Why do the tax payers have to pay for Camilla's security?!

[SurreyGuy]

I heard on the radio this morning that the tax payers have to fork out �4m per year to pay for the security at her house (which apparently she allegedly very seldom occupies, anyway!). Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmm, WHY?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are the Royals not rich enough to pay for their own security?!

[Batty Boy]

Why shouldn't we pay after all she is going to be Queen and is the step-mum to the future king.

[SurreyGuy]

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmm, coz she has her own money and so do the Royals!

[Loosehead]

The police will protect any citizen that they think is in iminent danger, even you. The royals are considered permanently in that state and hence protected. Same with politicians, why should I have to pay for Blairs Kids to have body guards? same thing.

[Ethel]

All chief constables and government ministers are protected in a similar way.

So is Maxine Carr. :(

[SurreyGuy]

Do the Royals pay tax or are we paying for them!

[Loosehead]

They pay tax, quite a lot of it.

Even paedaphiles get protection, the Bulger murderers get protection and a new life all paid by you.

I think you'll find SG that if you start on a thinly disguised anti royal rant based on no knowledge of the subject you are leaving yourself open to a bit of a kicking. Prince Charles for example paid 17m last tax year, yes I know inherited land yada yada, should live in a council house and work at MacDonalds, yada yada.

[SurreyGuy]

Thanks all

[crete]

dont start me on the royals, got a telling off yesterday re me suggesting the queens family were hangers on have i changed my opinion ? eh no

[Dolly1308]

crete we don't care what you think of the Royal Family.

[DavidUK]

For the record: The Queen never paid ANY income tax until she was 76 years old in 1993. Since then she has been paying income tax but, under an agreement with John Major's government, she can pay whatever amount she likes. We, the peasants, are not allowed to know how much she pays nor how much wealth she has.