The Changing Costs of The Jubilee

The changing costs of the Jubilee party 1952 - 2012 The Queen's Jubilee will be celebrated across the Commonwealth with civic events, street parties and community get-togethers. So how much will the party cost - and how does that compare to the celebrations when Her Majesty came to the throne? WHO'S COMING TO THE PARTY? Last year's Royal Wedding was huge. Will the Jubilee be even bigger? of us plan to 8% buy a souvenir. 20 million Brits plan to celebrate the Jubilee. 38% of us plan to buy food and decorations. £823 MILLION Expected expenditure at Jubilee. £480 Estimated expenditure at Royal Wedding. MILLION £40 Expenditure per person (of those planning to celebrate). THE DIAMOND JUBILEE GOODY BAG Between private donors and taxes, we are of course spending a lot more. So what can we expect? £1.2BN Expected cost to public of bank holiday. £80M Cost of proposed royal yacht (privately funded). £12M River pageant including 1000 boats (privately funded). £7-8M Up to 450.000 medals for policeman, firemen and others (taxpayer). - £1M £547,000 Extra budget for Royal Household (taxpayer). Local council celebrations (taxpayer). £500,000 • £157,000 Jubilee fountain planned by State barge Gloriana (privately funded. Windsor and Maidenhead Council (privately funded). • £98,396 - £100,000 Stained glass window in Westminster Hall (privately funded by MPs). Jubilee whisky (privately funded). The whisky is 60 years old and profits from sales will go to the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. Most local councils are waiving fees for street parties, as they did for the Royal Wedding. THE COST OF A CORONATION The Coronation in 1953, the year after the Queen came to the throne, took place in a time of austerity. Some things haven't changed. but some certainly have! %3D 16 shillings (approximately £50 in today's money) Suggested entrance price for VIP guests to Westminster Abbey. VIP WINSTON CHURCHHILL REJECTED THIS IDEA, SAYING IT WAS 'SHABBY'. SHABBY! £4-6 (approximately £251 - £376 in today's money) Cost of seats in spectator stands. 2 shilings (approximately £6 in today's money) Meat ration in 1952. LUCKILY, THE MINISTRY OF FOOD ALLOWED A SPECIAL DISPENSATION OF 82 APPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO ROAST WHOLE OXEN, WHERE THIS HAD BEEN A TRADITION. %3D £157 £113,000 £157 (approximately £ 113,000 in today's money) The Wedding Ring of England, made in 1831. THEN Now | YOUR QUALITY GUIDE TO TELEVISION & RADIO 22-20 Jenuary 20n RADIO TIMES Radioes EXC £1.40 FA FATHC BEING HUMAN Justin 3d DAVID STARKEY The truth about Henry VIr's The cult hit you can't miss. Sexy, funny. with added bitel last wife PLUS The National Television Awarts (approximately 78p in today's money) SOURCES Research conducted by Opinium between 9- 11 May 2012 amongst 2,010 adults aged 18+. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/interactive- graphics/9197527/Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-cost-of-the-celebrations.html http://citywire.co.uk/money/jubilee-bank-holiday-how-much-is-it-worth/a589867 http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/where-did-the-word- jubilee-for-a-celebration-come-from-and-what-does-jubilee-mean-in-hebrew http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9280324/Queens -Diamond-Jubilee-a-postcard-from-the-fifties.html http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors- choice/2012/02/06/60-year-matured-whisky-to-be-decanted-for-queen-s-diamond-jub ilee-will-cost-10Ok-per-bottle-86908-23738656/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1559658/Records- reveal-Queens-cut-price-Coronation.html http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2003/50Ofactsabout TheQueen SCoronation.aspx http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/10/want-the-jubilee-at-coronation-prices/ http://www.bbctv-ap.co.uk/coron.htm http://www.measuringworth.com/ Sourced and TM MoneySupermarket com produced by £20 ------- --------- £20 £20 OLF