‘Royal family do nothing but sit on their backsides
and wave at people’:
Oxford students against Jubilee tribute
UK: Students at Oxford University have voted against hanging the
portrait of the British Queen as part of her Diamond Jubilee
celebrations because she was “born into privilege”. Students at Keble
College, whose alumni include the Duke of Kent’s grandson Edward
Windsor, disagreed with plans to spend £200 on a picture of Queen
Elizabeth saying “the general feeling was that enough is already being”
spent on celebrations marking the Queen’s 60th year of reign.
“Nearly 200 pounds to support someone who was born into a certain
family is not really economical use of money. The Royal family do
nothing but sit on their backsides and wave at people.
They have never had to work in their lives and just live off their
ancestor’s money,” said one of the students.
Oxford students’ vote against the hanging of the Queen’s picture
comes as the British Queen is celebrating her 60 year on the throne over
the extended Jubilee weekend from June 2 to June 5 amid protests staged
by anti-monarchy activists.
Furthermore, the students’ refusal to spend £200 on a portrait of the
Queen comes after reports said £202 million a year was the cost of the
Queen and her family’s lobbying government ministers to promote their
financial interests.
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