The royal wedding costs an estimated $42.8 million—and 94% of it is for security | Forex Factory

  • The royal wedding costs an estimated $42.8 million—and 94% of it is for security

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    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding will come with a staggering bill: about $42.8 million. But the majority of that money isn't paying for ornate flowers, classy hors d'œuvres or entertainment: It's going towards keeping the betrothed, their guests and the thousands of onlookers safe. According to U.K. wedding site Bridebook, the cost of security, including snipers, undercover police and a counter-UAV system, will be about $40.1 million, or 94 percent of the total wedding budget. If you disregard security costs, it's still a pricey affair. England-based luxury wedding planner Aimee Dunne tells CNBC Make It that ... (full story)

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Tony112
May 19, 2018 6:24pm
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So in a summary the wedding is paid by taxpayers. The slaves.
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bojack34
May 19, 2018 6:35pm
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I wonder how many starving children this could have fed? How many poverty stricken families that could have helped?
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zorndyke
May 19, 2018 11:11pm
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Quoting Iro
Is the British tax payers paying for this or the UK royal family?
what's the difference ?
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Ill-b-back
May 20, 2018 12:09am
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Quoting Guest
but how much were the television rights sold for, or did GB provide free entertainment for the rest of the world?
For Europe and the commmonwealth, it was free to broadcast.
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Tony112
May 20, 2018 7:55am
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Quoting zorndyke
{quote} what's the difference ?

Hahaha lol, true.. Royals get paid by tax payers hehehe
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Ill-b-back
May 20, 2018 12:05am
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Quoting Iro
Is the British tax payers paying for this or the UK royal family?
Article says the royals paid for the wedding cost while tax payers paid for the security.
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lasty
May 20, 2018 6:55pm
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How much revenue will the wedding bring in ? $1.3 billion is the estimate .

Not a bad return to pay away $43 million for the benefit.
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Iro
May 19, 2018 10:12pm
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Is the British tax payers paying for this or the UK royal family?
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sunpied
May 20, 2018 3:47am
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$42.8 million for divorcy women ?
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UnBearybull
May 19, 2018 5:49pm
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We wanna REX-IT!
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c0ldsun
May 20, 2018 6:42am
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Let's blame the EU!
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Trader#0926
May 19, 2018 6:39pm
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but how much were the television rights sold for, or did GB provide free entertainment for the rest of the world?
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Trader#47B0
May 20, 2018 11:14am
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Real question is "How much money will they be making selling the rights to magazines and televisions worldwide, 2, 3 or 4 times more?"
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Trader#3FF9
May 20, 2018 3:22pm
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How much does it cost to police FA football matches each year?
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Trader#9DFD
May 20, 2018 6:17pm
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The "feel good" effect is worth the expense.
This kind of event happens once in a blue moon.
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Trader#FD9D
May 20, 2018 8:06pm
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$1.3 bil? haha, that must be coming from stateside.
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