Re: Prince Harry says no one wants the "Throne."

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

@beckyb1012 wrote:
I just read and loved the new book about Prince Charles by Sally Bedell Smith. I like Prince Charles and believe his course changed in the way he approached his sons and his own life after Diana passed. But there is still a "privilege" with his generation in comparison to Harry and William due to their Mom. One thing written about the Prince in the book was when is arm was broken at a Polo match he had to have his "man servant" put the toothpaste on his toothbrush until the cast came off. Liked it so much being done for him he continued the morning ritual. He has come a long way from some things but yet still so far from the real world's way of life. Harry and William at some point are going to make big changes in as many ways as possible.

I read that book, too, since I'm a Royal watcher from way back in the Queen Victoria's times, Henry the VIII, etc.

One of the better books written about him. He had a lonely bringing up I felt kind of sorry for him. You don't have to be Royal to have your peers jealous of you and try to make trouble for you, etc.

Greeneyedlady21 · ‎01-06-2015

I think he's wonderful. He's come a long way from his more "troubled" days. Now with what he has revealed recently, I think at least some of that came from inner turmoil. The work he's doing for mental health awareness is so important.

Don't think he's complaining at all, he has just seen certain situations and knows how that could affect him and his wife and family if he has those eventually. I'm sure he has everything in proper perspective. I will read the entire interview.

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@Mz iMac wrote:
"His mother's uncle abdicated"

You mean his 'grandmother's uncle.
King Edward was Queen Elizabeth's uncle. Her father "Prince George" became king when his brother King Edward abdicated.

Yes, that's right.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

T he british love their queens ,and kings ,and they all really are not normal folks how could one be growing up in all that wealth.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

dulwich · ‎01-18-2012

I believe Harry speaks only for Harry. He is a would be rebel in the mode that Prince Andrew used to be. The younger brothers are in a kind of nowhere land while the elder preparing for being King one day. He has a very privileged lifestyle and is making his own mark but I personally do not take to heart everything he says. That being said I am a Brit and love my Royal Family.

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@wildcat fan wrote:
I doubt he seriously meant that no one wanted the throne. Maybe say how they try/want to lead "ordinary" lives, but deep down they love the wealth, status, and attention.

@wildcat fan - ITA! Prince Charles might not do much to change things, but when it's William's turn I think we'll see lots of changes. But I don't think the monarchy will ever be disbanded.

I've been reading a lot about Charles, Diana, and Camilla. I really hope those boys don't read any of it. I keep thinking how different things would have been if Charles gave Diana a chance and put Camilla out of his life. She had her chance when she was young, but wouldn't wait for him to come back from Australia. Don't most women wait for someone they're in love with? So she married someone else while he was gone and "settled" into her life. And she made Diana's life miserable - she never had a chance.

One thing, the Queen has always liked her, and according to one article I read, encouraged Charles to finally marry her. Go figure.

Sorry I got off topic!

Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

I think this is just talk. They get a platform that comes along with being royal. He has used his in great ways. I think he is just complaining a little and in years from now will just go "did I really say that?"

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

dulwich · ‎01-18-2012

@Nancy Drew Totally agree give it 6 mos he will be onto another topic. Just a young man going for it but unfortunately in his position every eye is on him!

itiswhatitis · ‎05-27-2016

Royal families don't come cheap: The Telegraph reports that it costs about £300 million (that's about $368 million USD at current conversion rates) to run the British monarchy each year. So how do Queen Elizabeth II and her brood acquire such a sum?

Their funding actually comes from a few different sources, both public and private. Here's how it breaks down.

Every year, the Queen gets a chunk of cash called the Sovereign Grant.

It comes from the treasury and it's funded by taxpayers, according to the BBC.

The basic agreement is that the Queen gets the grant in exchange for surrendering all profits from the Crown Estate — the Royal family's massive portfolio of properties — to the government. Every year, the Queen is given an amount of money equivalent to 15% of the Crown Estate's profits from two years ago.

For example: In 2013, the Crown Estate generated a profit of £267.1 million (about $325.8 million). That means, in 2015, the Queen's Sovereign Grant was 15% of that total — that's £40.1 million (or $48.9 million).

The Sovereign Grant pays for the family's travel, palace upkeep and utilities, and royal employee payroll, according to official royal family financial reports. But the Telegraph notes that at the grant doesn't cover costs of security and royal ceremonies — that money comes from a few other places.

The Queen's private income is called the Privy Purse.

That money comes from the Duchy of Lancaster — a portfolio of land and other assets that's been in the royal family for hundreds of years. It includes 18,433 hectares of land and is made up of residential, commercial, and agricultural properties.

From 2015 to 2016, it generated £17.8 million (about $21.7 million). According to the royal family website, this sum helps with costs not covered by the Sovereign Grant — namely, it's used to pay "expenses incurred by other members of the royal family."

The Queen also has a personal fortune estimated to be about £340 million (about $414.7 million). She outright owns Balmoral and Sandringham Estates, which she inherited from her father, and also has a valuable artwork collection, CNN reports.

It's nothing to sneeze at, but the Queen is by no means the richest person in Britain. For the past two years, she's failed to make the Sunday Times's list of the top 300 wealthiest Brits.

Prince Charles has a major income stream, too.

The Duchy of Cornwall— yet another suite of properties owned by the royal family — covers the expenses of the Prince of Wales (that's the Queen's oldest son, Charles) and his heirs. That means Harry, William and Kate, and George and Charlotte are all covered by the Duchy of Cornwall, too.

The total income of the Duchy for the 2015–2016 fiscal year was £33.5 million (about $40.8 million). No wonder Prince George has such a fluffy bathrobe!

Want to learn more about royal family finances? Check out their official website.

http://www.businessinsider.com/where-does-the-royal-family-get-money-2017-1

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