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Royal wills are never made public. That means what happens to much of the Queen’s personal wealth following her death last week will remain a family secret.

Forbes estimated last year that the late monarch’s personal fortune was worth $500 million, made up of her jewels, art collection, investments and two residences, Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Sandringham House in Norfolk. The Queen inherited both properties from her father, King George VI.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/business/prince-william-1-billion-inheritance/index.html

 

It is this ridiculous wealth that puts people off of the monarchy.

11 minutes ago, stevenl said:

It is this ridiculous wealth that puts people off of the monarchy.

Their family held their investment for 685 years.

 

They deserve it.

 

 

26 minutes ago, 2009 said:

Their family held their investment for 685 years.

 

They deserve it.

 

 

Strongly disagree, these excesses will in the end be their undoing I feel.

4 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Strongly disagree, these excesses will in the end be their undoing I feel.

So in your view anyone who has owned property, including the castles and homes that the royals have, should not be entitled to the monies they are worth and it should go to the people, even though it was the royals relatives in the past who bought and paid for those properties.  Oh I get it you believe that because taxes levied on the farmers and so on paid for these properties then they are owned not by the Crown but the people...try again.

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

So in your view anyone who has owned property, including the castles and homes that the royals have, should not be entitled to the monies they are worth and it should go to the people, even though it was the royals relatives in the past who bought and paid for those properties.  Oh I get it you believe that because taxes levied on the farmers and so on paid for these properties then they are owned not by the Crown but the people...try again.

Far as I know the state pays for maintenance on the buildings, but the amount the royals earn the country in tourism would make that worth while.

Get rid of the royals, and all the pomp and circumstance goes away too. No changing of the Guard, no Household cavalry etc. Be interesting to see how much tourism falls if all that happens.

15 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Far as I know the state pays for maintenance on the buildings, but the amount the royals earn the country in tourism would make that worth while.

Get rid of the royals, and all the pomp and circumstance goes away too. No changing of the Guard, no Household cavalry etc. Be interesting to see how much tourism falls if all that happens.

From 2019 Queen Elizabeth II’s county home in Norfolk is undergoing extensive renovation works, with huge scaffolding covering part of its facade. And she will likely pay for it herself, as Sandringham House is owned by the Royal Family and not the Crown. 

4 hours ago, stevenl said:

It is this ridiculous wealth that puts people off of the monarchy.

He has inherited it on paper only.

 

He can't sell it, mortgage it or rent it out. There really is no value to him. It is just an object.

 

When will people get it into their heads that although the royal family own so much, the value in real money is zero. 

4 hours ago, stevenl said:

It is this ridiculous wealth that puts people off of the monarchy.

No it isn't.

 

When I lived in the UK in the 1980s my 3 bed semi cost me 72,000. My ex wife sold it in the 2000s for 175,000.

 

According to rightmove the average house price was 325,000 over the last year.

 

Properties in Chaplains Avenue had an overall average price of £325,000 over the last year.

Overall, sold prices in Chaplains Avenue over the last year were 17% up on the previous year and 14% up on the 2016 peak of £285,000. It is just silly money. The lady across the road from us was an original buyer and paid a whopping 3,995 for it in 1964. Nowadays it is probably worth closer to 400,000.

 

At least my ex was free to sell it.

 

Prince William can't sell it, mortgage it or rent it out. There really is no value to him. It is just an object.

4 hours ago, 2009 said:

Their family held their investment for 685 years.

 

They deserve it.

 

 

haha you should really look up the actual history

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

 

Get rid of the royals, and all the pomp and circumstance goes away too. No changing of the Guard, no Household cavalry etc. Be interesting to see how much tourism falls if all that happens.

Imo very little. France hadn't had a monarchy for +/-230 years but it's the most visited country in the world.

6 hours ago, billd766 said:

No it isn't.

 

When I lived in the UK in the 1980s my 3 bed semi cost me 72,000. My ex wife sold it in the 2000s for 175,000.

 

According to rightmove the average house price was 325,000 over the last year.

 

Properties in Chaplains Avenue had an overall average price of £325,000 over the last year.

Overall, sold prices in Chaplains Avenue over the last year were 17% up on the previous year and 14% up on the 2016 peak of £285,000. It is just silly money. The lady across the road from us was an original buyer and paid a whopping 3,995 for it in 1964. Nowadays it is probably worth closer to 400,000.

 

At least my ex was free to sell it.

 

Prince William can't sell it, mortgage it or rent it out. There really is no value to him. It is just an object.

Thanks, but not related to my post.
I said it is putting people of from the monarchy. Nothing what you say relates to that.

36 minutes ago, stevenl said:

I said it is putting people off.

You mean it is putting you off!

And you did not answer my questions!

I don't get why people hate the rich.

