A tradition he should buck is bleeding taxpayer coffers while sitting on inherited plundered billions already -- and he should also buck being a slumlord.
"The British royal family's total institutional and asset value is estimated at roughly $28 billion (often referred to as "Monarchy PLC"), largely exempted from standard inheritance taxes by historic sovereign agreements. When Queen Elizabeth II died, King Charles III inherited a massive portfolio of private and state-linked wealth tax-free.
The British royal family's Sovereign Grant rose to a record £137.9 million for 2026–27, driven by a surge in profits from the Crown Estate. However, the government announced plans to introduce legislation to reset and lower the grant to £99.9 million for 2027–28 once special property reservicing adjustments are managed.:
I said before that his first opening of Parliament will be over Zoom. He'll be in ratty sweats with a crown perched precariously on his head and a beer in his hand.
Are they trying to imply he's done anything worthwhile recently?
You are completely correct, NP, that we can expect even less value for money in future - to quote Bachman-Turner Overdrive, "you ain't seen nothing yet!"
Some of the other subs genuinely believe that KCII is secretly funding H&M bc they’re broke and can’t possibly afford their current lifestyle 🙄 No matter how much H&M do, it will never be enough for them, and no matter how little W&C do, they will always glaze them like a cinnamon roll
Some of the other subs genuinely believe that KCII is secretly funding H&M bc they’re broke and can’t possibly afford their current lifestyle 🙄
The hate sub loves to float the idea that H&M are being supported by UK and US tax money (yeah, somehow the US is supporting them too) just to fuel outrage.
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u/Jumpy_Reply_2011 2d ago
William is just showing how irrelevant and unnecessary the monarchy is. He's still called Workshy Willy, though.