Summary
A TRIP by the Queen's cousin to islands in the South Pacific cost the taxpayer nearly pounds 150,000.
The Duke of Gloucester -19th in line to the throne - and his wife had been asked to attend Coronation of Tonga's King George Tupou V. The shocking amount was revealed as Buckingham Palace figures showed the Queen and the Royal Family cost 69p for every taxpayer last year - an increase of 3p.See the full content of this document
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QUEEN'S COUSIN'S pounds 150,000 FLIGHTS TO SOUTH PACIFIC ..PAID FOR BY YOU ; Not to mention Prince Charles's pounds 26,762 train trip to Sheffield
The total cost of the monarchy rose by pounds 1.5million to pounds 41.5million for 2008-09.
The Gloucesters flew...See the full content of this document
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