Who owns the crown jewels?

[Cyclopathic]

Are they the property of Mrs Windsor or are they property of the state or what?

If nobody knows, can I have them? I like a bit of bling.

 

[MontyVeda]

i think they officially belong to Queenie... but i doubt she has sufficient ownership to sell them.

 

[Cyclopathic]

i think they officially belong to Queenie... but i doubt she has sufficient ownership to sell them.

I bet she already has and the ones on display are fakes.

Also if they are real I bet she'd take them with her if we ever get organised and throw her out. She'd likely go and Queen in some commonwealth country I reckon.

 

[numbnuts]

I thought the state owned them

 

[smokeysmoo]

I own my own crown jewels thank you very much.

 

[Cyclopathic]

[QUOTE 3176035, member: 1314"]They belong to Queenie if she needs to use them as leverage for financial collateral. They belong to us if they need repairing, protecting, etc. Bit like Windsor Castle.[/QUOTE]
Bloody parasites. Grrrrrr.

 

[byegad]

They're my precioussssss.

 

[MontyVeda]

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Also if they are real I bet she'd take them with her if we ever get organised and throw her out. She'd likely go and Queen in some commonwealth country I reckon.

Nooo... getting rid of Queenie would be like getting rid of Blackpool Tower. They might be old and expensive to maintain, and to some, frightfully unsightly, but they have their place as iconic tourist attractions.

 

[Cyclopathic]

I own my own crown jewels thank you very much.

Nooo... getting rid of Queenie would be like getting rid of Blackpool Tower. They might be old and expensive to maintain, and to some, frightfully unsightly, but they have their place as iconic tourist attractions.

People still go and see the great wall of China and they're a republic. We can keep the buildings and in fact open them up for tourism even more if we kick the squatters out.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

They're a complete waste, I say melt them down and make them into something useful, anyway enough about the royal family...

 

[biggs682]

my other half owns mine ....... or at least she thinks she does

 

[TVC]

my other half owns mine ....... or at least she thinks she does

Let us know when you've shown her this post.

 

[welsh dragon]

Technically, I think they belong to the queen as a lot of them were aquired by kings and queens since 1649, when cromwell got rid of the medieval jewles. The duke of Edinburgh was asked this question a number of years ago, and he said the queen owns them and I dont think anyone has ever disputed that fact. Whether she could actually sell them is another matter though.

 

[stephec]

my other half owns mine ....... or at least she thinks she does

Mine owns mine, and she knows it.

 

[welsh dragon]

If the DOE has pronounced on the subject, that is that. @User, you are stood down, sorry to have troubled you

As far as I know, no one contradicted him. That doesn't necessarily mean anything as anyone knows the duke of Edinburgh often puts his foot in it big time. There doesn't seem to be a definitive answer as to who actually owns the crown jewels however. Different people will say different things. I don't think anyone knows for sure accept the queen and the government maybe.