Most countries in the world today have emerged from the haze of the feudal era, but there are still a few countries that adhere to the monarchy, such as the United Kingdom, Japan, and Thailand. Although the monarchs did not hold actual power in their hands, the state still had to allocate millions to the royal family every year. For us, why spend a lot of money to provide for the monarch when he has no power?However, in the eyes of the British, spending millions a year to feed the British royal family is actually a good business, why is that?
After the outbreak of the revolution in England, the British royal family announced that it would renounce its actual power, and the corresponding bourgeoisie had to pay a part of the expenses to the royal family. According to statistics, the state grant that the current Queen of England receives every year is called a "crown asset", which is essentially ** buying a part of the power by spending money. The British royal family receives 40 million pounds from **, and the members of the royal family have their own assets and land, which bring income every year, so the British royal family members live quite wealthy.
Members of the royal family who perform official duties receive an annuity from ** every year, which is equivalent to a salary, such as Prince Philip can receive 35 per year£80,000, Prince Andrew gets £24 a year£90,000. And the Queen of England herself has a wealth of hundreds of millions of pounds, which can be called the richest woman in Britain. According to British law, the British royal family can even be exempt from taxes, but in order to maintain the royal status, the Queen of England takes the initiative to pay taxes.
Despite the wealth of the British royal family, it still needs to be allocated every year, which is not a good deal on the surface. However, it is actually a good deal for the British people and **. Britain proudly called the bourgeois revolution the "Glorious Revolution" because the British royal family relinquished power and avoided bloodshed and sacrifice. In the eyes of the British, they achieved the revolution at a relatively low cost, and these millions of appropriations were nothing compared to the rest of the continent.
Although the Queen of England has no actual power in her hands, that doesn't mean she is useless. The Queen of England remains the symbol of the country and is the head of state, and many Commonwealth countries also consider the Queen to be their own head of state. Thus, the Queen of England plays an irreplaceable role as the link that sustains the Commonwealth. As one of the oldest royal families in the world, the British royal family has a high level of attention around the world. Whether it's a prince's wedding or a holiday celebration, it attracts a lot of attention, and many people even come here just to catch a glimpse of the British royal family. It can be said that the influence and GDP income brought by the British royal family each year far exceeds the annual appropriation, so this deal seems to be a very good deal.