When they talk about working hard they are usually referring to the number of official engagements they do in a year. A typical engagement - turning up at an event, cutting a ribbon or meeting business leaders for example - will last about an hour, something Charles’s office confirmed when we wrote to them a few years back. Quite often these engagements last no more than 20 minutes.
In 2019 Charles was judged the hardest working royal. That year he did 521 engagements, so hours of ‘work’.
If we assume a typical working day in this country is seven hours this is the equivalent of Charles working seventy four and a half days last year. An average full time worker would do two hundred and forty days. Seventy four and a half days is equivalent to approximately four months of full time work for the whole year.
For that we allowed Charles a personal income of more than £20m a year or about £38,000 an hour. Charles received the equivalent of £38,000 an hour for spending a third of his time meeting people and shaking hands. That’s 3140 times the average hourly wage of the UK’s key workers.
Really ?
What a wedding or a funeral or worse a coronation. ( all at our expense of course )
The average person has no connection with the royals whatsoever .
The gardens at Highgrove are just part of King Charles’ passion project; he also practices organic and sustainable agriculture at the adjacent Home Farm , which he began in 1985, receiving full organic status in 1994 (via Country Living). The gardens at Highgrove are just part of King Charles’ passion project; he also practices organic and sustainable agriculture at the adjacent Home Farm , which he began in 1985, receiving full organic status in 1994 (via Country Living).
well they certainly have historic value but I do believe many of us enjoy the pomp and ceremonial activities which not only entertain a lot of brits but also tourists. they make a boring month/week/year etc colourful and exciting, They still have intrinsic value abroad to a degree and the commonwealth is still alive and swinging. YES of course many of us wanted the Queen to go on for ever but life at least on this planet is not forever - even queens and kings die! I do believe of course they have to give real value to the UK and the commonwealth countries when reqd and that should /could be measured in tangible figures.
I would say that public engagements are very hard work. Constantly on display and you are owned by the media and other people. I can’t think of anyone who would willingly want that job for the money they receive.
Why everyone says that I don’t know .
As if there is only Tony Blair as an alternative .
There are many good and worthy people who would make a good President .
The beauty of a President is that they are not for life ( unlike the unelected house of Windsor ) and can be got shut off after a few years .
Don’t you believe it loads of people would be delighted !
It’s short work most public engagements are little more than 20 minutes not too much of a grind as opposed to a real working day where you are still owned by other people who demand a full days and weeks work !
I’m sure there is a great deal of preparation & travel involved. Also dealing with all the royal correspondence, for the King meeting the PM, the constant legislation to sign off etc.
must be so annoying having all these staff to deal with. You are never alone, there’s always someone hovering about. Think about it - he is 74 years old and has to spend his days being ferried around from this engagement to that with everyone wanting something from him every minute of the day. It’s not a job he ever applied for but one he was born into. Every single thing he does has been scrutinised by the public since birth. He can’t go to the local pub or shopping or just for a walk or run in the park. At the same time he has no real power. It’s not a position to envy or aspire to.
