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This collection is not owned by the UK Government. The Royal Collection has some items owned by the Queen herself as a private individual and some items are own
by billyruffian 6y ago
This collection is not owned by the UK Government. The Royal Collection has some items owned by the Queen herself as a private individual and some items are owned by the Crown (which is a difficult enough abstract concept even if you are British but in this context, it basically means the reigning monarch).
The collection is managed by a charity, The Royal Collection Trust, and other than the tax advantages all charities have, there's no taxpayer involvement here.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoRegardless of who legally owns it or the circumstances under which it was acquired the queen acquired most of it as a side benefit to or result of her official position. I see it no different than displaying some gift in a presidential library. It's simply the right thing to do.