Human Rights Activist Peter Tatchell ON THE MONARCHY

[@grazianalu76]

This is a very comprehensive analysis of the state of affairs concerning the scrounging, greed, selfishness of the public purse. Civil servants cannot have a decent wage but the Royal billionaires are eligible for an increase. British people wake up

[@joycameron4591]

Abolish the monarchy in CANADA

[@davidmcivor2761]

He doesn’t wear uniforms, he puts on costumes!

[@JosephShyngle]

It's mind-boggling that we have a powerful Royal Family, in the midst of our democracy. It's astonishing that we pay them for their position and privileges. It's unacceptable that they charge out Institutions for use of property that should belong and does belong to Britain. Institutions that the public are taxed for! The whole Royal edifice is a charade of monumental proportions. The are successful parasites, especially to us Brits, that they profess to love and serve. The word "Serve", being a deceptively machiavellian manipulation of the millions of Brits, people and nations around the world. Almost everything about the Royal Family, has a false ring to it, and one suspects, it's all done to ensure, they carry on living off Britain and their numerous untold undeserved endeavours, positions etc. The whole edifice is outrageous, and they abuse and exploit us daily, in a myriad of ways. We give them, millions yearly, in return for what? What exactly do they do? How exactly do they benefit Britain, in a way that Democratic countries without a Monarchy, lose out on? Transparency is anathema to them, their Finances are shrouded in layers of mystery and complexities. They are Dictators, for they dictate to us daily. All this in 2024!

[@kathleenward6268]

When Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten in 1947 the public were allowed to view her wedding presents, together worth many thousands of pounds. They were charged five shillings for the privilege. Equivalent to at least £20 today. This at a time when food rationing was stricter than it had been in wartime . They are still as greedy.

[@jonathanlewis453]

According to the Washington Evening Star, it was a public charity exhibition and the admission was half a crown. According to my inflation calculator, the modern equivalent of twelve and a half old pence, is £5.88, which is less than the current price of a beer in London. Admission to the London eye is presently £30-40 and to the Tower of London is £35. It was an international event. There was naturally great interest, for example in President and Mrs Truman's gift of an etched crystal bowl, and of course, its American maker alongside many others, received valuable exposure in the process. It is mean minded not to see this event in its correct and wider social context.

[@richardmurphy4520]

​@@jonathanlewis453 The ONLY FAMILY that aspires to live and breed on state welfare benefits is THE ROYAL FAMILY. A vulgar celebration of inequality. Not my pro Islam traitor King.

[@joprocter4573]

But 90% was given away

[@Coffee23]

@@joprocter4573 Everything is marked with occasion, gifted by, date, etc., and carefully placed in storage for future use - for example when a Head of State is a guest at say Buckingham Palace, the appropriate gift is given pride of place where it is fawned over by guests and monarchy alike.

[@pamelaearl7191]

@@jonathanlewis453 A pint in London is over £7.00. Hmmm. The Washington Evening Star. Did it name the charity(ies)? The majority of the people who paid to see wedding gifts qualified for some sort of charity. Two years after the Blitz, many were lived in bomb sites. The natives could ill afford to purchase crystal ware. What you are saying is people paid for the pleasure of seeing American made products and that was a good thing. Shouldn't it have been the other way around? There is nothing mean-mided. Many of us know the many layers of context.

[@ClareFlynn-y8w]

Unprecedented unearned wealth and privilege with impugnity. REPUBLIC!

[@sarahrichardson1618]

I really don’t know why the UK citizens don’t demand more from the monarchy. Those people are not Gods, they are flesh and bone just like the rest of us. And they should be held accountable for their greed.

[@ehilton96]

@sarahrichardson1618 The Crown Estates put £1 billion into our treasury this year. If the monarchy goes what will happen to the Crown Estates which bring so much money into the Treasury annually

[@joprocter4573]

Uk ppl take a lot of royals just not seen in big print.why dosnt that he'll do something other than anachy .he got his liberal rights

[@sarahrichardson1618]

@@ehilton96 I am not saying abolish, I am saying take some of those billions and do something for the people. No one family should have such privilege and the others left to struggle. Now that the world knows that Kate never had cancer. She been out of work for almost a year.

