A few nuggets below from the website of Republic. At a time when the world population is spiralling out of control, and the global recession is hitting all but a privileged minority, perhaps the House of Windsor would be wise to be less of a burden to the rest of us when we start looking for candidates for euthanasia.
The Royal Travel grant-in-aid 2010/11 report reveals the following details:
* Prince Charles and Camilla charged the taxpayer £29,786 for a return flight from Clarence House to Balmoral for a private 4 day break on which no public engagements were undertaken.
* Prince Charles chartered a flight to a UN environmental conference in Oslo with a £25,534 cost to the public purse.
* The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's trip from London to Crewe cost £17,248, more than fifty times the cost of the most expensive standard ticket.
* A three day visit to Wales by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's cost taxpayers £37,158.
* The Duke of York's trip to Italy and Central Asia cost £121,810 and his trip to the Middle East £88,612.
* The Duke of Kent charged the taxpayer £11,668 for a visit to Canada.
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