THE L.S.D. OF THE HINGE OF WALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12931, 29 July 1905, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE L.S.D. OF THE HINGE OF WALES.

If a man's wealth is to be calculated by his expenses rather than by his income, the Prince of Wales could hardly be considered a rich man. Take into consideration some of the items of expenditure necessary to his state. The Prince's salary list is enormous, and comprises the wages of a very large staff of servants; while especially connected with Marlborough House is a, special comptroller and a treasurer, it house steward, and seme thirty to forty lesser officials. Some people labour under the delusion that royalty is never troubled with the payment of railway fares. As an actual fact the Prince and Princess spend a' considerable amount, of their respective incomes on 'journeys, and in their case there is a very heavy added item—that of tips, which, although now regulated, according to precedent, dog the footsteps .of the Royal Family here, there, and everywhere. STABLES. With but few exceptions the Prince and Princess have made it a rule never to deal with any but British firms, and all bills and accounts are settled immediately. Should a bill be sent in after having been once paid the firm is never again patronised. In. tho Marlborough stables forty to fifty horses are always to be found. The stable accounts are kept with extreme care, and the Prince of Wales rarely indulges himself/with a'new carriage. Indeed, lie generally uses daily a quiet brougham. MATtLUOKOGGH HOUSE HILLS. The Prince and Princess have never followed the example of their German relations in placing their servants 011 board wages, but the house steward is expected to look carefully after everything, and lie does so. Still, the Marlborough House "weeklybills are. enormous, the: more so that only the best of everything is served both above arid' below stairs. It would horrify most people were they to know the amount spent by the Prince," or rather by his private secretary, 011 stationery and penny stamps, for on 110 occasion, save those very strictly within the letter of the law, are the magic letters "0.11.M.5.", ever put on 'a letter .posted from Marlborough House. Telegrams, again, form a heavy item, and it is computed .that these, together with the letters and. parcels sent by post, increase the Postmaster's official revenue by over two thousand a year. PUTTY CASH. On the question of the Prince's. personal or petty cash expenditure it is difficult to touch. As is well known, it is not etiquette for a royal personage to carry a purse, but this has so often led to awkward and absurd incidents that of late years the Prince generally manages to have a few loose coins a'bout him. The most expensive portion of the Royal wardrobe is the uniforms and Royal robes; those which belonged to the King when Prince of Wales were said to be worth. £15,000. THKAXBE-COIKK. ' As to the cost of the Prince's amusements, few people know that even Royalty must pay, and pay pretty heavily, for its ordinary amusement. Every time the Prince of Wales goes to the play he pays the ordinary tariff rates for the Royal box. Indeed,' lie and the Princess have' always been most scrupulous not except any so-called favours of this kind. • Were they to do so. they would find it impossible to prevent their presence being used as an actual, instead of as an indirect, advertisement. PRESENTS. As is the case with humbler mortals wedding presents of late years become a very heavy tax to the master of .Marlborough House. The • Prince constantly: sends a souvenir of some kind, even to those with whom lie is not intimately acquainted, and he is, of course, expected to be handsomely represented at the numerous Royal weddings which' are always taking place among his "relations. Again, he is kind and generous to all those about him, and always remembers Christmas and even birthdays in a very substantial manner.

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