[@fattoad2668]

Not forgetting his pido friends and family, the hipocracy on green issues.

[@JulieCawthra]

I'm glad you said that because I was just about to.

[@TruthofDilly]

Exactly

[@audreyginter3324]

👏🏽👏🏽 all stolen need to be given back

[@Beverley-v7e]

The Queen never spoke about gay people, but she sure had plenty of them in her own and past family.

[@ianddriver1]

Well said Peter. The Royals must go!!!

[@taffyman6089]

Of course the Monarchy is sustainable. Ordinary people can work hard, pay their taxes and support our Monarch. This is exactly what Monarchy and the Establishment is all about. It what made Britain the declining state we have.

[@susansmith6737]

Well said Peter Tatchell!

[@MrAviron]

Get rid of the monarchy, get rid of the house of lords and ditch an honours system that celebrates an empire that no longer exists. Replace with an elected president, an elected 100 member senate and an honours system that relates only outstanding contributions to our country.

[@nickdoughty518]

Windsor? Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, surely!

[@Cherrytune386]

Abolish the monarchy!

[@dfgt-su9ki]

NOW!!!

[@androwbennett589]

Think what it would have been like if “Prince” Andrew had been the queen’s eldest child.

[@janegardener1662]

He turned out like that because he was a spoiled younger son who had no responsibilities.

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

@@janegardener1662🤔 Indeed, but he is entitled to wear military medals as he served during the South Atlantic fiasco . . . 😢.

[@vietashroffoliver2521]

With our FPTP system my vote never counted. Royals and our political system needs a complete overhaul

[@joancampbell9157]

I totally agree. The entire UK is outdated and does not represent us. Proportional representation is necessary and devolution should be increased, more powers for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the regions of England. A much smaller central government along the lines of Germany and other countries. The House of Lords needs a drastic change and even its members agrees with that.

[@summerbright2769]

It’s the present Royal Family at the moment that is not needed.Charles and Camilla are the real reason no one wants them anymore.. and the way they have treated Harry and Meghan..l leave in the uk but I don’t see Camilla and Charles being big tourist attraction.other than being nothing more than negative energy and not positive energy Abolish the monarchy

[@dawnbiram9812]

Agree- how can this obscene showcase of inequality belong in 2024.

[@patm6704]

It's a very important part of this utterly corrupt, grossly unfair system based on privilege, greed etc. All new laws must have royal assent before being passed. The ability of the monarch to withhold royal assent and dissolve Parliament is just another Establishment fail-safe device to ensure a government for the many i.e. real democracy is impossible.

[@ehilton96]

Are you going to apply that logic fairly across the board to all the landed gentry and heads of industry?

[@summerbright2769]

Pater you are spot on everything you have said You are always fighting for the right of everyone.thanks again for Educating people of this country. You are great man.let’s hope that these people will come to end soon or later and hopefully in life times I personally l don’t like Charles and Camilla since the killing Of the world’s beloved Princess Dianna.and for that reason I have no feelings towards them. abolish the monarchy.

[@AliceBanned]

Well said Peter. A very well put together and accessable speech. #NotMyKing

[@kriegfaust]

Imagine having your own armed services then charging them rent................ patriotically charging them rent of course!.

[@madwisdom4929]

*_Do you remember these Royalist highlights?_* 1. British servicemen are housed in Rat-Infested moldy, and damp UK Military Housing - Barracks. 2. In 2024 a Victorian-era disease on the rise in the UK. 3. UK surpassing the ungodly rise of Malnutrition, Scurvy, and Rickets. 4. In 2022, there were 436 deaths involving Malnutrition registered in England and Wales. 5. Royal puts up housekeeping jobs with a salary that is less than minimum wage. 6. Royals post job offer for gardener to earn less than minimum wage. 7. Parents slam W&K for cost of a new playground in Windsor. 8. King Charles accepted cash from Osama B. L. While OBL was threatening his youngest son.

