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I think that's good value for money!!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080627/tuk-queen-costs-brits-66p-each-dba1618.html

I mean...what else could we buy with 66p??

Sue
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is that per annum? whichever, as you say it's good value for money!!

Sorry ....yes it's per annum and per tax payer.

Sue
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I think its excellent value for money and me thinks it covers the whole of the royals doesn't it and not just the Queen?

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Ah yes Pink...you are right :-))

It covers the family too.

I always thought the royal family cost tax payers an arm and a leg.

66p doesn't exactly break the bank really.

Sue
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How much does Gordon Brown cost us ? !!!!!

Hah, I get even better value for money.

We get the Queen for free! ;)

Mind you figures can be made to say anything!!

Hi KathrynB yeah you do lol :-))

Sue
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I don't think that's too bad, but I do wonder why she cannot afford to rewire the Palace and update the heating etc. It can't be very safe or enviornmentally friendly but surely there must be enough money to do it. She could ask some of the grace and favour lot to contribute through a rent increase or by paying rent if they don't already, also Charles could cough up a bit, it will be his 'inheritance' altho I think Buck House is supposed to belong to the Nation. As the Queen doesn't pay rent, presumably, I would have thought she could have found the cost of rewiring etc from somewhere.
Lizx

lol she lives in a council house then...she could get the council to do it up for her

Good value if you divide by everone in the contry(66p).
But £40 million is still a lot of money.I you look at it another way if you have two kids you are paying £1,98.
It is an increase of 5%, did all of you get that sort of rise this year.


Spud

It costs a great deal more than that to support a govmnt, and a council. I hope I can work as hard when I reach her age. I get stressed enough now trying to keep presentable and not too ancient, and how she manages to do all her public duties without ever having to say, Sorry, I have to go to the loo or there will be a puddle. Most of the people I know of her age couldnt stand for half as long or be able to converse with complete strangers the way she does. Jean

In My opinion HM is well worth it, she is a true ambassador for our country. When we saw her on Thursday she was wonderful, every inch the wonderful woman we love,


Caz xxx

I think it's damn good value consider what she does for tourism (the americans and japanese love her). And how much do the politicians cost us?

~~~~~@ cazzles, hope you got my text, hun.

And also Buckingham Palace is one of our 'flagship' buildings. One of the places that draws tourists to the capital to spend money in the shops.

If the MPs took a lower pay rise it wouldn't hurt them to contribute towards the refurbishment. On the other hand if they could just curb Andrew's love of expensive travel that too could go towards the refurbishment.

I think we get excellent value for money.

ann
Glos

Hello Liz hun, yes i did sorry havent replied yet, my son nick got some very bad news tonight, been talking to him. Im glad youdad is a little better.


Hi Ann, I agree, some royals do push it but HM is a true Queen, she has served this country so well,


Caz xxx

66 pence eh? why, that could get a pensioner a packet of sausages and a small cob from Asda! I doubt Her Maj.will have to stoop so low.

If my home needs rewiring, re-pinning etc then I pay for it myself - why shouldn't she?


Jac

I do remember reading somewhere that we actually make a profit on HRH - country as a whole that is

shame that

maybe the government should pay all the royals
the meer pitance they pay the poor hard working british people

£5.52 per hour

surf

I totally agree Surf.

Poor old Liz is apparently down to her last £320million - now that is a case of hard luck isnt it?