Lol. This is gibberish. Just listing the amount of total tourism that is brought in and assuming 100% of that is due to the BRF is incredibly stupid. You do know that there are tons of museums and other historical and cultural sights in the U.K. Right? Also France and the United States still manage to bring in more tourism revenue than that without a royal family. |
This seems to think that Charles cares, though? |
100%. I feel braindead reading these genuinely unintelligent justifications. Yes, because poor France is just down short on tourist dollars ever since they got rid of their royal family. |
+1 |
| I've just never understand why people put so much effort into disliking things online. It seems like a bizarre use of one's time. |
There are pps that live to spew bile on the BRF in these threads. Jeff periodically shuts them down when they spiral into name-calling or making fun of children (yes, some of the posters resort to that) until there is maybe one thread remaining. |
Those aren't the thing that raised "ire around his son." Pretty sure that calling the lot of them racist did that. |
Do your research and give your numbers! France has beaches and wine. The US has beaches, NYC, LA (Hollywood) and Disney. What does England have? |
London has a lot! It's my son's favorite city and he only spent one day there. He loved the service at the hotel. Walking along the Thames. Speaking in English. People were really nice to him whereas in other places in Europe where they don't speak English his interactions were more limited. He liked how the food was all things he liked. Don't be so down on yourselves, English folks! We love you whether or not you've got the British royal family. You're like a more proper version of us (Americans) and visiting England isn't as stressful as going to France and having people constantly tsk. And the plays are much less expensive than going to shows on Broadway with a very similar experience. The museums are great too (although, coming from DC, that's not really the reason we fly all the way across the pond. I mean, we have good museums here too.) |
I mean the Tate literally is the first thing comes to mind. Stonehenge obviously. Tower of London. But besides those things…you are acting as though everyone who books a Viking Cruise is getting a personal meeting with Charles. Are you seriously arguing that a big chunk of their tourism is people willing to travel to the UK to maybe, potentially get a glimpse of a royal? It’s just not realistic. |
| Once again, the facts of the Sovereign Grant are brushed over and people keep posting based on their ill-informed emotions, as always... |
I assume you are asserting (correctly) that the Sovereign Grant is funded from 15% of the proceeds of the Crown Estate (owned by the British monarchy) and therefore essentially self funding. This is all completely seperate from the Duchy of Lancaster and the Duchy of Cornwall which would make the BRF fabulously wealthy apart from these things. |
All the royals everywhere should do this unless they're expected to take the throne. Anyone in the BRF who isn't Charles, William, or George should have a profession. |
Versailles is kingless and has more visitors than Buckingham Palace. The absence of a monarchy means you can have tours which is what tourists like |
The Louvre used to be a palace too. |