[@janegardener1662]

They're not HIS armed services, they're YOUR armed services, tasked with protecting YOUR island. He's a figurehead and you're lucky he's polite, well-spoken and well-dressed, unlike some other heads of state who shall remain nameless.

[@eam4689]

@@janegardener1662The King is not just a figurehead. The King is the Head of the Armed Forces and Commander-in-Chief. He is the only person who can declare war and peace. Soldiers in the British Army swear an oath of allegiance to the King and his successors, not to the government. Along with the King, you also have the Prime Minister and the Secretary State of Defense who have their own roes in regards to the U.K. armed forces.

[@janegardener1662]

@@eam4689 The monarch can only declare war and peace at the behest of Parliament. Parliament runs the UK; the King merely "advises and consents". Charles is a constitutional monarch and he has to follow the rules Parliament set up for him. "The Glorious Revolution established that the monarch could not govern without Parliament's consent. Parliament has met annually since 1689, and the monarchy's title is owed to Parliament."

[@eam4689]

@@janegardener1662 Still not a figurehead as you stated earlier. Particularly since the soldiers in the British Army swears allegiance to only the King and his successors and not the government.

[@LdevArt]

its criminality. And those duchies need to be ended. Taken back for the state. find the petition that is being signed to reach 100,000 for Parliament to debate this and have a vote on. go to 38 degrees site to add your name to the petition that has already reached 68,000

[@trevorord6871]

The petition would be "considered for debate" a debate is not guaranteed when a petition reaches 100, 000 signatures, unfortunately

[@pamelaearl7191]

The police won't even investigate Randy Andy's 'involvement' with Virginia Giuffre.

[@ehilton96]

@LdevArt They have owned those lands since 1337. Have all the aristocracy got to have their lands grabbed a well. Or just pick on the royals

[@pamelaearl7191]

@@ehilton96 ??? It goes back to 1066 and all that.

[@TruthofDilly]

Omg this was so informative…IM SUBSCRIBED. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. We don’t want them, and I want a refund!

[@nondescript11]

Clear analysis of the pantomime pageantry. This should be played in every school in the UK

[@anthonyrybicki1000]

Monarchy and democracy are in contradiction. Removing the Crown's preferential tax treatment is one immediate step towards a referendum on the future of royalty.

[@gamera2020]

The Crown Estates annual portfolio revenue goes from the Commission to the treasury where 15%-25% is returned to the King as the Sovereign Grant. The remaining 75%-85% stays in the treasury for use by the government. So basically 75-85% tax paid by the RF. Geezus. A basic Google search can debunk you twats.

[@LdevArt]

@@gamera2020 oh dear. resorting to foul language to spread misinformation. The money that is generated is through state owned properties. NOT owned by that family. The Crown estates are owned by the state. So they pay no tax and your projection of that figure being their tax is hilarious. Sums up your poor education on the facts.

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

😠 A referendum, you suggest? Certainly not, given the result of the Brexit campaign. It is for Parliament to decide the future of the monarchy. Not by those who have been deeply indoctrinated by ‘The Firm’ to accept its existence as almost god given.

[@ehilton96]

The Crown Estate is owned by the Monarch “in right of the Crown”.

[@ehilton96]

@anthonyrybicki1000 The royal family pay tax on the profits from the duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster

[@neomokgwathi346]

Facts money talks morals integrity mean nothing

[@Rosiedelaroux]

Well said. We must be rid of this royal family nonsense- it’s not good for us.

[@YorkGod1]

Well Said!

[@sidcrowe7301]

Monarchy is obsolete. Held together by those who want to keep upper class alive.

[@colinratford416]

It’s a shame that so few people have access to Peter speaking on this platform.

[@vietashroffoliver2521]

Excellent well thought through Peter. However we the people enable this. Too many sycophants are very keen to keep this feudal nonsense

[@poesie6279]

@@vietashroffoliver2521 they’re not all sycophants, some people are incredulous and they can’t bear change, they can’t understand, that the monarchy is unconcerned about the people’s welfare, to them this is unthinkable. It makes you want to weep.

[@eoghancavanagh3519]

Get rid! Can’t wait until we become a republic here in Australia.

