In a survey by the market research institute Yougov, published this week, 51 percent of more than 4,200 respondents said they did not believe the state should bear the cost of the event. On the other hand, almost a third (32 percent) spoke in favor of it, the rest could not decide.
More than 60 percent of younger Britons between the ages of 18 and 24 are against, while the picture is more balanced among the over-65s: about 44 percent are against financing the coronation with taxpayers’ money, 43 percent are in favour.
In fact, the coronation of Charles (74) and his wife Camilla (75), which will take place at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6, will be funded by taxpayers’ money – but the exact amount will probably only be known afterwards. According to the British news agency PA, the event could cost an estimated £50 million to £100 million (up to €113 million).
According to the PA news agency, Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953 cost £912,000 (about 1.03 million euros). That would mean a cost of £20.5 million (more than €23 million) by today’s standards. (sda/dpa)
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