew or M and H to support any longer so she actually needs less funding.

Oopsminty sorry I have posted my views a few times and had quite a lot of people disagreeing. I'm not in favour of the monarchy.

But even if one likes having a RF why do we have to let them get so disgustingly rich? Why?
It's pure greed.

Grany I do agree with you.

There will never be true equality Anniebach. I agree.

We could debate having a RF till the cows come home.
But my post is asking what you think of my link.

So far the majority agree it is wrong.