Queen Cuts Household Spending By Almost £2m

Never mind the Queen's ��32M (if that figure is accurate?). That's nothing compared to the ��814M Cameron has just pledged in overseas aid, not to mention the ��96B (yes, that's billion) that the super rich get away with in unpaid taxes.

i am sure the queen can manage 2 get dressed by herself,im sure that would save money by getting rid of the person who dresses and brushes her hair every day.plus they pay 4 there own private cook2 go everywhere where they go wether it in britain or away,

Probably save a good few million if all the HANGER-ONS who turn up in drones at the big do`s were got shot of !!!!!!

You, British people always say royal family draw tourists. That is nonsense. As a tourist, I have been in UK not because of royal families, but because of architecture and nature etc. For same reasons, I have been in France, Italy, and Germany. Those countries do not have royal family. Ask a tourist.

Perhaps the Queen should mention cut backs to her children, they just don't get it!

What would have been the comments if the Queen announced that her expenditure was up by ��2million.!

Compared with the expenditure necessary for a President & Mrs Blair, that on the royal family is peanuts. Most of the expenses is met from Investment Income, Income from the Crown Estates. Just consider what defines us as a nation, The Royal Family. Their prestige, their influence has incalcuable value.

Well done Elizabeth..., good housekeeping !!

The queen, phill, charlie, in fact every royal gets a "wage" from all three armed services due to their "rank" in each service which will several hundred thousand for each of them.

She should shop at Aldi or Lidl. She'd save us even more.

The overall bill for keeping the royal family is no doubt enormous BUT I just bet that the cost of keeping a president in power is just the same if not more so, anyway if you get rid of the royalty you will also put a lot of people out of work too - so make up your mind which way you want the coin to fall.....

The Queen has cut her budget and has worked far beyond 65 years. We've all had to cut our budgets, raise our retirement age and had our pensions cut. Truly we are "All in it together",
except of course for the person who said it, and the other useless 600, and not forgetting those of feeble morals who started it all and are still paying themselves huge bonuses for their incompetence, the bankers.

Does anyone know how much the union bosses get in thier wage packets and do they lose money too when they order thier members to strike, or aren't we meant to ask questions like that.

pity charles doesnt cut down his spending too obsene is his spending and unnecessary!!!

Headline - 'Queen Cuts Household Spending By Almost ��2m'

I too have cut my yearly expenditure by ��2m.

In order to achieve this I have gievn up the following:

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I just do wish that the detractors would look at all of the debate not just the bits they like to have a pop at. The Crown gave up a large portfolio of properties in exchange for us the people paying the crowns expenses. Now on that basis alone we should either just shut up because we have a great deal and have done for almost the entire period since it was struck. Or, we hand back the lands and say we will pay you nothing. Take as an example The Duke of Westminster. That family kept its land because they did not have the obligations of King Ship. The Monarchy in this country is the envy of the world. You wouldnt save money on a President. You can see how our elected representatives have been milking the system for years. Our MP's our Euro crats, Our quango's. Sure add another layer of cost then you will see expenses. I say love the queen and leave Europe then sack 50% of Gov't employees. then you will see large savings.

So where will that 2 million saving be going I wonder?

Overseas perhaps.

Glad to hear you have cut your expenditure your Majesty, just hope it is not a green light for your wayward son air-miles Andy to up his expenditure to counter-balance your cuts!

This mudracking is appalling. The state earns far more from the Crown properties revenues than is paid back to the Queen. All other expenses are for official engagements. It has long been argued that the Crown estates should be handed abck and the monarchy pay for itself that way. With our thrifty monarch they would probably outdo the current system. As for having a president; the cost would be roughly the same; plus the added cost of the elections...

Get rid of that parasite Andrew then there will be a few more millions saved.

It's the MP's that should be asked to cut spending not the Royal Family. The Royal Family put the great into Great Britain. MP's especially under the last government were all lying, ten faced greedy animals who threw this country into financial crisis. Also should stop this Con Lib partnership, Liberals are a waste of space, idiots. Love the Royals,and Kate Middleton is bloody gorgeous!