[@margaretconaghan5994]

Peter Tatchell is a legend; his commitment to issues pertaining to inequality is admirable and inspiring. Sign the 38Degrees petition about the royals profitting from public services.

[@oralogarro9932]

If that was Harry and his beautiful wife the princess it would have been hell on earth with the white British media, thank god and his left with clean hands and the NHS RENT

[@Mars-ev7qg]

I'd like to know how deeply tied to the occupied territories and the war in Gaza the royal family is 🇵🇸

[@pamelaearl7191]

It was a British king who co-instigated the creation of this artificial state. They attend the weddings and whatnots of other West Asian nation royal families, most of whom were installed by the West. 🍉

[@SandraBonney]

They invest in and profit from weapons of war

[@AndreaWillers]

We will not get our Scottish independence unless we get rid of the monarchy 😊

[@WinsomeMcDonald-n9m]

People power

[@taffyman6089]

The Monarchy are the cement that keeps the Establishment in place.

[@nc8939]

Very interesting

[@Cherrytune386]

Let's grow this movement 👍

[@dfgt-su9ki]

remember they are dictators... they would kill humans insted of loosing their thrones!!

[@doce7606]

Agree: Need to follow up on the wave of dissatisfaction inevitable after the new C4 - Times documentary

[@soton5teve]

Please spread the messages on the post office inquiry live streams , live feed streams on "the mirror", the "evening standard", and "the daily record"

[@normanchristie4524]

Liz, and her family retained a close relationship with the late Sultan Qaboos of Oman.🎉What were the implications of this relationship,excepting a lovely Autumn holiday for Charles.....?

[@Vince-l4k]

Their greed and cruelty is limitless

[@dfgt-su9ki]

its mafia

[@ConcettaLynch]

YOU CAN CHANGE THINGS, IF YOU WANT TO, JUST LIKE OTHER COUNTRYS HAVE DONE.😮😮😮

[@dfgt-su9ki]

greece got rid of them in1973!

[@MrJoshuaBFPO666]

Spot on Peter.

[@TheCWMHALL]

The BRF has become like a cheap TV serial .

[@davidpayne8413]

Agreed

[@maryh9569]

That's So true, People Forget about the horros of what happening in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Well , Just look how Prince Harry's wife Princess Meghan and their kids are treated by the Royals, the Queen could have done more to Protect or Help her Grandsons family from Racism, But she stood up for Andrew , While her Great Grand daughter was bullied about a Name , ( Lilibet) ,

[@janegardener1662]

Meghan is a duchess, not a princess.

[@maryh9569]

@janegardener1662 I know that, But she's a Princess Meghan to me 💕 But , She is Styled as Princess Henry of Wales, if , she doesn't use her Duchess of Sussex Titles, So I fully understand that,

[@Tina-gg7rk]

I agree. If Kings & Queens can not love, support & respect their own families & treat them as family, then how can they have love, support & respect for anybody else .

[@LdevArt]

@@janegardener1662 she is neither. thats just more made up titles that deserve no legitimising.

[@janegardener1662]

@@LdevArt When a woman marries a Mr. , she becomes a Mrs.

[@sarahrichardson1618]

Praying for this beautiful little soul. I love you and will pray for you and I don’t even know you. Hang in there you precious little angel🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️

[@madwisdom4929]

*_Do you remember these Royalist highlights?_* 1. British servicemen are housed in Rat-Infested moldy, and damp UK Military Housing - Barracks. 2. In 2024 a Victorian-era disease on the rise in the UK. 3. UK surpassing the ungodly rise of Malnutrition, Scurvy, and Rickets. 4. In 2022, there were 436 deaths involving Malnutrition registered in England and Wales. 5. Royal puts up housekeeping jobs with a salary that is less than minimum wage. 6. Royals post job offer for gardener to earn less than minimum wage. 7. Parents slam W&K for cost of a new playground in Windsor. 8. King Charles accepted cash from Osama B. L. While OBL was threatening his youngest son.

