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Royal Wedding - who pays?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Apr 25, 2011.

  1. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Well, what else are we supposed to talk about, our fantasy teams?

    As for me personally, I don't care about the wedding. But seeing that it's such a high-profile event, and amid reports of protests and who knows what else, I can't blame TV for sending people. God forbid something happens.
     
  2. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    As a British taxpayer, my reaction can largely be summed up as "Meh, whatever." Would I rather my tax money be spent on something other than security for a posh wedding? Yeah, I would. But on the list of things to be annoyed about at this point in time, the wedding is pretty low.

    As far as the actual costs, the royal family pays for the actual wedding, the horses, the carriages, blah blah blah, though, yes, it's not as though they have a source of income. The taxpayer picks up the cost of the security, cleanup, etc., though.

    As for whether it draws tourists, who knows. I certainly know people who are considering going up there on the day, so they'll be bound to spend money on lunch, water, overpriced Union Jack hats, etc. From other parts of the world? Maybe, but they'll probably also be people, primarily, who would have gone to England at some point anyway. And I'm guessing there'll be a bit of an Olympic effect, where it chases away some of the crowd who would normally have come.

    In the end, I have a day off work for it. That pretty much makes it a win in my book.
     
  3. So is it a state holiday?
     
  4. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    The royal family, weddings, funerals, divorces, travel and just plain living, costs the British taxpayer a bundle. It is perceived to be worth it because said family is a symbol of national unity, glorious past, etc. In short, it's the world's most expensive PR firm, making Britons feel good about being Britons.
     
  5. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    It's weird. They made it a bank holiday, but they didn't make it a mandatory bank holiday. Like today is Easter Monday, which means it's a day off, and we get paid for it. If you work, you get a day off in lieu. That's required. Force of law and everything.

    For the wedding holiday, employers don't have to do that. Most will, because they don't want to look Scrooge-like. But they don't have to.

    As for the actual wedding, I believe it's considered a "semi-state" occasion, because William is not first in line to the throne. Charles' wedding was a full state occasion.
     
  6. printdust

    printdust New Member

    Amen and amen.

    These are a bunch of self-important inbreds.

    I mean, just look at Prince Charles.

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  7. Mark McGwire

    Mark McGwire Member

    NFL draft is coming up, right? Wonder how much taxpayers in the US are on the hook, total, for football stadia. Bet it's an order of magnitude higher than whatever the cucumber sandwich bill comes to, give or take an epaulet.
     
  8. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    I like that you're saying amen to a point that you don't seem to understand.
     
  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    So, lots of foreign Heads of State were invited, but not our President. What gives?
     
  10. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    They were worried he'd give them an iPod as a wedding gift.
     
  11. Iron_chet

    Iron_chet Well-Known Member

    I don't care enough to do a Google search but I would think that most of the heads of State that are going to be there are from governments that have are part of the Comonwealth.

    The Aussie PM is probably there while the President of France is not.
     
  12. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Canuckistan PM Stephen Harper was invited but won't be going since the election is May 2.
     
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