Concern for the Queen’s health.

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BoldonLad

BoldonLad

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winjim said:
How easy is it to visit Balmoral?
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No idea, never been inclined to do so, therefore, never investigated.
 
winjim

winjim

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The existence of English Heritage and the National Trust should be evidence enough that people are willing to visit old stately homes and ruined castles that nobody lives in any more.



I just checked BTW, you can visit Balmoral, I thought maybe you couldn't. I mean you can't right now, obv.
 
MrGrumpy

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winjim said:
The existence of English Heritage and the National Trust should be evidence enough that people are willing to visit old stately homes and ruined castles that nobody lives in any more.



I just checked BTW, you can visit Balmoral, I thought maybe you couldn't. I mean you can't right now, obv.
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Yep most of the palaces/castles are open at some point in the year to visit . Never been into Balmoral yet passed it loads . Same with Glamis Castle , which was the Queen Mums childhood home.
 
Mugshot

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Theres only one way to settle this, we’ve tried it their way for a few centuries, let’s give it a go without them for a few and see what works best?
People would pay a blooming mint to sleep in the Queens bedroom.
 
BoldonLad

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glasgowcyclist said:
I recently saw a report (can’t find it now) which showed that more money is made from visitors to unoccupied royal sites than occupied ones. Income from tourism would go up, not down, if we no longer had a monarchy. People come for the history, not so much the royals themselves.

Balmoral would still be globally recognised as the place where the UK’s longest reigning monarch spent her holidays and where she died. The tourist draw will be huge, with or without the continuance of a royal family.
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Depending on how the figures were collected, that may not mean what it initially appears to mean. Wouldn't there be more unoccupied royal sites than occupied ones?, and, would it be expected that access to occupied Royal sites would be more restricted, for reasons of privacy and security?
 
glasgowcyclist

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BoldonLad said:
Depending on how the figures were collected, that may not mean what it initially appears to mean. Wouldn't there be more unoccupied royal sites than occupied ones?, and, would it be expected that access to occupied Royal sites would be more restricted, for reasons of privacy and security?
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The point is that a sitting monarchy is not a prerequisite for high tourist traffic. I believe the Palace of Versailles (referred to earlier by TC) brings in more money than all of the royal residences in the UK.
 
Rusty Nails

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BoldonLad said:
Do you have holidays?

If yes, camping, or hotel?, because presumably Holiday Homes are verboten?
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We have stayed in self-catering cottages in the UK owned by other people in the past, but these days I prefer hotels because I like a bit of luxury and no domestic chores. I did it when that was the only way we could afford holidays, but nowadays any sort of camping would be my idea of hell.

I have no issues with paying a lot more if necessary for self-catering, if higher local taxation helps resolve or reduce the problem of local people being priced out of accommodation in some towns/areas favoured by second home owners, whether those homes are let out commercially or just used by the owners.
 
BoldonLad

BoldonLad

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glasgowcyclist said:
The point is that a sitting monarchy is not a prerequisite for high tourist traffic. I believe the Palace of Versailles (referred to earlier by TC) brings in more money than all of the royal residences in the UK.
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OK. I can roll with that.

I was more 'objecting' to the theorising on the possible future actions of an as yet non-existent independent Scottish Government.

Not that I object to the future existence of such a Government.
 
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