Royalty Buckingham Palace is also scrutinized from time to time. However, the most recent annual report, which has just been released, shows that there is still work to be done. For example, the palace did not achieve the imposed diversity goals, and the royals’ trips abroad still cost too much money.
They weren’t far off, but unfortunately the royals failed to meet the diversity goals. As of March 31, it was found that only 9.7 percent of staff had a migration background, while the target was 10 percent. Sorry, but they don’t give up. The new target for 2025 is that 14 percent of the workforce has a migration background. The rest of the employees were already given a course on inclusivity and diversity, which they had to participate in.
The British royal family has been repeatedly accused of racism in recent years, not least by Prince Harry and Meghan, who claimed on TV that someone from the royal family was racist. In addition, Prince William’s godmother was also discredited because she kept questioning a black-skinned guest about ‘her origin’.
Expensive trips
In addition to diversity, savings also remain a problem. Although Charles already went through the budget thoroughly with the red pen, he wants it to be even cheaper in the future. Especially the many trips that the royals make, cause costs. Last year, the family spent 4.5 million euros on foreign trips. The visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla to Rwanda was the most expensive, with a price tag of 217,300 euros.
Although that is a lot of money, the expenses for travel costs have fallen by 699,000 euros this year. However, it turned out that the costs for helicopter flights had risen to more than 1 million euros in the meantime. Those numbers will also have to fall sharply by next year.
THESE WERE THE ROYALS’ MOST EXPENSIVE TRIPS LAST YEAR
1. Charles on Stretcher – Rwanda – 217,300 euro
2. Charles and Camilla – Germany – 170,000 euros
3. Edward and Sophie – St Lucia, Caribbean – €99,000
4. Princess Anne – Papua New Guinea – 59,400 euros
5. William and Kate – Boston – 55,900 euros
6. Charles on Stretcher – Edinburgh in Belfast – 50,100 euro
7. Queen Elizabeth II – Aberdeen – 47.600 euro
8. William – Poland – 46,000 euros
9. Princess Anne – Estonia – 41,960 euros
10. Queen Elizabeth II – Edinburgh – Kings Lynn – 37.300 euro
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