OK, GSC, I am with UKrepublican on this one. No person in a republic has the right to “just 5 or 10” quid just for being who they are. That is taxation by royal right. Until relatively recently, the monarch was not required to pay taxes. This goes back to sovereign law, where the sovereign cannot tax itself. Rex Gratia Dei is no longer the law, and Dinero Gracia Dei (for my Spanish speaking friends) should not be the law either.
Given everything the more recent generation of royals have done (including the drugs/sex scandal tied to an blackmail attempt thwarted by Scotland Yard), having these folks with their hands in your pocket is ... well ... un-American.
UKrepublican for PM!
Thank you.
You know even IF they were making a profit it wouldn’t matter.
FACT - Tourism from royal residences make up not even 1% of UK tourism income
FACT - France has been a republic for decades and has THREE TIMES as many tourists as the UK
Ultimately the royal family takes millions upon millionsw of pounds in subsidies etc.
The queen and co take many millions of pounds in personal income.