No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by mytailorisrich on Monday May 01, 2023 @04:15AM (#35770263)

The UK spends more effort building a personality cult around the Monarch than republics do around their heads of states, though. It's necessary to ensure popular support, which cannot really be based on anything but a personality cult...

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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by WeylandYutani on Monday May 01, 2023 @07:11AM (#35771230)

Have you heard of Mt Rushmore?

I assure you there's nothing even CLOSE to that insanity in European monarchies.

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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by Turing_Machine on Monday May 01, 2023 @09:45AM (#35772695)

I'd reckon that the Palace of Versailles cost a helluva lot more than Mount Rushmore.

Edit: I haven't been able to turn up good numbers for the original cost of Versailles without spending more time than I have to spare at the moment, but on an ongoing basis the annual budget for Versailles is about €100 million, while the annual budget for Mount Rushmore is about $5 million.

Edit #2: Looks like the Brits spend around £50 million annually for the maintenance of royal palaces, and those are still in active use.

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