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A royalty cheque

4/24/2011

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In the light of the $78-million price tag attached to the royal wedding, mainly attributed to British taxpayers, and due to its potential cost of $47 billion to Britain’s economy, I must state the obvious: It’s entirely unfair that celebrities have to pay for their own weddings, and dare I say, their own homes too.

Now, before you get your knickers in a bunch, allow me to explain…

As with many markets around the world, the British have been subjects of an historically feeble economy. High unemployment, a weak consumer, and rising inflation, all crave one thing: a strong investment.

So what better way to invest, than in things like $6300-per-night hotel rooms and $47,000 worth of wedding gowns?

(Incidentally, 47 G for a designer dress - plus a back-up replica - is a steal… maybe for the designer... but a steal nonetheless.)

After all, you have to spend money to make money, and that is what the royal wedding is predicted to do.

According to officials from Clarence House, the office of Prince Charles, the Royal Family’s input to the wedding is to be “in the six figures, not in the seven figures.” While the soon-to-be Princess’ family is expected to chip in about $150,000 to $200,000 –  that alone is between five and seven times the average cost of a UK wedding.
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Britons will only have to cover the remainder of the $78 million balance.

Then there are frivolous, out-of-pocket, luxury items that the plebeians will indulge in, which in turn will contribute to the economy. This includes an estimated $45 each on food, cheap wine, and memorabilia, such as Windsor Castle tea towels and Will and Kate coffee mugs.

Tourism can also eventually boost the economy anywhere between $753 and $973 million. Heck, let’s round that up to $1 billion – not even one sixth of the price to shut England down for a day. But so what?

So what if it costs $6.4 billion for the country to take a day off for the national holiday? (And yes, I think celebrities’ weddings should be declared national holidays, as well.)

That is nothing compared to the $47 billion loss to the British economy, projected by the accounting firm of RSM Tenon.

But, that is understandable since there will only be three working days between April 22 and May 2, and many businesses could shut down for 10 days.

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Yup, William and Kate won’t be the only honeymooners; Britons will have almost two weeks off to take in their daily sights and the telly – somewhat of a lavish getaway from the regular grind of life.

To that end, the $47 billion cost is bangers and mash compared to the priceless memories that will be afforded to the Royal Family and its financial backers, British commoners.

(Now that is a royal addition to any resume of one of the many unemployed in the UK: financial backer to the Queen.)

And, seriously, who hasn’t been able to pay his or her Visa bill with the memory of Princess Di and her 25-foot wedding dress train?

The price of the Wedding of the Century is actually more of a gift to the taxpayers (and the century, of course) than it is to the Royals.

Which brings me to my initial point…

Why should celebrities have to pay for their weddings or mansions, considering all the money these events and tourist attractions generate for the economy?

It’s not as if regular folk can afford to boost Beverly Hills’ economy by shopping Rodeo Drive like a celebrity, but regular folk can likely afford to prop its economy by touring the roads and drives of celebrities’ homes.

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And aren’t celebrities the new royalty?

Like Jennifer Aniston, she does nothing; yet, is certainly celebrated. (Similar to her hair – also a celebrity.)

By the by, Aniston is rumoured to be house hunting. I wouldn’t go so far as to call her homeless, but she is essentially mansionless.

Perhaps this is the perfect time to start a fund, and put my idea to practice. We can call it “Help the Mansionless” or “Support the Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous.”

So come Friday, April 29, when Britons get a front row sofa seat to the royal wedding, don’t pity them and their financial situation; rather, rejoice in your front row sofa seat, courtesy of them.

And remember, from Wall Street to multinational corporations, the taxpayer has a noble history of bailouts. Just don’t perceive these instances as the poor bailing out the rich, think of these as investments (not into your future per se, but investments into your reality, or reality shows, as it were).
 
Because that is the bottom line of our economy – a line that props up the higher ones.

Consider that your royalty cheque.

2 Comments
Pierpoint G Granville
4/25/2011 03:01:47 pm

Now I know where the music of Pomp And Circumstance had its beginnings.What makes this marriage different than any other.Nothing.Will this couple contribute anything of note to our globe? No.I don't know why anyone should even talk about this crap.Have I lost my mind.I am doing what I am against.It all proves my point. There really isn't anything worthwhile to say about these two leeches.

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james mccabe
11/25/2011 01:26:49 am

you know.....coming from an english person that wedding is a great thing for our country!!!! don't bang on about all these bank holidays, you obviously know nothing about our counrty. we work bank holidays and get paid time and a half and sometimes double so it's great for us.
things were shit in england and this gave us all a sense of pride and unity. that is priceless!!!!we're not all money motivated. England is world renouned because of our royal family and family history that's why it's important they put us on the map!!!So it may be nothing to everyone else but it's a great day for us, i suppose only the english would really aprieciate it!!!!!

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