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Originally Posted by lostalex

If my Grandmother stole her house from peasants and she lived her life steaing her income from poor people, then i'd want her house auctioned off to the highest bidder, and the money goes to all the people she stole from.

That is what the royals have done. all of their wealth comes from STEALING from the people of the UK.

The Royal Family had a lot of fortune and property taken away from them in the 1700s known as the "crown" estate and the government agreed to pay them a set amount of money towards the upkeep of their properties, wages to staff and grants for transportation and security. But they had the majority of their power taken away. They don't really have personal "salaries" per se but a vast personal fortune from the Queen's self owned palaces which are run like businesses to earn them money. The Queen also pays money back into the state which outweighs the grants that are paid to them.

The monarchy were "punished" sort of for the wealth stolen in having this "crown" estate seized by parliament and having a lot of their power taken away. They came to a truce to allow them to retain the head of state position and also power over our armed forces, who serve "Queen and country".

I've come to the conclusion I use "" too often. lmao.