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The British royal family is one of the largest landowners in Europe and, accordingly, receives one of the largest chunks of EU agricultural funding. I guess th
by pergadad 7y ago
The British royal family is one of the largest landowners in Europe and, accordingly, receives one of the largest chunks of EU agricultural funding.
I guess the same is true across countries: former royal/noble families hold onto the land of past glory. But should we really accept this? Is a king's claim not simply the land of the state once the country transitions to democracy?
- dragonwriter 7y ago> Is a king's claim not simply the land of the state once the country transitions to democracy? That depends on how the state and personal domains of the monarch are disentangled when the monarchy is disestablished (in the case of the UK the moanrchy hasn't been disestablished, merely almost entirely politically neutralized.) The former monarch could be left with anything between vast private domains and nothing. But there is no one uniquely correct answer.