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Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja3d6h2 wrote

Reply to comment by scotty-doesnt_know in TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium

It costs each taxpayer a whopping 1.29 pounds ($1.48) per person a year to “fund” the monarchy. I think it’s going to be okay. 😒

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ST616 t1_ja5gx33 wrote

£1.29 per person means over £86,000,000 per year. It's not the biggest waste of public money, but it's still over 86 million going to one random family with no benefit to the rest of us.

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scotty-doesnt_know t1_ja3e0cm wrote

that is still lit millions. which could be put to better use and public programs.

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dirkdiggler2011 t1_ja473rm wrote

The British royal family generates millions of pounds worth of tourism for the United Kingdom each year. It is estimated the monarchy’s contributes £2.5 billion to the British economy each year.

Yes, it costs money but the return is huge.

Edit - The facts actually disprove your "reality". How problematic.

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jervoise t1_ja4rej1 wrote

Whilst I don’t mind the monarchy, France also generates loads in tourism, without the expenditure for a royal family.

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dirkdiggler2011 t1_ja4sl86 wrote

True but should the British abandon fish and chips because France has great pastry?

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ST616 t1_ja5fvb4 wrote

The tourists that come to see Buckingham Palace won't stop coming just because the family that lives there moves out. They generate literally nothing to the economy.

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