[@oralogarro9932]

Well here in our UK u get away with anything you want and the will look the other way, but a prince Marrying a black woman and have his children with her is unforgivable ❤❤❤

[@janegardener1662]

She's the whitest black person I've ever seen in my life. I didn't even know she was black until I saw her mother at the wedding.

[@MrAviron]

Not accepted by the 'royal' racists.

[@poesie6279]

Oh have a heart the Queen according to Wedgy Benn, she didn’t ask for the job!!! A very sharp operator, she knew which side her bread, sorry I mean cake was buttered on!

[@guycastonguay9633]

The queen did not ask for the job but when you are presented riches you do not refuse!

[@helenG61]

The Queen died on the 8th September 2022 FULL STOP

[@normanchristie4524]

Poor, misunderstood Liz. Believe that, but you need to be deluded.

[@poesie6279]

@@helenG61 But the millions have been going into the coffers since at least 2014, if not before 🙃

[@lefty-bw1zp]

@@helenG61Not soon enough.

[@alixa1258]

Well said 👏

[@BoloSparks]

sausage fingers in many pies.

[@dfgt-su9ki]

thieves!!

[@bigboxbobby2]

Brilliant thanks

[@pamelaearl7191]

They aren't even English. For a while there was a Scot or two on the throne. A few have married an English person. Liz's father married an Anglo-Scot, but she married a Greek. Still not sure how Edward I is recognised as an 'English' king. Yep. For the most part they've been Norman, French, German, Dutch, Spanish (through marriage). Throw in some Vikings for good measure. The Tudors could claim to be Welsh. The current family changed their German name to Windsor during WWI. They've always been tenatious until now.

[@janegardener1662]

Put your thinking cap on and think about the Queen Mother, who was born in London, the capital of England, Not to mention Princess Elizabeth herself, also born in London. King George VI was born in Norfolk. How English can you get?

[@laurieharper1526]

I'm torn on this. I completely agree with the premise that nobody should be born into positions of massive wealth and power which they did not earn or worse, stole. However, what happened yesterday demonstrates how bad it can get if you elect your head of state. Such elected individuals can just as easily steal and enrich themselves. Many of them are just as intolerant (sometimes more so) of minorities and as uncaring about and even opposed to human rights as members of the monarchy. I tend to favour the idea that members of the royalty should be made civil servants, with contracts and conditions of employment. They should be answerable to Parliament and their possessions should become state property.

[@johnkingsley2689]

He clearly said that we don't need an all-powerful president like in US but that we could have a low-cost, mostly ceremonial but elected head of state like in Ireland or Germany. I think that's the position of most Republicans. Saying that we should stick with the royals because "it could be worse" or "they're not so bad really" is a very weak argument to me, and it flies in the face of all the evidence of their wastage, corruption, cronyism, and racism

[@PatrickFearon-f7t]

Good speak.

[@poesie6279]

I doubt very much if Starmer will want to tackle the royals about this, no way.

[@sarahhope-walker5575]

Brilliant commentary.

[@weediestbroom]

Wait,,, egalitarian? Britain?! 😂😂

[@janegardener1662]

The most class-ridden society that ever existed.

[@anllpp]

❤

[@27july1954]

I agree, the Monarchy as Head of State isn't sustainable, but 64% of the population disagree, so for the time being changing it is a non starter. But as the public get to know more about how much of their money goes to the Monarchy, their 'enthusiasm' diminishes a bit, even rather a lot. If the Monarchy and the government that supports paying for it does not radically restructure it, it will suffer an early demise. If they manage it well they could establish it permanently, or at least until some fruitcake like Andrew comes along and trashes any inheritance argument. Once gone it will never come back.

[@samanthagarbettcharles4205]

After the chanel 4 doc I bet thats less now .😂 Mobsters .😂

[@johnkingsley2689]

That's only one survey.... others show that support is only just over 50% now and sometimes less. Their popularity is going down rapidly and younger people are particularly clear that they don't want or need a monarchy. A few more years and supporters will be a clear minority

[@deborahgriffith7476]

A President would also provide an extra level of checks and balances, advise on constitutional law, and be a proper representative of the people. I am sick of these grifters stealing our money.

