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To: SecondAmendment

How would getting rid of the monarchy change the NHS and energy bills?

The monarch doesn’t decide the politics of the nation; and I sort of doubt that manhole covers bear the royal insignia.

(And all those folks gathering outside of Buckingham Palace right now don’t seem to me that they’d care much about that anyway.)


183 posted on 09/08/2022 9:10:51 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
> How would getting rid of the monarchy change the NHS and energy bills?

I just saw one estimate that it will coast 1 billion ponds to swap out all of the paper currency and coins with Elizabeth's image to Charles'.

And if you visit the the UK, you will see anything official with an emblazoned "E II R" on it that will now have to be immediately replaced with a "C III R".

That means every manhole cover, mailbox, official uniform and badge, signage, official document etc.

Then there is the double whammy to the tax payer of what will be the most expensive funeral in history and coronation all in the next few days.

The Queens death and King's coronation will easily cost 50 billion pounds, I personally would bet it's closer to double that.

I watched some coverage from ITV news, and a commentator hinted that Charles was thinking about toning down his coronation to "better match the current mood of the country".

187 posted on 09/08/2022 10:17:30 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !!!)
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