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Originally Posted by wilnj View Post
Other than a casual interest in MGs and Triumphs I’m no Anglophile but do the tax payers actually support the Crown? I thought they got by on their real estate holdings. I seem to recall the royal family being the largest single landlord in the country.


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There are a lot of Brits that are not in favor (favour ) of the Monarchy but it seems that they are a minority.

The royals do earn by virtue of their ENORMOUS real estate holdings but they also receive a stipend from the government but that's more complicated than I can explain.
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