[@normanchristie4524]

Never supported any controvesial matter, just like her Mummy. The only controversial matter was 'what do We do about Diana'? Camilla is now Queen! Stuff you lot.

[@brucemacdougall6121]

He isn't legally King of Scots either as he didn't take the Scottish Oath of Accession or wear the Scottish Crown in Coronation. Which means that English usage of Crown Lands within Scotland is illegal.

[@angiecurtis7128]

I agree, but what to do?

[@normanchristie4524]

Madame la guillotine....?

[@dfgt-su9ki]

oui.... merci...!!!

[@kenetherash9204]

Well said, Peter 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Vince-l4k]

So much wrong with england, and they say and flip all,, living up to their past ancestors, always thought a true democracy should not have a monarch,

[@normanchristie4524]

He was made to abdicate....,I doubt that Parliament hastily do it again. Look at the prologue and brexit.

[@drpreatorius]

The grift started long ago. I know you like the old lady, but she was the head of the crime family

[@pastryshack551]

I have always spoken of the queen as evil, but you can't say a word about her. Charles got camillia pregnant when she was 18, the queen sent charles to austrailia to get rid of camillia. Camillia gave the son away, he lives in austraulia, looks like Charles and Camillia Simon Day is his name. I heard the queen called a gentleman in kenya a gorillia, she was on vocation there, so I know how nasty the tyrant was. Harry approach her on his role and she said no. She distroyed margaret,s life, probably telling her if you marry that man, you will get no money from me. But these british people put her on a pedestal and that's the way things are.

[@janegardener1662]

@@pastryshack551 Pure bosh. Back to your pastries you go.

[@richardmurphy4520]

All part of the late Greedy Bettys 45 year UK caliphate legacy replacement plan. ( Censorship, chaos, disorder, political assassination, replacement.)

[@minskysfeedbackyianni1302]

@10:30+ not only could we end up with that situation again, but we have! What's so different (from that) to what's happening in the Middle East now? Are royalty speaking out against it? I haven't heard anything. If charlie is saying anything at his weekly with kid starver, then it certainly doesn't appear to be having any influence.🤔

[@TNPTVconnect]

What's the lgbt issue got to do with the so called royals?

[@PeterPete]

you clearly haven't watched the video

[@TNPTVconnect]

@@PeterPete I have

[@PeterPete]

@@TNPTVconnect did you miss the bit when the presenter mentioned the queen never talked about lgbt nor has any other royal! So I take it the presenter is implying the royal family are lgbtq+ phobic!!

[@LdevArt]

@@TNPTVconnect WELL IT WAS ARTICULATED SPECIFICALLY. SO you are either a crank or a troll

[@TNPTVconnect]

@@LdevArt sure

[@kangdiamond4358]

Ask Tatchell about his views on CSA and how victims might enjoy it

[@neilhunter495]

Cornwall?!?!?!?

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

😠 Yes, Cornwall. Much of the county is the Duchy of Cornwall which is a fiefdom of the monarch and the revenue from it goes to that person. And the Duchy of Lancaster . . . 🥴.

[@drpreatorius]

The only way to end homelessness is to 1. establish an IT industry in the north. 2. Establish a medical industry in the West. 3. establish tourism, castles, and Disney in the South. Revitalise towns, rejoin the Union and your nation will thrive again.

[@ianlaw6410]

Eh, Scotland was never conquered! The Scots fought and won, fought and lost, but the nation was never completely and irretrievably lost, to any other nation, at any time. Otherwise, why was James 6th of Scotland the first king of the United Kingdom? And don't raise the "Culloden" issue, that was mostly Scottish troops in the British army fighting against mostly Highland clansmen, well over a century after the union of the crowns.

[@saabsonsan]

He was anointed by god. You forgot that one.

[@normanchristie4524]

Proof please....

[@PeterPete]

the same God that says all men are equal?

[@Dylanesque]

​@PeterPete According to All Things Bright And Beautiful, God made the rich man, and he made the poor man. He ordered their estate. What a crock!

[@saabsonsan]

@@PeterPete some men are more equal than others

[@PeterPete]

@@Dylanesque UK and US leaders are deeply religious! They have to be to justify their positions!

