Are the English really OK with paying for the royal wedding?

Question

Are the English really OK with paying for the royal wedding?

Answer 1

Well we are only paying for the actual security which is to protect:



A) Foreign heads of states and governments coming to the wedding.



B) The British people lining the streets on the day.



The amount of people the wedding will bring in from abroad is huge, This will more than make up for the cost.



The Monarchy actually is a profit to the tax payer. There has been a long standing agreement that the Monarch surrenders the profits from the Crown Estates (£220 million last year) this far out ways the cost of the Monarchy.



The Monarch also gets no wage from the tax payer. All money is for official expenses which a President would nee anyway and in the scale of things is actually very small. I think the President of the United States cost $1.5 billion for just the election and inauguration this dwarfs the £7.9 million the Queen gets from the civil list.



The Queen does have some role in British governance all though it is very small and based completely around constitutional enacting.



The Monarchy has three roles: Ceremonial, Constitutional and Ambassadorial.



Constitutionally the Queen appoints the Prime Minister, calls and dismisses Parliament and gives Royal Assent to bills so they can become law. She also has the constitutional requirement to advise, be kept informed and warn the government of the day. This is done with regular meetings with ministers, constant updates with state papers and weekly meetings with the Prime Ministers.



Ceremonially the Queen continues to enact many traditions, gives honours recognising the work of her citizens and also has to give her ceremonial approval when the government needs to exercise some of the Royal Prerogatives such as declaring war.



As an ambassador to the country she receives foreign Heads of States/Government and ambassadors as well as undertaking overseas trips to sustain overseas relations. She also tries to act as a symbol for the country by fulfilling charity works and other activities.



If we didn't have the Monarchy then we would have a President doing the same things.

Answer 2

Yes, I laugh at deluded people who think that a Republic is cheaper - when will you lot get it into the heads that you'd have to pay taxes so a President could live well.



I'd much rather pay for a Royal wedding than to the rediculous government which couldn't run a business, up the monarchy! Her Majesty should be the true ruler - she'd run it better than the bloody Politicians - it should be how it was several hundred years ago. Everyone had respect for the monarchy then, what a pity it's changed,

Answer 3

They are the British royal family, not the English royal family, and the wedding will be paid for by all British taxpayers - i.e. English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish.



And no, many of us are not happy with paying for a family that is already fabulously wealthy. As for those saying we aren't paying for the wedding - who do they think will pay for the policing, the security, the disruption to normal business, the endless coverage that the BBC will produce etc?

Answer 4

The Queen has her own personal fortune and pays a lot of her own expenses and is taxed on her income. Any money she receives from the Government is for engagements and events she and her family take part in on behalf of the nation.



The families of the couple are paying for most of the wedding themselves (the Middletons are millionaires in their own right). However, the security is being paid for by the public, this is standard for all public events. The public are not paying for the reception, dinner-dance or honeymoon.



The security is for any head of state - would you expect your president to pay for his own security, or even ex-presidents (after all Presidents Carter, HW Bush and Clinton will have security paid for by the taxpayer for the rest of their lives).



We show some respect to the Queen as Head of State as you show respect to the US flag.

Answer 5

There is no a lot of choice in the matter. In every country of the world, the Head of State or family of the Head of State are considered worthy of such expenditure. The Americans and British are more modest in their expectations than the leaders of one or two African nations who use aid money to buy themselves a fleet of fancy cars or host totally unnecessary public ceremonies

Answer 6

Why do so many people from the US think that England is the only country in Britain? British does not mean English.

Answer 7

No, the British are NOT paying for the wedding at all. The Royal Family and Kate's parents are paying for it and taxpayers are paying for police OVERTIME only. On balance it would seem a small price to pay for all of the attention. Just think of the logistics involved, you couldn't buy advertising for logistics, security and general know how, like that at any price. That is not including the increase in the tourist trade.

Answer 8

Absolutely dear girl. Did you know that the leftovers from the wedding breakfast shall be donated to the homeless people of London? Yes indeed! All that caviar and Bolly shall not go to waste! One only hopes that they appreciate good food.

Answer 9

You haven't been following this in this forum, have you?



Look at the previous questions and resolved questions.



There are plenty of people who are not.



But then, they really aren't paying for it. They pay for the security, just as any government (hence tax money) pays for the police to come and keep order and security in any public affair. Think of the Olympics, and how much extra security is needed for it.



This is the wedding of the decade! Perhaps of the first half of the century! There will be tons of people flocking to the capital for it. It will bring TONS of money into the country. I'm sure people won't mind making a quid or two off the tourism.

Answer 10

Firstly why do you ask if the ENGLISH are paying and not the rest of us? It is the British Monarchy so we all have a stake in it. Not all British people are English. You also have the Welsh, Scottish and people from Northern Ireland!

Think because we are so vocal, you will find out we are only paying for the security. That is already more than enough.



Do not believe all the rubbish about it bringing in tourist money. We do not all live off the tourists. Some of us, in the real world, outside the rarefied atmosphere of South East England, actually make things and work for a living in a very competitive world! Sure Central London will be busy that day, but what about our other cities and towns in time of recession? Shops and business will close or be very unprofitable with everyone stuck in front of their tv.. Small business will have to find funds to pay employees for an unnecessary extra days holiday.

Answer 11

If my taxes were paying for their wedding, I'd be pretty pissed

Answer 12

What it will cost the English tax payer is nothing compared to the amount of tax revenue brought in by the tourists to see the wedding

Answer 13

My personal motto is privatize the profits and socialize the losses. So long as my catering company can be part of the fray and also I can skip taxes, then I am fine with all of this.

Answer 14

haw haw haw wait a wee second here , its not just the English paying for it , the Scots and Welsh and Northern Irish are paying for it too....it comes out all our taxes and NO we aint happy about it cause no one cares less about the royals any more apart from stupid snobs .

Answer 15

noo not really. would they pay for my wedding? why should i pay for theres

Answer 16

They have no say in the matter either.

Answer 17

No.



We're not.