What we can say about Elizabeth of England is that she has behind her a very long career. She became queen when she was only 25 years old and has just reached the ripe old age of eighty-five. So, sixty years on the throne of England, how much does it pay ? Before reading, have a seat or you might fall down !!! 51,000 dollars a day, yes, that’s exactely what she gets !
Each year, the Queen has an endowment of twelve million nine hundred thousand dollars or fifty-one thousand dollars per day. Her son, Prince Charles, receives twice as much as his mother which means twenty six million per year or 104,000 dollars a day.
Compared to Elisabeth’s salary, our “poor” belgian king Albert’s II dotation is only of $ 8.6 million. This amount has been set for the duration of the reign of our sovereign, but is readjusted every 3 years to ensure maintenance of his purchasing power.
This money is intended to assume all expenses related to his royal function: personnel costs, which gobble up more than 66% of the budget, his activities and his official visits (5.5%), and the maintenance of the royal residences (12.5%), heating, water and electricity,...costs,
Endowment
[count noun] an income or form of property given or bequeathed to someone.
Bequeath ( verb with object)
Leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
Duration
The time during which something continues:
Bicycle hire for the duration of your holiday
A flight of over eight hours' duration
To gooble
[with object] (often gobble something up)
Eat (something) hurriedly and noisily: he gobbled up the rest of his sandwich
Use a large amount of (something) very quickly:these old houses just gobble up money
Discussion Question:
What’s your opinion ? Do to you think that queens and kings (as presidents) from all over the world should be given so much money by our governements, to live on and to maintain their purchassing power ?
Isn’t inappropriated when thinking about all those in the wolrd who live below the poverty line ?
1. How long has Elisabeth II been queen of the UK ?
2. Compared to the "salary" of his mother how much does Prince
Charles receive ?
3. What’s suppose to be the use of the money king Albert II
receive ?
Definitions from Oxford dictionary
Comments
Yes Tara, it is absolutely true. No wonder you're shocked, i am too, that's why i wrote about this !
Thanks for stopping by !
Seriously? Is this true? I'm shocked by these numbers. Good thing I'm sitting down. Great writing!
Hello dear Martin,
Thanks for the compliment about this post and for giving me your opinion. According to most belgians, our king and his family deserve to be payed, there is no discussion about this, but it's the amound of money our governement gives them that is questionable.
Unlike a lot of people in my country I am a royalist, but I still think that, spending so much money is difficult to justify when you know that, in my country (as in many others) there are people who must choose between eating and treatment.
You're right, they should be financially supported, but in a decent way.
Oh, really? Thanks for sharing this!
It depends: If people really need them, they should be paid and supported. People here in Canada really enjoyed the 'royal tour' of the newly wedded royal couple from Britain.