Royals good value for the money?

Who ARE these people? How do you feel about this? Seems so decadent to me.

Hmm... How about we all buy BRUCE, Rob, and Mr G 430s for their valuable FChat contributions?!??

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/22/britain.royals.reut/index.html

 

No decadent to me.

Many guys (schuey etc) earn a lot of cash for nothing at all.
At least these people have an historical right on the country, have a lot of cash on their own (ok, who it really belongs to is to be discussed), and promote a british way of living.

 

Do you have any idea of how much money they bring to the country each year?! They bring more than they cost.

 

Can you explain how this works? I honsetly don't get it. Is it tourism?

 

A new hospital to be opened. Not a big deal. Ribbon to be cut by a royal. Very big deal. Famous people fly in from around the world, spend lots of money while staying in overpriced England. Extend to sporting events. Events with prizes endorsed by a member of the royal family. Huge draw. Other things with the "royal" seal on them. Big draw.

I think that's how it works in theory. Not sure if reality is the same.

 

I guess Charles and Camilla should be flying coach to keep the cost down

 

It would hurt my butt to finance them and their stupid son.

 

I'd be curious to get an unbiased view on their value. My guess is they are a big drag on the tax payer and it's an expensive, symbolic tradition.

 

Actually, I've been in the UK for 8 weeks and have no idea how this works, hence the thread's creation. I do appreciate the posts though.