The monarchy work hard to produce this image of relevance. It’s not real. They’re just celebrities.
During this pandemic they’ve been milking the UK taxpayer $70M/yr
https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/18569/total-cost-of-the-u...
The Crown Estate (which King George gave up in exchange for the yearly Civil List/Sovereign Grant payment) generates over £2bn revenue each year with over £300m profit.
The Royal Family also brings billions of pounds of tourist revenue to the country each year (granted it wasn't so much in 2020).
Whatever you think of the institution or the individuals, The Royals are a gigantic net positive for the UK cash pot.
This is so depressing.
I agree.
And in the USA, there are so many completely useless things that should be abolished. For example, all sports teams, television, Facebook, Google, junk food, tobacco, alcohol. The list is endless.
All are useless. All take a toll and are detrimental to our civilization. Some of them are very expensive indeed.
The list is endless.
