h/t Hammy for this – totally wrong yet hilarious 
Royal Weddings and £££
It’s a strange thing that so many people don’t understand basic business sense…
I have spent some time reading and trying to understand hundreds of points of view with respect of many claiming the 
UK can’t afford to pay for a Royal Wedding – when the reality is, we can’t afford not to!!
To start with, what is the cost? The pageantry is already there and paid for, the soldiers are already there and paid for too.
So then there’s the policing, preparation and clean up… The rest is pretty much private sector.
It’s like a rock band putting on an arena gig, yes there is a lot of front money involved but the ticket sales will still leave the band millions in profit.
As such London will do what it does best… it will play host to hundreds of thousands of people. It will broadcast the event to more than a billion people worldwide and if you don’t think that makes gratuitous amounts of money – you’re an idiot!!
Indeed, the cost and more to the point taxes raised by this event will be nothing short of staggering… All the train
tickets, coaches, buses, cars, parking, the Tube, hotel rooms, not to come anywhere close to the sheer quantity of food, drink and memorabilia and flags etc that will be bought on the day… just think of the amount of people who will buy new cameras and even shoes etc.
This is tax revenue the likes of which are so very rare…
Personally, I can’t think of a better time for a Royal Wedding – in my view… A bloody shrewd move for the benefit of an entire nation…
