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Doesn't look like the tax payer is on the hook, same as the last jubilee. The chronic complainers here will have to find something else to gnash their teeth about. "The budget for the pageant is £10m to £15m but no public funds are being used. The money is being raised privately through corporate and individual partners and sponsors." https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a36875741/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-pageant-plans/ |
I mean…I guess that depends on your perspective? That’s about $30 million USD. Keep in mind it’s just one celebration with her annual birthday celebration also in the millions. And she had a jubilee with similar expenditures exactly 10 years ago when there were no gas or food shortages in the UK. Trump tried to have a military parade for $90 million and that was roundly criticized until it was canceled. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/08/16/trump-military-parade-expected-to-cost-80-million-more-than-estimated.html |
The Sussex wedding cost $45 million. Did you feel the same way then? |
Yep. Pretty sure she thought she’d logged in under a burner account. |
More like $13M-$20M. |
It wasn't the cost of Trump's military parade that was the problem. The U.S is the world's military superpower, and our moral authority is derived from democratically elected leadership. We don't need to parade our weaponry down Pennsylvania Avenue to show strength. Leave that for China, North Korea, and two-bit dictatorships. |
If private funds are paying for it, what is the concern? |
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Queen Elizabeth in another bold saturated color. I am liking her wardrobe revamp.
The cane also suits her, as the expression goes “Speak softly and carry a big stick”
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Anne is also rocking the bold color coat. |
The cane says 'I'm 95 and dying and have been using a walker at home secretly for the past 10 years'. |