Another One

[Jordyboy9]

You heard it from me first another royal baby on the way?who is voting yes now?

[barney4444]

Surely the idea of us maintaining palaces and huge houses for a massive extended family to live in with the servants and maids fawning around them 24hrs a day is something that has had its day, and yes even it is a penny(which it ain`t) I should be able to opt out and let the ones who want to pay go and wave little flags at them when they sweep past in the daimlers.

[steg]

If everyone could opt out of every thing they disagree with then...... Lol

[tiggerblue10]

Well I think its great news and makes a change from all the horrible news in the news at the moment.

[Mamyalynne]

Agreed Tigger - I hope it's twins.

[B00]

Now there's an idea, a heir, a spare and a spare spare!

[hc4361]

barney - you say it's not a penny a day. How much is it, and where's the link?

[aelmpvw]

Agreed Tigger - I hope it's twins.
wouldn't that be a first for the british royal family?

[Butterbun]

I'm delighted for them, just as I would be for any young couple building their family. Hope it's a little girl, a sister for George.

[Baldric]

Here's an Express estimate

http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/484893/Proof-our-sovereign-really-is-worth-her-weight-in-gold

[hc4361]

I've already posted that link, baldric

[Baldric]

Oops, missed that, don't panic, it won't put the price up Jordan!

[hc4361]

Doh! I said a penny a day. I meant, a penny a week.

[anneasquith]

'' I hope it's twins '' :)

[Prudie]

I've just heard and immediate thought - Oh No loads more anti Royal venom on AB for months now..

[aelmpvw]

Doh! I said a penny a day. I meant, a penny a week.
perhaps some of the tightwad republicans will have a rethink about their vote now

[Mamyalynne]

Triplets then Anne?

[anneasquith]

see this miniscule amount I'm obliged to pay for the upkeep of the royal family, can I give mine to a children's charity instead ? a much more deserving cause.

[hc4361]

Would the anti-monarchists be happy to see Buck House up for sale to the highest bidder? You can be sure it would either be a Saudi or an Eastern European/Russian oligarch, they are the only ones that could afford it.

[mushroom25]

that's not how it works anne.

yonks ago, George III forfeit the income from his estates in return for a fixed sum from the government each year, with the government taking the profits; every monarch since then has made the same choice. today, the difference between the estates income and the civil list is a profit of £160m. if the monarchy were abolished, queenie would become mrs Windsor of acacia avenue, billionaire landlord, and the government would need to tax you £2.50 more each year to make up the difference.

52p out of pocket? or £2.50 out of pocket? your call.

[Svejk]

they're merely custodians of the 'wealth'. And very disciplined too. If I was king I'd go and live on a Caribbean Island staffed by nubile Russian maids. I'd certainly have no interest in meeting any plebs, let alone entertaining them.