serenissima
Aristocracy
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Not every village or town has it's own hunt but many from these villages are members of hunts elsewhere. I know quite a few people from Sheffield, Buxton, and surrounding areas who are members of a hunt. Quite a few members of the hunts are from working class background, it might help you to read the blurb from The Countryside Alliance where they state this. Personally I am 100% behind the ban. The only thing the CA truly concerns itself with is hunting, whether it is Fox Hunting, Hare Coursing (definitely a working mans 'sport'), Shooting, Fishing, certainly not the day to day concerns of ordinary people, whereas Charles concerns himself with helping disadvantaged youth, farming communities and a variety in between. He personally donated funds to the flood hit regions.
It is not a Tax Free Asset as the Duchy pays corporate tax, employment tax, VAT etc. Charles pays tax on all his income. Charles discloses, in full his accounts every year.
Oh, thank you for your kind reply. Well, I do know that there are people who are born below our own kind who do engage themselves in such activities as you have mentioned. However, I do think that it is not the prince's place to advocate this particular matter re: the fox hunting. If he wants to represent the people, then, he cannot talk about black or gay or whatever people as if they are better off than those who want to carry on hunting etc. That is how I feel.
Thank you also for your information re: the tax matters. Well, I would like to believe what you tell me but since the financial affairs of the royal family are not always very clear (unlike those of other royal houses such as that of Sweden, of Japan etc), I should like to ask somebody whom my husband knows who knows these things better and I shall make up my mind.
Well, I would like to chat about this sort of thing a bit longer but now look it's alreday this time, I must be going. I have got my hair appointment and I have this concert to go to this evening, too. I am sorry but I must go. Thank you anyway for your swift response.