Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
Actually, the Crown Revenues go directly into the Coffers of the Treasury, in exchange for which the Treasury funds the Civil List, irrc the Revenues are about double the List, so the Treasury makes a very tidy profit. The 60p per tax-payer goes on the upkeep of Royal Residences, those which are not private property.

As tibilicus mentioned, these would need to be maintained in the event of a Republic and one would probably become the Presidential Residence. You seem to be under the illusion that "crowns, thrones, and palaces" are things regularly bought, the Crown jewels are hundred of years old, and Buckingham Palace is in serious need of repair. I doubt any president would be as tollerant as the Queen is regarding the dillapidated state of her official residence.

How much do you suppose the US president costs? Or the French president?

Furthermore, the Queen is much wealthier than any potential president, and so she buys her own clothes.
Well, technically all English (or even British?) soil is property of the crown. People who say "I own a house" are just tenants, technically.
I assume that when you Brits speak of the Queen's personal property, you mean those possessions of wich she personally, i.e. not in the capacity as queen, "owns"? Otherwise, this whole line of reasoning is disingenuous.