FlawlessThaw
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We underestimate the true value of the royal family to the UK economy.
I have a close family member who lives in London and the number of overseas visitors who come to the UK especially because of the Queen is significant. As is their expenditure.
If for no other reason than that, they are literally worth their weight in gold.
I think the type of people who come to the UK solely because of the Queen are slowly dying off. I live in London and I’ve barely met a tourist under the age of 60 who has come because of the Queen.
We’d probably make more money if we opened up all the rooms to Buckingham Palace and such like anyway so I’m not sure they are worth their weight in gold from a tourist perspective.