 

Typically, they were either good business people or bought assets and held.

 

What's the problem?

 

If you're family hold onto assets across multiple generations eventually they'll be super wealthy. Isn't that good?

56 minutes ago, DezLez said:

You mean it is putting you off!

And you did not answer my questions!

Don't change my words. I mean what I said.

41 minutes ago, 2009 said:

I don't get why people hate the rich.

 

Typically, they were either good business people or bought assets and held.

 

What's the problem?

 

If you're family hold onto assets across multiple generations eventually they'll be super wealthy. Isn't that good?

Putin is rich.  Is he good at business or did he just buy assets and hold.

9 hours ago, stevenl said:

Don't change my words. I mean what I said.

And you are still incapable of answering my question!

On 9/14/2022 at 9:10 AM, stevenl said:

It is this ridiculous wealth that puts people off of the monarchy.

 

On 9/14/2022 at 9:23 AM, 2009 said:

Their family held their investment for 685 years.

 

They deserve it.

 

 

Presumably that is its market value.

However it is not Prince William's to put on the market.

 

Whilst the estate surely returns a healthy profit, it's revenues are subject to tax, it plays a very significant role in the economic life of the West Country, including providing significant opportunities to young people to make a living from farming which would not otherwise be open to them.

 

It is overall very beneficial to the rural economy of much of England. 

 

Did he pay tax on the transfer?

On 9/14/2022 at 7:53 PM, RayC said:

Imo very little. France hadn't had a monarchy for +/-230 years but it's the most visited country in the world.

Perhaps France has more going for it than Britain.

Off topic posts and replies about Bill Gates have been removed.

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps France has more going for it than Britain.

That might be true? However, I find it hard to believe that tourists visit the UK because they think that they are going to bump into the head of state on their travels.

On 9/14/2022 at 9:10 AM, stevenl said:

It is this ridiculous wealth that puts people off of the monarchy.

Doesn't put me off, does the staggering income of actors, musicians or even football players put you off what they do.....?

 

Plus, I would have thought most of it belongs to the Crown and passed on to the next King or Queen...

On 9/14/2022 at 9:50 AM, stevenl said:

Strongly disagree, these excesses will in the end be their undoing I feel.

Weeeeell, they seem to have done OK over the last 1000 years or so.

It is only the lefty's that seem to have a problem....

 

Long Live The King..................????

7 minutes ago, RayC said:

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps France has more going for it than Britain.

That might be true? However, I find it hard to believe that tourists visit the UK because they think that they are going to bump into the head of state on their travels.

Of course they don’t.... but it adds the romanticism of the visit...  People visiting the UK do so to visit the ‘package’... from Buckingham Palace, to the Tower of London, the London eye, the restaurants etc... and then of course the rest of the UK. 

 

I think France does have more to offer the UK, it has better weather and beaches, I suspect much of its tourism is those from around Europe visiting its beach towns and resort areas for there two week annual break. 

 

Thus when looking at the whole picture any suggestion that France has greater tourism than the UK in relationship to a past vs present monarchy maybe somewhat flawed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 minutes ago, transam said:

Doesn't put me off, does the staggering income of actors, musicians or even football players put you off what they do.....?

 

Plus, I would have thought most of it belongs to the Crown and passed on to the next King or Queen...

You would have thought so you don't know. But your claim means the queen dies and the crown inherits.  Do you see the flaw in your reasoning?

8 minutes ago, stevenl said:

You would have thought so you don't know. But your claim means the queen dies and the crown inherits.  Do you see the flaw in your reasoning?

The King Charles III is the Crown....

On 9/16/2022 at 10:07 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Did he pay tax on the transfer?

He will pay tax on any private income from the estate, but I believe Royal Family are execempted from inheritance tax..

 

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1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Of course they don’t.... but it adds the romanticism of the visit...  People visiting the UK do so to visit the ‘package’... from Buckingham Palace, to the Tower of London, the London eye, the restaurants etc... and then of course the rest of the UK. 

 

I think France does have more to offer the UK, it has better weather and beaches, I suspect much of its tourism is those from around Europe visiting its beach towns and resort areas for there two week annual break. 

 

Thus when looking at the whole picture any suggestion that France has greater tourism than the UK in relationship to a past vs present monarchy maybe somewhat flawed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may well be right but the original contention was that the loss of the monarchy might have a detrimental effect on the number of overseas tourists visiting the UK. I do not believe that this is the case. 

On 9/14/2022 at 9:23 AM, 2009 said:

Their family held their investment for 685 years.

 

They deserve it.

 

 

Did they pay inheritance tax?

 

Born into wealth, unelected and very entitled, and above the law....while huge percentage of the country living on poverty struggling to pay for their heating or food......sure they 'deserve it'. ????‍????