Post #1604481

2023-05-06 13:01 UTC

What I mostly don&#39;t understand about the #coronation is how it&#39;s possible to spend £250 million in one afternoon. They already own all the golden whatnot and the venue is provided by the church Charles is head of, so where did all the money go? It&#39;s a huge undertaking and I can believe it might cost £20m, but a quarter of a billion pounds? There&#39;s just no way that adds up without anyone getting swindled, is there?

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@loke@functional.cafe 2023-05-06 13:17

@andrewt@mastodon.social You know, a pound for a coffe here, a haircut there, a few million to paint the carriage and all of a sudden it adds up to real money.

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@mythologyandhistory@home.social 2023-05-06 14:00

@andrewt@mastodon.social It's the security stuff that drove the cost up. Full security for the entire royal family and security for every single head of state and representative present. The idea is if say, both the prime minister of Australia and their governor general is somehow hurt, the country would be in crisis. Of course the king & co said how much of a "dialed back affair" the whole thing would be, but I guess simplicity looks different when you get your first job at age 74. 🤷‍♀️

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@YurkshireLad@mastodon.social 2023-05-06 14:47

@andrewt@mastodon.social it shows how blind and ignorant the royal family are, and how out of touch they are with the public.

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