Queen should pay for her own yacht
Thousands of Brits struggle along with basic assets and a meagre wage to purchase and maintain a private yacht.
If the Queen wants a yacht she not only has more than enough income to purchase one but any shortfall could be found by selling off some of the land from her vast estates.
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Hide AdIt is inconceivable that any MP should even consider funding a private yacht for the Queen out of the public purse especially in these hardened times.
Furthermore, even if the tax payers paid for it they would never be allowed on board!
I walked up the gangplank of Britannia once to have a look around but was smartly escorted off.
Tony Smith
Brownbread Stud, Ashburnham