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NNadir

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16. The BBC reports estimates the Monarchy costs Britain 510 million pounds per year.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:00 AM
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Royals really cost £510m, anti-monarchists say

It is difficult to ascertain how many tourists go to Britain hoping to see something about King Charles, but I would imagine that it would not likely that not having him would have a minor impact unless he dies.

I've been to the UK 3 or 4 times, I can't actually recall the number of times, as it was business travel. I did some tourism, the British Museum, where I was disinterested in anything about royalty.

I did see the piles of flowers in front of Kensington Palace connected with Diana's death, but only because my hotel was around the block. It's not like I was wandering around hoping to see some sign of the Queen and her not to bright Children.

Speaking for myself, I found the whole thing a little obscene.

I march for No Kings in the United States; I am not dissuaded that the British should do the same.

"Prince" Andrew's behavior gibes with what I've seen over my lifetime in connection with people raised into an elitist wealthy and sybaritic lifestyle.

Tourists can, if interested, look at artifacts of the Royal era, but in these times, again, in my opinion, it's obscene.

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Even if she came up to Andrew and pulled his pants down lapfog_1 Wednesday #3
Even if she was an adult, forcing women to have sex for profit is a crime. Irish_Dem Wednesday #4
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