Royal Wedding

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goldk28611

#30
April 30, 2011, 03:28:56 PM
Anyone realise they\'re realted too... (500years back)

Quote from: wikipedia"Catherine shares ancestors with her husband Prince William; the closest relationship is via William\'s mother through a common descent from Sir Thomas Fairfax and his wife Agnes Gascoine, making the couple fifteenth cousins. She is also related more distantly to William through her father\'s side through common descent from Sir William Gascoine and his wife, née Lady Margaret Percy.The couple are also possibly twelfth cousins once removed, with circumstantial evidence suggesting that they are both descended from Sir Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Knollys."

I was stuck in work and we look after the link for the BBC to stream to north eastern USA, temptation was there to make the news in the US and loose my job but just stared at this and smiled instead!:

skybusr34

#31
April 30, 2011, 03:45:01 PM
how can it have boosted our econemy?? employers had to give there staff yet another day off work. how much do you think that cost the uk in no production. im pretty sure a dam sight more than revenue the wedding raised
if i had 8 hour to cut down a tree. i`d spend 6 sharpening the axe

jetpilot

#32
April 30, 2011, 04:06:05 PM
Quote from: skybusr34;759113how can it have boosted our econemy?? employers had to give there staff yet another day off work. how much do you think that cost the uk in no production. im pretty sure a dam sight more than revenue the wedding raised

No more than any other bank holiday!

Its a double edged sword mate!

Think of the extra that was spent in places that would normally be quiet on a work day, pubs, off licenses, supermarkets, local shops....the list is endless...

I doubt production was down at all, Britain didnt simply stop on Friday dude,  we cope with bank holidays regularly, a few hours overtime here and there will make up for that one day extra in what 20 years?

If you didnt see any pics or news shots of the crowds, i suggest you do before suggesting it didnt boost out economy!

Mir

#33
April 30, 2011, 04:13:29 PM
Well I can understand abt economy boost etc etc, but the real question is where that boosted economy\'s return wud b spent!! Not on me or anyone els, it would go the govt coffer and then the MPs would spend it on themselves, so boosted economy through royal wedding is not helping any one!!

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#34
April 30, 2011, 04:17:56 PM
I don\'t want to get into the economic debate but it really does improve our international profile.

Pippa was stunning and her Brother is rather nice too. :mmmm

But I thought these three were beautiful - Diana\'s nieces. Such a shame she wasn’t there yesterday.

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#35
April 30, 2011, 04:23:33 PM
I dont want to cause an argument and I\'m sorry if I offended anyone and I agree it boosts the economy and I regret I don\'t know a lot about economics either. I think it would have done great for London, but the uk is bigger than London and I find it hard to believe (as mentioned) that money will be reinvested. I do have 1 question (that I honeslt don\'t know the answer to) and that is... Who pays for the royal family? I mean none of them work and it\'s not like Buckingham palace can generate that much surely? Anyone know?

skybusr34

#36
April 30, 2011, 04:27:09 PM Last Edit: April 30, 2011, 04:34:58 PM by skybusr34
just makes me chuckle when people say the royal family paid for the wedding. well were do they they their money from... us tax payers. regardless how you look at it. or through what ever coloured lenses you have in.. we paid for it all .

the royal family is too big with too many hangeroners..
if i had 8 hour to cut down a tree. i`d spend 6 sharpening the axe

syebba

#37
April 30, 2011, 04:32:50 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8155625/Royal-wedding-marriage-will-cost-economy-5bn.html
 
Take a look at the above link,costs estimated by CBI.
 
CBI estimates the wedding will cost the economy £6 billion
 
CBI estimates the wedding will raise £1 billion.
 
It has also been the most expensive event ever to police in the history of the UK,a lot of this is due to the police claiming double pay due to the one off bank holiday created for the occasion.
 
The total security costs will become clear in the next few weeks.
 
Ben,don\'t worry about upsetting anyone,your entitled to your own point of view in a democracy.

syebba

#38
April 30, 2011, 04:35:54 PM
Quote from: AMH;759126I don\'t want to get into the economic debate but it really does improve our international profile.
 
Pippa was stunning and her Brother is rather nice too. :mmmm
 
But I thought these three were beautiful - Diana\'s nieces. Such a shame she wasn’t there yesterday.

Yes it does improve our international profile,can\'t argue with that.

skybusr34

#39
April 30, 2011, 04:36:06 PM
^^^^ good find syebba.
if i had 8 hour to cut down a tree. i`d spend 6 sharpening the axe

syebba

#40
April 30, 2011, 04:43:04 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363482/Royal-wedding-cost-rises-20m-police-earn-double-time-working-bank-holiday.html
 
Most expensive security event ever in the UK.
 
Circa £20 million,we\'ll know in the next few weeks the total bill,no prizes for guessing it\'ll be more than that too.

B.Martin

#41
April 30, 2011, 04:51:04 PM
Well then if that is correct my original rant was correct... The tax payer foots the bill for what is... Put bluntly, someone else\'s wedding.

Now if we take away the royal part and the tourism it might generate over the next year (weather or not that brings in 20million I would be surprised) would anyone be happy paying for someone else\'s wedding?

I guess my conclusion is that yes it\'s raised the uk\'s profile, yes it\'s created a few 100 jobs in London and yes perhaps it will generate some tourism. But... And the big but is, I think that money could have been 100 times better spent in a country in economic turmoil! Simple as.

P.s. I agree, I am entitled to my opinion, but I don\'t like to rub other forum members up the wrong way :)

Nik da Greek

#42
April 30, 2011, 04:54:52 PM
I sthat her sister in post #31 :InLove? If so, is she out of my league, d\'you think? :rollin

No, I\'m not taking it at all seriously, you\'re right :WaveBye. I don\'t care how much it cost, it\'s a fduk sight less than they gave to Fred Goodwin in blood money to bring the City crumbling down around his ears. Lighten the fduk up, we\'re a Kingdom, that means a having Royal Family. Count yerselves lucky they don\'t stil send the sherrif round to collect window tax from you lowly proles :Giggle

syebba

#43
April 30, 2011, 05:01:50 PM
Quote from: Nik da Greek;759139I sthat her sister in post #31 :InLove? If so, is she out of my league, d\'you think? :rollin
 
No, I\'m not taking it at all seriously, you\'re right :WaveBye. I don\'t care how much it cost, it\'s a fduk sight less than they gave to Fred Goodwin in blood money to bring the City crumbling down around his ears. Lighten the fduk up, we\'re a Kingdom, that means a having Royal Family. Count yerselves lucky they don\'t stil send the sherrif round to collect window tax from you lowly proles :Giggle

Arrrrgh the window tax is back,right that\'s it i\'m bricking up me windows:evillaugh

goldk28611

#44
April 30, 2011, 05:08:15 PM
Quote from: Nik da Greek;759139Is that her sister in post #31 :InLove? If so, is she out of my league, d\'you think? :rollin

Yes Nik it is :D and yes she is... :D
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