Functions and costs of the British Royal Family?

Question

Looking for some information on the functions of the British Royal family (beyond rubbish like 'not a lot' or 'head of state'), as well as how much they cost the taxpayer each year and am too thick to do so without les Internet.

Wicked.

Answer 1

What is Rachelle after a trip to the Palace??Baroness Rachelle perhaps!!

Answer 2

They stand for the upper classes, beheading, sleeping with each other and paying off a driver :)

Answer 3

The Monarchy has sometimes been described as an expensive institution, with Royal finances shrouded in confusion and secrecy. In reality, the Royal Household is committed to ensuring that public money is spent as wisely and efficiently as possible, and to making Royal Finances as transparent and comprehensible as possible. Each year the Royal Household publishes a summary of Head of State expenditure. There are four sources of funding for The Queen, or officials of the Royal Household acting on Her Majesty's behalf, in both a public and private capacity. These are: the Civil List, the Grants-in-Aid for upkeep of Royal Palaces and for Royal travel, the Privy Purse and The Queen's personal wealth and income.

Other than The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh is the only member of the Royal Family to receive an annual parliamentary allowance to enable him to carry out official public duties supporting The Queen. Since 1993, The Queen has repaid to the Treasury the annual parliamentary allowances received by other members of the Royal Family. Most of the allowances received by members of the Royal Family are spent on staff who support their public engagements and correspondence. In 2000 the annual amounts payable to members of the Royal Family (which are set every ten years) were reset at their 1990 levels for the next ten years, until December 2010.

For more detail information on royal finances please visit http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp

Answer 4

The above response is my sentiment exactly.

Thank you.

Answer 5

With  the endorsement of the Royal Family members , charities can make a fortune to help their causes.

'UK plc' has a very healthy export balance , some foreign visits by our 'chief family' sometimes goes unreported by the media. The Royal Family brings in billions of pounds.