Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-10
THE COST OF ROYALTY.
Thirty.five MILLION sterling Paid ~ the
British People for tho Laxury 81 Aav.
Ing 4 Queen

London Correspondence Pha telegraph. Feb. 90.
To-day Is the twenty-1rst anniversary OF the
birth OF the Princess Louise victoria Alexandra
Dagmar, eldest daughter of the Prince and Princess
| Of Wales; and among the good wishes which are
| generally expressed for the young ladys welfare
one cannot help hearing q good many references
| to the near approach OF the time when the prince
will come down upon the taxpayers for ''suit-
able" provision for his two sons and three daugh-
| tiers. Already the voice Of the complainer has
been heard In the house OF commons; andI believe
that Lord salisbury has 1t in his mind to appoint
| that committee OF inquiry into the whole matter
which Mr.. Gladstone promised on the last
committee will no doubt decide that something
ought 70 be done for those In the direct line Of
succession, but for the future anything beyond
house OF commons and the electorate are getting
more ana more advanced on this point Some
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voter, MI. Z. A Taylor; but things are different
now and there are more radicals than ever even
they and their friends begin TO tot up what they
have to pay for the
LUXURY OF HAVING QUEEN,
1t Is not surprising that, with depression and bad
times outside, they should feel anything but salts
fed with the present arrangement. Times may be
bad, work may be scarce, and life may not be
worm living, but the tax collector comes around
as regularly as ever, and there is no curtatnent
begin to reckon up now and the totals they pro
duce are not without serious effect upon their po-
ntical proci1vities, and even upon their adhesion
That Tor over rty years the queen has been in re-
celpL OF cSS5.00 per annum, which makes very
nearly
TWENTY MILLION OF MONEY
during her lengthy reign, and they also remember
the 'poor relations" who have had tidy bit from
the public purse. Leopold !, the queens uncle, re-
celved net sum OF 81, 1857, 900 for marrying
rr1cess Charlotte Of Wales; the Duke Of Cumber-
land, another uncle, pocketed over o million be-
years widow6ood received &, 200, O6o; the Duchess
the Duke Of Cambridge date, si,Ii46oo; and 60
on through the list OF daughters, sons auntS and
uncles, until the total amount received by
rOyaltyS relatives Twelve dead and one still sur
vtving) reaches the sum OF cS9S4,956. Then we
come 10 the present royal family, and aprOpos Of
teresting to note that H. r H. has already bled
the nation to pretty considerable tune, starting
at the age of seventeen with a colonelcy In the
army. The toJal sum which he and his good lady
have received since March, 1853, is only a few
thousands short OF two million and hall, Of
m ncSa iSurnltns have been received from the
Win no rent or taxes to pay-One would think
something could be spared for ''the children"
THE "DKMNITIoN" TOTAL
While on the subject 1t may not be unnteresting
to note what the other members OF the royal fam
lily have cost. Briefly put the sums are follows:
Qs4O-6N...: E79O 900 (IS7l-s7l.... 100000
,Qs5s.s7l:-. 277ooO nsughtusSi-
Princess Alice S7.......... 335, 900
uS62-7S..... $4,000 Prince Leopold
Duke OF Edin- O374).includ-
bursh 0S66- ing duchess. 1SS, 600
S7l.......... 271,SS3 Princess BeS-
Princess Helena trics........... $4,000
(1S66-SO.... 156,OOUl
The total for ten individuals Is 81 766, O83; and
Dy reckoning the civil list pensions and al fam.
lily together 1t Is found that the present sovereign,
with her aunts ana uncleS and her numerous pro-
geny, has cost the nation close UPON c3j OOO 900.
NO wonder people shrug their shoulders when the
heir apparent'S family Is mentioned.