The Editor speaks: Welcome to our Royals

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It is wonderful to have Prince Charles
and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visit our shores.

I also believe it is a great honour to
be the last Caribbean country they have visited on their twelve days
and six countries tour.

It has certainly been jammed pack and
included a couple of days in Cuba. The very first ever official visit
to the country by a member of the royal family.

Of course there had to be someone who
thought it was a waste of money and brought up the slavery question.

When is Great Britain going to pay us for that?So what ills that happened in the past by mainly unrelated persons is going to be reasons for bills?

And who will benefit from any payments
that may come the way.

Who has benefitted most from the
handouts given to countries? Sadly not the people that deserve it
most.

And if Britain is expected to pay for
the ills of their ancestors then will the sons and daughters of the
corrupt presidents who have stolen monies that were ear marked for
their countrymen pay up?

The sins of the fathers.

Talking of who pays … who pays for
he Royal Family's trips to different countries?

The royals have a limited travel budget
and typically only request the private jet for official visits, not
personal trips. The British taxpayers usually foot the bill for their
travel expenses, but not always.

Not always. For example, in October
2018 when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s headed to Australia for
their tour the Australian taxpayers, not the British, picked up the
costs. Residents of the country also paid when the queen flew there
for a five-day visit in 2006. Her Majesty’s whole visit added up to
more than $1 million then, so it’s safe to assume that Harry and
Markle’s cost a lot more.

Who is footing the bill for this one?

I actually haven't been able to get a
definite answer but I do believe we are footing some of the bill. An
RFA plane has been transporting the Royals from country to country so
that will no doubt be borne by the UK.

Welcome to the Cayman Islands Prince
Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

We are very happy you are here and cheers to whoever is paying for it.

Published March 27, 2019

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