Letter: Sailing into the sunset of monarchy
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir: Since the royal yacht is to be funded by taxpayers, would it not be a good idea for a suite to be set aside on board so that on every voyage (except maybe royal honeymoons) a few ordinary taxpayers would be passengers, as a living reminder to the royals of who paid for the yacht. Allocation could be decided by a special draw of the National Lottery.
B LATIMER
St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex
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