The Royal Household's expediture: list of facts

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:: The Royal Mail runs a 'Court Post Office' at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, providing normal counter and delivery services for staff.

:: Fifteen craftsmen including cabinet makers, gilders, French polishers and clockmakers maintain and repair the furniture in the official areas of the royal places.

: The overhauled Monarchy website now attracts 300,000 web users a week.

:: Under the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund the Royal Household is expected to offset 2,587 tonnes of carbon during 2008-09 at a cost of £46,000.

:: There were 1.72 million paying visitors to the occupied royal palaces like Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.

:: It cost £2,511 an hour to run 32 Squadron's four-engined BAe 146 jet that provides royal flights and can seat up to 26 people.

:: The Queen undertook more than 400 engagements across the UK during the last financial year.

:: About 50,000 people were the guests of the Queen at garden parties held last summer at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland.

:: The Royal Household receives more than 700,000 calls a year.

:: Buckingham Palace is linked to other royal palaces by private wires and fibre optic links.

[oscarmacca]

So glad to hear the Royal and Serene Majesties are doing their bit.
I think all Posties should start an hour earlier, forego their meal releif, use private transport at all times to save wear and tear on OMVs, run round the delivery so to get back for a collection on unpaid overtime and be grateful.
Just a pipe dream, It could never happen in our industry.

[Martin Walsh]

The Queens Postman has always been one of the best jobs in Royal Mail . The only Royal Mail worker who is exempt from the working time directive and who travels where ever she is whether thats at Buck Palace or Balmoral.

Still a number of Royal Mail staff who work at Buck Palace including a postmaster. All the orginal ones come from SW1.

Now dont get me started on the House of commons postmen and women thats another very good job albeit not as good as it used to be when all night sittings were the norm.