Making the news today....

[Mark J]

Her Maj has paid his legal bills up to this point, it would be difficult for her to continue to do so.

They really should hand himself over if he's done nothing wrong, he can afford a decent brief once he sells his chalet. 
 

Prince Andrew to sell £17m Swiss chalet with Queen NOT paying costs of sex abuse case - Mirror Online

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The Duke of York is raising funds to pay his legal bills over his legal battle with Virginia Giuffre. A source said the Queen...

I suspect that Harry and Megan realised that bringing their family up in the company of people who harbour known sex-pests was a bad idea.

Edited January 13, 2022 by Mark J

[eggsarascal]

18 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Her Maj has paid his legal bills up to this point, it would be difficult for her to continue to do so.

They really should hand himself over if he's done nothing wrong, he can afford a decent brief once he sells his chalet. 
 

Prince Andrew to sell £17m Swiss chalet with Queen NOT paying costs of sex abuse case - Mirror Online

WWW.MIRROR.CO.UK

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The Duke of York is raising funds to pay his legal bills over his legal battle with Virginia Giuffre. A source said the Queen...

I suspect that Harry and Megan realised that bringing their family up in the company of people who harbour known sex-pests was a bad idea.

It's a civil case in America, my money is on he'll pay his way out of it.

 

Edit: read, we'll pay his way out of it.

Edited January 13, 2022 by eggsarascal

[Mark Bolam]

Is that because we pay the royals £40m a year but they bring in about £2bn for the country?

[trigger_andy]

2 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Is that because we pay the royals £40m a year but they bring in about £2bn for the country?

I always wonder who comes up with that figure and how they do so. 

 

 

[Mark J]

10 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Is that because we pay the royals £40m a year but they bring in about £2bn for the country?

I'm not sure they do bring in that much.

Edited January 13, 2022 by Mark J

[Mark Bolam]

It’s probably nothing like that, but an independent consultancy firm looked into it all a few years back, and the net gain to our economy was pretty staggering.

[trigger_andy]

14 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

It’s probably nothing like that, but an independent consultancy firm looked into it all a few years back, and the net gain to our economy was pretty staggering.

Its not like you actually get to see the Queen and get a selfie with her is it? Im sure the Castles and Palaces would get as much visitors regardless if the RF existed or not. Just like in France. Ive long since lost any faith in the term independent consultancy as well. 

[Mark Bolam]

Almost certainly, but there will be a net gain.

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Mark Bolam said:

Almost certainly, but there will be a net gain.

Why?

[Mark Bolam]

Because even a Tory MP couldn’t get the figures of £40m out and £2bn in so badly wrong they were actually backwards.