Not a committed post either way -- as I never tire of saying, I am not a royalist exactly, more of an if-it-ain't-bust-don't-fix-it·ist -- but all this about what they cost. Out of interest, how does it compare with, eg the upkeep of the White House, presidential motorcades, generally keeping a Presidency on the road? Not just in US, but other republics. I can't imagine the cost will be any less.

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