Are they though? The Tower of London does good business and no one lives there, Edinburgh Castle never seems short of visitors, more than one National Trust property doesn’t have the ‘original’ owner but still attract the visitors.They are tourist attractions because of the royal family though. I don’t think old castles and palaces they no longer live in get the same level of tourists.
Do you not think that having a monarchy reinforces a snobbery system in the UK where people look down on each other because of what family they were born into? This seems foolish to me. You don’t have any control over who you were born to. So how does it make sense for people to think you are superior because of your parentage?Well it certainly is not toxic to me and I live In the UK. Royal weddings also generate billions in tourism revenue for our economy, helping create jobs and increase wages and earnings and putting more tax revenue into public services too
Sorry I suppose the point I was making was they are popular because of the royal connections. Yes no one lves at the Tower of London now but the Crown Jewels are there and the history of it is connected to the royal family.Are they though? The Tower of London does good business and no one lives there, Edinburgh Castle never seems short of visitors, more than one National Trust property doesn’t have the ‘original’ owner but still attract the visitors.
On your definition the USA and Brazil and India and South Africa, which have presidents, are more equal than Sweden and Norway and Japan, which still also have constitutional monarchies like us. AbsurdDo you not think that having a monarchy reinforces a snobbery system in the UK where people look down on each other because of what family they were born into? This seems foolish to me. You don’t have any control over who you were born to. So how does it make sense for people to think you are superior because of your parentage?
I’ve noticed that royalists don’t really care about the RF. The minute any of them expresses an opinion, they are hammered by the press and royalists.
I don’t tend to agree with the argument about how much revenue it generates either because their security bill and police protection probably offsets that considerably.
When William married Kate in 2011 it generated £2 billion for the British economyYes it’s a myth. In 2018 when Meghan and Harry married, tourist numbers fell by 3% compared to the previous year and the money spent by overseas tourists fell by 7%. The country lost £1.7 billion in tourist revenues during the 2018 year.
As for Buckingham Palace and Windsor of course it would be busy, it’s because it’s a historical building. Same was Versailles. The top tourist attractions from Visit Britain from 2019 (pre pandemic) didn’t include any royal residences that the royals still use. I can’t see any in the top 20.
Interestingly Hampton Court Palace was the only visitor attraction in 2019 that was in the top 20 most visited places in the U.K. Buckingham Palace, Windsor, etc didn’t make it. No royal has lived in Hampton Court for ages.
And how much does their security bill cost the tax payer? Significantly more I should imagine. Your first point is a straw man argument.On your definition the USA and Brazil and India and South Africa, which have presidents, are more equal than Sweden and Norway and Japan, which still also have constitutional monarchies like us. Absurd
When William married Kate in 2011 it generated £2 billion for the British economy
Royal wedding gives £2bn boost to UK tourism
Honeymoon effect may bring extra 4m visitors but taxpayers foot £7m bill for security operationwww.theguardian.com
I assume you have never compared the security bill for the President of the US to that for our Royal Family? It is far moreAnd how much does their security bill cost the tax payer? Significantly more I should imagine. Your first point is a straw man argument.
I recently read the Norman Baker book which goes into GREAT detail about this and i would recommend anyone who is fascinated by the royals to read itRoyals generating money in tourism is a myth.
Ooo my mum has this, will have to nab it off her!I recently read the Norman Baker book which goes into GREAT detail about this and i would recommend anyone who is fascinated by the royals to read it
Is that the ‘And what do you do?’ one?I recently read the Norman Baker book which goes into GREAT detail about this and i would recommend anyone who is fascinated by the royals to read it
the thing is, while some the jewels are Crown Jewels, a lot of them are privately owned (passed down from Queen Mary - who elseI can be a critic of the institution and enjoy looking at a good bling at the same time.
Sadly, it’s not as if even if the monarchy was dismantled tomorrow, the diamonds would go directly into funds to feed hungry people.
Also, it’s not my monarchyso I observe it as I would any other strange creature at a zoo ( except I don’t go to the zoo)
( just making a joke, no need to jump onto throat, I don’t think they are animals)
The US is a very different country to the UK where a concerning number of people have guns.I assume you have never compared the security bill for the President of the US to that for our Royal Family? It is far more
Quite. The Palace of Versailles generates loads of revenue.Anyone who believes the myth that royalty drives tourism need only look at France. They've haven't had a monarch in over 200 years and their tourism figures far surpass the UK's. In fact, France had 90 million international tourists in 2019 & 2018 and 87 million in 2017 vs the UK at 40.9, 37.8 and 39.2 million respectively. I used 2017 - 2019 figures as obviously 2020 - present has been affected by COVID. Also interesting to note that tourism dropped in 2018 in the UK, despite the much-hyped royal wedding.
I genuinely believe that tourism revenue would increase if larger portions of the UK's castles and palaces were opened as displays to the public.
And yet, when there was an attempt in the early 1970’s to kidnap Princess Anne, the would-be kidnapper had a gun and her security guard was shot.The US is a very different country to the UK where a concerning number of people have guns.
Agreed but at least in the UK it is harder since Hungerford and Dunblane. Whereas you can freely buy guns in the USA.And yet, when there was an attempt in the early 1970’s to kidnap Princess Anne, the would-be kidnapper had a gun and her security guard was shot.
If someone wants a gun badly enough, they will get a gun.
Except France has better weather than we do, especially in the summer in the beaches of the sunny south of France and France also has mountains for skiing in winter we don't really have either. France is also the culinary capital of the world with the most Michelin starred restaurants. Yes they have a global city in Paris like we do with London and yes they have historic chateaux and palaces and cathedrals like our historic castles and palaces and cathedrals, however they do not get the royal wedding and royal jubilee revenue and mugs and teatowels associated with our royal family. As I pointed out earlier the 2011 royal wedding brought £2 billion into the UK economy.Anyone who believes the myth that royalty drives tourism need only look at France. They've haven't had a monarch in over 200 years and their tourism figures far surpass the UK's. In fact, France had 90 million international tourists in 2019 & 2018 and 87 million in 2017 vs the UK at 40.9, 37.8 and 39.2 million respectively. I used 2017 - 2019 figures as obviously 2020 - present has been affected by COVID. Also interesting to note that tourism dropped in 2018 in the UK, despite the much-hyped royal wedding.
I genuinely believe that tourism revenue would increase if larger portions of the UK's castles and palaces were opened as displays to the public.
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