For all of the Royal watchers out there......
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy.
I love how the official Royal announcement is worded: "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs."
Who cares? Elizabeth is holding out and not giving the throne to Charles.
Another 'royal' to sap up the Brits' taxes. Must be nice to be born into such wealth at the expense of the people.
Another 'royal' to sap up the Brits' taxes. Must be nice to be born into such wealth at the expense of the people.
Another 'royal' to sap up the Brits' taxes. Must be nice to be born into such wealth at the expense of the people.
You apparently do not understand what is all involved with the royal finances.
Here's where the royal family gets their money
"Every year, the Queen gets a chunk of cash called the Sovereign Grant.
It comes from the treasury and it's funded by taxpayers"
"The Queen's private income is called the Privy Purse.
That money comes from the Duchy of Lancaster— a portfolio of land and other assets that's been in the royal family for hundreds of years. It includes 18,433 hectares of land and is made up of residential, commercial, and agricultural properties.
From 2015 to 2016, it generated £17.8 million (about $21.7 million). According to the royal family website, this sum helps with costs not covered by the Sovereign Grant — namely, it's used to pay "expenses incurred by other members of the royal family."
Everything they earn has, in one form or another, come from inheritance. Land taken from the people, and used - over hundreds of years - to make a profit. The rest comes from taxes. Not one bit of their wealth did they actually work for and earn.
Go start your Royal bashing tread, then!
We want to gush over the new Royal bebe.
That sure frosts your balls doesn't it.
Here's where the royal family gets their money
"Every year, the Queen gets a chunk of cash called the Sovereign Grant.
It comes from the treasury and it's funded by taxpayers"
"The Queen's private income is called the Privy Purse.
That money comes from the Duchy of Lancaster— a portfolio of land and other assets that's been in the royal family for hundreds of years. It includes 18,433 hectares of land and is made up of residential, commercial, and agricultural properties.
From 2015 to 2016, it generated £17.8 million (about $21.7 million). According to the royal family website, this sum helps with costs not covered by the Sovereign Grant — namely, it's used to pay "expenses incurred by other members of the royal family."
Everything they earn has, in one form or another, come from inheritance. Land taken from the people, and used - over hundreds of years - to make a profit. The rest comes from taxes. Not one bit of their wealth did they actually work for and earn.
None of this accounts for the nearly $2 billion that the Windsor Mountbatten brand puts into the British economy. And that doesn't even count the amount of money the Royals raise for charities through their trusts.
Another 'royal' to sap up the Brits' taxes. Must be nice to be born into such wealth at the expense of the people.
Snark face
Not sure why you care about the Brits' taxes. They love their royal family so butt out and let us enjoy the new bebe.