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Would you willingly subscription for the Royal family?

165 replies

chumsnut · 13/11/2023 21:07

If people were given the choice to pay a small monthly subscription to royal family to do appearances, promote charities and live or rent out a few properties, would they do it?

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Daisybuttercup12345 · 14/11/2023 13:49

Mother87 · 13/11/2023 21:23

That you Charles?

No, it's Andrew. Lol.

Dotjones · 14/11/2023 13:55

No I wouldn't pay a subscription. They are incredibly wealthy as it is, own a huge amount of land and make an astonishing amount of money from it as it is. I'm not going to willingly pay a subscription for them, neither do they need me to.

I don't think the idea that people wouldn't pay a subscription for the royal family means they are republicans though. Getting rid of them would just make them incredibly wealthy landowners who earned a huge amount from their property. Unless we confiscate their property when they're deposed of course. But vote for a government that confiscates personal property of one group, beware that your property might be next.

GoonieGang · 14/11/2023 14:38

No but it wouldn’t happen so it’s a non issue. I like the monarchy and would want a president

Tinkerbyebye · 14/11/2023 14:42

The RF don’t need any help so I don’t understand why you ask such a question

They wouldn’t need any help if the monarchy was banished and we became a republic

jlpth · 14/11/2023 15:16

They are a net money generator. They attract tourists by the million.

DonnaTellMeThis · 14/11/2023 15:19

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Notmetoo · 14/11/2023 15:21

No, why on earth would anyone do that? The Royal family is very wealthy.

Roussette · 14/11/2023 15:22

Tourists would still come here whether we had a Monarchy or not. It works for France

coollam · 14/11/2023 15:23

No, I'm a republican and think its time to wind down the monarchy altogether.

DisforDarkChocolate · 14/11/2023 15:23

Feck no. The entitled spongers should be paying us.

TakeMe2Insanity · 14/11/2023 15:23

No!

beachcitygirl · 14/11/2023 15:24

Not a chance in hell. I would pay to have them deposed tho.

bombastix · 14/11/2023 15:27

No!

Haydenn · 14/11/2023 15:29

I would, I’d actually pay probably significantly more that the equivalent of a Kit Kat of whatever it is they say equivalent cost is per head to run the RF.

So I’d happily pick up the shares of quite a few of you who have said that you wouldn’t pay 😉

Bellevu · 14/11/2023 15:35

I'm not white, so given how they behave people who look like me I would rather give the money to Boris for a party.

GeneCity · 14/11/2023 15:43

No, we already pay for them.

SerendipityJane · 14/11/2023 15:45

Charades.

Two words
Second word
Rhymes with "cough"

BigMandsTattooPortfolio · 14/11/2023 15:47

I already pay a subscription to Republic, thank you.

TrishIsMySpiritAnimal · 14/11/2023 15:50

We do already

AlltheFs · 14/11/2023 15:50

If it was the same cost as it is now, yes. It’s pennies. I’d go so far as rounding it up to £1.

Gnomegnomegnome · 14/11/2023 15:54

I would if I get a sticker and a reusable cup. Maybe my own crown and a lollipop.

MadeForThis · 14/11/2023 15:56

Never.

Moominmoko · 14/11/2023 15:57

God no!

Bet there are plenty of weirdos who would though.

Whatevershallidowithmylife · 14/11/2023 15:58

No.

ginasevern · 14/11/2023 16:10

We already pay for them through taxes which is essentially a subscription. If you mean if it was an optional tax then no I wouldn't pay it.

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