At least £72million on dressing up day

[Notmoog]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/21/obscene-anger-after-cost-of-king-charless-coronation-revealed

Anyone care to justify this?(oh, and no, it didn't bring in more money via tourists etc.)

I hated seeing Camilla taking part as Queen. I would have excluded her and saved &££££.

I only saw a couple of still of the thing and they both looked ridiculous.
2 elderly people with comical crowns on.
Secondary embarrassment was high

No, because OP and others have their agenda and will not consider the fact that it might have made more than it cost and will ignore any posts about it.

This.

Obviously there is no nepotism in politics! No wasted taxpayer money on deals with mates. Obviously electing someone ensures this doesn’t happen - oh wait it doesn’t!

no, because there are no actual real figures available.
I find it amazing that ANYONE is happy to give theses billionaires 100's of millions of our money.
Do you not feel a bit embarrassed that they're so obviously taking the piss out of you

Very constructive. Thanks.

I had a quick google, lots of estimates before the fact, I couldn't find any actual figures though... admittedly I did only dedicate 2 minutes to the task.

I give up. carry on looking at the pretty frocks and crowns and shelling out for a family that gives not a single shit about you.

I like a bit of pomp and circumstance. And if it only costs me a few £ a year, doesn’t bother me. A lot more of my taxes are wasted on other things

Absolutely monstrous and in truth, is likely to have cost far more. No awareness whatsoever of public sentiment and modern sensibilities.

I really hope William follows the European monarchies that have low-key civil ceremonies.

Do you buy stuff from Amazon. Same.

Ones that have held it for 1000 years and paid no tax? I doubt it.
The French haven't had a royal family for more than 200 years and Paris seems to do alright for tourism.
It's like the inheritance tax thing. Why doesn't the Duke Of Westminster, who owns most of London have to pax tax when he inherits 9 billion.

"Do you buy stuff from Amazon. Same."
absolutely not the same.
Amazon is a private company set up by a person fabulous ta business where people have the choice of whether to contribute to his further wealth or not by using the service..
How on earth is that comparable to hereditary scroungers taking directly from the public whether they want to contribute or not?

@beguilingeyes most of the money is in trust, but you pay tax on trusts but in a different way and not in one big lump sum.

Trusts can be, and are, used by ordinary people not just billionaires

@Notmoog but Amazon aren’t too keen on paying tax in this country though, which is something you don’t like about the RF

He does pay tax - he doesn’t pay tax on a 9 million lump sum in one go because he can’t actually touch that 9 million.

He’s paying tax on a different schedule than your average person inheriting their parents house - not because he’s a Duke but because his predecessors used some clever accounting to set up the bulk of the inheritance in two trusts - accounting loop holes that are available to all.

Yes, if we have to have one at all, it's a pity we can't get one that's likely to last a bit longer.

I agree with this

they avoid tax using legal loopholes.
The rf have altered the tax laws for them personally.
Big difference.

Why are you happy for these billionaires to get even wealthier off the back of us?
I don't get it.
I have no problem with very wealthy people, or people trying to avoid tax tbh.
What I have a problem with is very wealthy people taking money directly from the public when many of us don't want to contribute.
Again, why are you happy to pay for a random family you don't know to build even more wealth off you?

Yawn

"once in a generation"... How long are they expecting Charles to live for?! No doubt we will have another one in the next 10-15 years... and we can only hope that William's ego doesn't require £72m of public spending...

thanks for the insightful comment

Nothing will change ever.

One family living in absolute luxury at the cost of the country whilst thousands struggle.

It's just illogical and anachronistic.

Suckers.

One way of looking at it is that £72m was used to pay people in the police, fire etc. That £72m wasn't just set alight. It paid for whatever goods or services needed - ie, people.