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The Duke of Edinburgh,
who once expressed his wish to come back as a virulent disease and
decimate humanity, has again revealed his contempt for the lower classes
in Britain.
During a visit to a Dagenham, east London community
center the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch asked a
group of women “who do you sponge off?”
An aide feebly attempted to backtrack, saying there was “context” to the remark. He said the insult was in regard to sponge cake
The
royals are usually circumspect and do not openly display their contempt
for the commoners, but Philip, now 94, as of late has let it all hang
out.
Less than a week ago he told a lowly photographer “just take
the f—— picture” during a photo session for the Battle of Britain
anniversary.
Philip may want to look into his own sponging before berating the commoners.
The Windsors grab $300 million a year (£180 million) out of the British public coffer.
Queen
Elizabeth II is the owner of around 6,600 million acres of land, one
sixth of the earth’s non ocean surface, making her the largest landowner
on the planet. The value of this mammoth estate is estimated to be
approximately £17,600,000,000,000 or $33,000,000,000,000.
She is
said to be personally worth half a billion dollars. The wealth comes
from “property holdings including Balmoral Castle in the Scottish
Highlands, stud farms, a fruit farm and marine land throughout the U.K.;
extensive art and fine jewelry; and one of the world’s largest stamp
collections built by her grandfather,” notes Forbes.
Not
included are those assets belonging to the Crown Estate, which she gets
to enjoy as Queen, such as $10 billion worth of real estate, Buckingham
Palace (estimated to be worth another $5 billion), the Royal Art
collection, and unmarked swans on stretches of the Thames. The Crown has
claimed ownership of these birds since the 12th century when swan meat
was considered a delicacy; they are no longer eaten. The Queen also
receives an annual government stipend of $12.9 million.
