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Not to mention the actual cost.

I believe it is in the tens of billions when a monarch dies (changes of money, ceremonies, etc). Dude is in his 70s.

Save your country a bit of money unless you want to foot the bill for maybe 10 years of being King.




> I believe it is in the tens of billions when a monarch dies (changes of money, ceremonies, etc).

That doesn't sound right by an order of magnitude. The main "cost" would be the extra bank holiday, but that is difficult to quantify.


Coins aren't changed. New ones will have Charles on, but the existing ones will remain in circulation until they wear out.




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