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At this point the British royals are basically tourist attractions. They probably generate more revenue than they consume.
by ProjectArcturis 1y ago
At this point the British royals are basically tourist attractions. They probably generate more revenue than they consume.
- exasperaited 1y agoThey definitely do, but a lot of this admittedly is to do with the ability they have to raise revenue on things they privately own; only a handful of Royals are on what is called the Civil List (direct payment from government for their jobs, which are not inconsiderable.)
- Cpoll 1y agoI intended to object, but apparently the royals cost the government ~500MM GBP/year. Which is a lot, but less than 5% of their tourism industry, so it seems possible.
- jopsen 1y agoHow much of that budget is maintenance of very very old buildings?
- relaxing 1y agoTourists would also come to see their remains and preserved trappings, as they do in every other country with a former monarchy.