The Queen is dead

[ken_sylvania]

Perhaps the UK could give us cost saving tips.

I doubt it. Monarchs don't only cost the public on the day they die, they do it every single other day too. The total annual cost of the British monarchy is estimated at $431 million dollars and that is just for the people and doesn't even include things like the cost of renovating Buckingham Palace and other monarchial properties which costs hundreds of millions more. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/ ... omplicated

Compared to the $1.4 billion per year to run the White House under President Obama....

[Josh]

Flying Michelle Obama’s entire kitchen in an LD3 to Hawaii every time she goes on vacation isn’t cheap.

[Ken]

Perhaps the UK could give us cost saving tips.

I doubt it. Monarchs don't only cost the public on the day they die, they do it every single other day too. The total annual cost of the British monarchy is estimated at $431 million dollars and that is just for the people and doesn't even include things like the cost of renovating Buckingham Palace and other monarchial properties which costs hundreds of millions more. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/ ... omplicated

Compared to the $1.4 billion per year to run the White House under President Obama....

Well, if you are going to compare the whole executive branch then you'd have to add in the costs of the UK executive branch so Prime Minister and all the executive branch cabinet and agencies. Since they are more the equivalent to the White House.

[ken_sylvania]

I doubt it. Monarchs don't only cost the public on the day they die, they do it every single other day too. The total annual cost of the British monarchy is estimated at $431 million dollars and that is just for the people and doesn't even include things like the cost of renovating Buckingham Palace and other monarchial properties which costs hundreds of millions more. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/ ... omplicated

Compared to the $1.4 billion per year to run the White House under President Obama....

Well, if you are going to compare the whole executive branch then you'd have to add in the costs of the UK executive branch so Prime Minister and all the executive branch cabinet and agencies. Since they are more the equivalent to the White House.

OK

[Josh]

… the US executive branch spends a lot more than $1.4 billion. He said the “White House”, not the entire executive branch.