Why does the Queen of England get rich being unemployed?

Question

She does nothing and she gets everyones taxes, so she's basically on benefits. Lazy woman

Answer 1

She actually is employed and does quite a bit. She has personal money in her bank account, but the government takes care of everything else.

Answer 2

She works much harder than you think.Here are some of her duties,but I doubt you'll read them since you just wanted to post something that is impolite:

http://www.royal.gov/uk

"The Queen is Head of State in the United Kingdom. Her official title in the UK is "Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith".

As a constitutional monarch, The Queen does not 'rule' the country, but fulfils important ceremonial and formal roles with respect to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and the devolved assemblies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Queen is also Fount of Justice, from whom justice in the United Kingdom derives, and has important relationships with the Armed Forces and the established Churches of England and Scotland.

In addition to her role in the United Kingdom, The Queen has a special role to play in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, which are dependent territories of the English Crown.



Read more about The Queen's State roles in the UK and Crown dependencies in this section.

By means of regular visits through every part of the United Kingdom, The Queen is able to act as a focus for national unity and identity. Through her engagements and walkabouts, The Queen is able to meet people from every walk of life.

The British Sovereign can be seen as having two roles: Head of State, and 'Head of the Nation'.

As Head of State, The Queen undertakes constitutional and representational duties which have developed over one thousand years of history.

There are inward duties, with The Queen playing a part in State functions in Britain. Parliament must be opened, Orders in Council have to be approved, Acts of Parliament must be signed, and meetings with the Prime Minister must be held.

There are also outward duties of State, when The Queen represents Britain to the rest of the world. For example, The Queen receives foreign ambassadors and high commissioners, entertains visiting Heads of State, and makes State visits overseas to other countries, in support of diplomatic and economic relations.

As 'Head of Nation', The Queen's role is less formal, but no less important for the social and cultural functions it fulfils.



The Queen's role is to:

Perform the ceremonial and official duties of Head of State, including

representing Britain to the rest of the world;

Provide a focus for national identity and unity;

Provide stability and continuity in times of change;

Recognise achievement and excellence;

Encourage public and voluntary service.

These include: providing a focus for national identity, unity and pride; giving a sense of stability and continuity; recognising success, achievement and excellence; and supporting service to others, particularly through public service and the voluntary sector.

These roles are performed through different types of engagement.

By means of regular visits through every part of the United Kingdom, The Queen is able to act as a focus for national unity and identity.

Through her engagements and walkabouts, The Queen is able to meet people from every walk of life. The Queen's unifying role as Sovereign is also shown in her special relationships with the devolved assemblies in Scotland and Wales.

In addition, at times of national celebration or tragedy, The Queen publicly represents the nation's mood - for example, at annual commemoration of the war dead on Remembrance Sunday, or at celebrations for a national sporting victory.

The Queen also has an essential role in providing a sense of stability and continuity in times of political and social change. The system of constitutional monarchy bridges the discontinuity of party politics.

While political parties change constantly, the Sovereign continues as Head of State, providing a stable framework within which a government can introduce wide-ranging reforms.

With more than five decades of reading State papers, meeting Heads of State and ambassadors and holding a weekly audience with the Prime Minister, The Queen has an unequalled store of experience upon which successive Prime Ministers have been able to draw.

The Queen is able to recognise success and achievement in a personal way. These include honours, awards, visits, patronage and sponsorship. At Investitures, for example, The Queen honours individuals for public service or outstanding achievement.

She also hosts garden parties to which guests from all backgrounds are invited, most of whom are nominated by charities or public sector organisations for their service to their communities.

And in the thousands of messages sent by The Queen each year to people celebrating their 100th birthdays or diamond weddings, The Queen is able to give special and personal recognition of remarkable individuals.

The Queen also supports service to others, through close relationships with the voluntary and charitable sector. About 3,000 organisations list a member of the Royal Family as patron or president. The Queen has over 600 patronages and The Duke of Edinburgh over 700.

