The Playboy Prince Continues his Jaunts at Taxpayers' Expense

Prince Andrew, known as the Playboy Prince in some circles, charged the taxpayer £2,000 to attend a champagne reception at one of his favourite golf clubs. He stayed around 42 minutes. His preferred mode of transport to do the 226 mile round trip from his home in Windsor to the exclusive Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, was private helicopter.

The cost of a return train ticket from Windsor to the golf club would have been £30.70 and he would have arrived in time for the function. Alternatively, it would have taken around two and a half hours to drive the 113 miles from Windsor to the club. Only last week the Sunday Mail revealed how Andrew spent an estimated £60,000 of public money to charter a private jet for a four day trop to Azerbaijan.

Recently Jack Straw exempted the Royal Family from Freedom of Information requests. We pay over £500,000 for 24 hour security personnel for his two daughters because Andrew insisted.

Isn't it time we insisted this squandering of our money stops? It will continue as look as we decide to ignore it. I'm sure many of us could make an endless list of sensible uses of £2,000 of public money. Paying for the lifestyle of the Royals wouldn't be on mine.

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