[@ricdavid7476]

ooohh suits you

[@ahillmann]

There is research that supports the argument that the royal family brings in a lot of tourist money. The PR value of the monarchy is high, it's not just about visitors to castles, but also about advertising the UK as a whole. _However,_ the argument that they are good PR is still bad when talking about the value of the monarchy. It reduces them to essentially mascots. Waving, smiling mascots whose existence is all about hawking the UK experience. Not only is it insulting to their value as human beings, but it means that they should then become subjects of market forces. If their purpose is to just attract visitors, then why not upgrade this bunch of mascots? Why not elect a family of supermodels to be an even better ad for the UK? Hey, let Simon Cowell turn it into a reality competition! Every five years the UK elects a new royal family. Frequent coronations, reality TV, royal action figures, etc. That'll keep the world's focus on the UK, translating into those sweet, sweet ££.

[@Fordnan]

"There is research that supports the argument that the royal family brings in a lot of tourist money." Really? How can I find it? All I'm aware of is an entirely fictional number dreamed up by a 'Marketing Consultant' firm's CEO and a couple of public schoolboys sat around a London office table.

[@matthewmiles9626]

He's not in the alphabet brigade either dear. British dear, not English. It's ok to ban catholics but a crime to ban blacks dear. You're not in the club dear, bye bye.

[@joprocter4573]

Bogof

[@CloudWatcher500]

Without your monarchy, you will probably lose quite a bit of money from tourist. They don’t come because England is a quaint country, they come because of the king/queen. Be careful what you wish for…

[@richardmurphy4520]

Bullcrap.

[@poesie6279]

Tosh!

[@LdevArt]

The Tourism Myth The one that goes ... Ah but they bring a lot of money in thanks to all the tourists who come to see them blah, blah, blah. More tourists go to France than to the UK and we all know how things turned out there for the monarchy. Lots of tourists come here but for many reasons and seeing the Royals isn't very high up on that list and even if it were there isn't much chance of them getting a glimpse of any of them. Closer to home Windsor Legoland gets more visitors than Windsor Castle. More people turn out to watch a lower league football match than turn out to see a Royal walkabout.

[@richardmurphy4520]

@@LdevArt Correct ... lies, damned lies, and Windsor mafia propaganda statistics. Specially designed to appeal to fuckwits, social climbers, and bumbling peasants / village idiots.

[@gamera2020]

The bulk of their wealth is property they own in the UK and if they didn't own it someone else would. They also pay 90% in taxes. Nobody else in the UK does that, but I don't hear you fools talking about that.

[@LdevArt]

thats because its not true.

[@ehilton96]

The Crown Estate works to make a positive impact for net zero, nature and communities while creating financial value for the UK. This year, it generated a record net revenue profit of £1.1 billion for the public finances

[@Ztandard32]

All money generated from The Crown Estate should go to the public finances. Until we become a republic the King could be paid say £5 million to perform his duties with security costs covered.

[@ehilton96]

King Charles has declared that profits from a £1bn-a-year deal to lease offshore windfarms will be used for the “wider public good”, weeks after citing the cost-of-living crisis in his Christmas Day speech. The funds come from the crown estate

[@ehilton96]

I think the wider and more important issue us how are our government spending that money. Not on pensioners that's for sure

[@Ztandard32]

@@ehilton96 Charles is very arrogant if that is true. The Crown Estate is not the private property of the King. The revenues from the Crown Estate assets do not belong to the King. The Treasury decides what the King does or does not get from these revenues. I declare that you are talking rubbish.

[@Fordnan]

McDonalds have pledged to become net-zero at some point. What does that have to do with this video? Nothing of course, but neither does your comment.

[@rachelkingsley668]

Yawn! PT is so boring

[@faz40]

I agree the royal family must go but I don’t agree with LGBT…it’s biblical

[@LdevArt]

take your condition to a GP. You need professional help.

[@emmanuellebediat1653]

Peter, who's paying you. Hypocrite

[@jimclarke3661]

maybe pedo andy did ,he gave £12 million to a woman he never met