In all these roles, The Queen is supported by members of the Royal Family, who carry out many of the engagements which The Queen cannot undertake in person."

There's much more information about what she does at the site,but I must assume that you're not really interested,that all you wanted to do was post a rant,which is not what you are supposed to do at Answers.

Answer 3

I dont know for sure but I would say the royal family would already be worth millions perhaps billions

and they would get alot of money from the government

probly out of people taxes

Answer 4

She does nothing???   I'll betcha she can outdo you on one of her slowest days.  She gives speeches, she does tours, she handles opening ceremonies for new businesses, new things all over the world.

All that from a woman in her 80s!   She pays taxes, too, just like everyone else.

Answer 5

what a stupid ignorant question. how can u say that the queen is lazy? she has a whole state to run and all laws have to go past her before being passed. she holds a weekly meeting with the primeminister and overall probablyis far more busy than you'll ever be. so unless you do some research i dont think that you can hold that judgement.

Answer 6

The Prime Minister basically does rule the country, but the queen is more of the public face. When the prime minister is working, the queen and royal family attend to society. Also, it's traditional in England.

Answer 7

Actually the Queen has done a lot for her country, and has dedicated her entire life to serve and bring unity to her nation. In addition to her constitutional duties, The Queen has an important role to play in public. A national figurehead, The Queen provides a focus for identity, offers recognition of achievement of all kinds, and supports the ideals of public and charitable work.

Her Majesty acts a focus for national unity and pride by means of regular visits in the UK, her other realms, the Commonwealth and overseas destinations. The Queen is supported by other members of the Royal Family, who also carry out thousands of visits each year. The Queen recognizes excellence and achievement. This takes place in many ways: through Royal visits which provide a 'seal of approval' to a charity or community; through the award of honours and prizes to outstanding individuals; and through messages sent to those celebrating special birthdays or wedding anniversaries.

The Queen and the Royal Family also play an important part in the public and voluntary sector. Through involvement with hundreds of charities, military units and other organizations, they promote the ideal of service to others.

Note: The title "Queen of England" no longer exists, it was banned since the start of the 17th century. The British monarchy is now known as "King/Queen of the United Kingdom." The Queen and her royal family are actually "employed" by the British government to represent their country, and are paid with an annual salary. The Queen volunteered to pay her taxes as well and 75% of her annual salary goes to pay off her expenses such property maintenances, salary for staffs and other members.

Answer 8

She had rich ancestors.

Answer 9

She is employed. She is the head of state of the UK and the Commonwealth. She doesn't sit on a throne all day wearing fancy clothes and crowns. She is queen to about 55 nations, not just the UK. Being queen in the modern world is a real job.

She has her own investments from her own money aside from her income from the government.

Which is more than you would do in her position.

Answer 10

She's a figurehead and a tourist attraction.  She does do a lot of good with charities, etc.

Answer 11

she is employed, and certainly does Not do nothing all day. that is an uneducated comment.

Answer 12

It may interest you to know that royals pay almost double the tax rate than their fellow countrymen.As for Elizabeth's money,well you can thank her great grandmother,Queen Victoria  for that. When she ascended the throne in the early 1800's,the royal family was almost broke and was also looked down upon by the aristocracy.

Victoria was the one who invested what little money the family had and it's been growing ever since.

Answer 13

You want her job?  Make endless public appearances, cut ribbons, accept bouquets from bashful school children, attend boiring entertainments, sign into law bills you don't always agree with, bestow knighthoods and other honors and appointments on people the Prime Minister tells you to, and hold up your head and smile and be gracious no matter whether your feet hurt or your heart is breaking?

Answer 14

The money the Queen gets from the government is far less than she pays back in her own taxes. She performs on average 400 royal duties every year (more than one a day) and this is quite a big feat for an 81 year-old.

Answer 15

Queen Elizabeth II is funded by the tax payer. She has only recently agreed to pay tax on some of her private income.