Exquisite optics. Oh, and irony is dead.

[tblue37]

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Prince Charles announces the government's top priority is to "help ease the cost-of-living for families," with a promise to "level up opportunity in all parts of the country" http://bloom.bg/3srLLZ0

[msongs]

1. one wonders how much the queen is worth in terms of tourist $$ she brings to the UK. Billions? nt

[Doc Sportello]

8. Uh, no, not even close

Estimates for the royal family as a whole bringing in tourist money is L550M.

Cost to Britain's taxpayers to keep the royals in crowns and estates is estimated to be L345M.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finances_of_the_British_royal_family#:~:text=The%20campaign%20group%20Republic%20assert,forces%2C%20and%20lost%20tax%20revenue.

So nice try but not close. I always wonder why Americans are so fascinated with those "royals" and try to justify their existence. We fought a war to end monarchies.

[brush]

2. This guy will be king soon as the queen is 94 I believe....

and not doing well. IMO they should skip him go on to the next generation. The outfit with all the medals is played and should be discontinued as it looks silly and pretentious.

What did he do to earn those medals?

[SharonClark]

3. Don't want to burst your bubble but William has

coats full of medals, too.

[brush]

4. Why would you think it's busting my bubble? Notice I said they should...

abandon the practice of wearing all the medals.

William and Harry at least did serve in the military.

[Newcanuck]

5. Medal-wearing

Although I think the royals are past their sell-by date, Charles did in fact serve in the RAF as a helicopter pilot and commanded a minehunter for the last almost year he was in the forces. I think when the Queen dies should be a natural time to declare them obsolete. And I was born in England, but haven't lived there in almost 50 years.

[RicROC]

7. The medals look better on the wall in their study.

I saw the medals worn by Russian military yesterday. They could melt them down to build another tank.

[brush]

9. Thanks. I didn't remember Charles has served.

Good to get views of someone born in the UK on the monarchy who feels it's time for the shebang to go.

I didn't expect to hear that.

[Achilleaze]

6. Thanks for playing king-for-a-day, Charlie

[Demovictory9]

10. lol... while literally sitting on a gold throne