I never saids they were penniless. I said they aren't as wealthy as ppl like to state.
And the fact that Michael has had to shell out massive amounts of his capital on that house doesn't make me think he's got a lot of money. It makes me think the otherwise. Anyone with money in stocks knows you never eat into your capital, you hold out for the interest to build up. And since Michael's own friends have gone to magazines pleading his need for financial assistance (Tatler), it makes me think he needs assistance from the Queen (I wouldn't allow my pals to go to an international magazine talking about how hard up I was).
The fact that ppl who research and study that family for either a living or a serious hobby have pointed out that they cannot be as wealthy as ppl like to believe carries more weight with me than someone on this board who simply doubts the Windsors' honesty. I believe the Queen when she said to Parliament that estimates where grossly over-estimated, simply because if she lied, it would have come out by now. And I believe the experts who have dug around her finances for decades now, before I believe someone who cannot use common to sense to recognise that rich ppl don't sell their country homes.
And the fact that Michael has had to shell out massive amounts of his capital on that house doesn't make me think he's got a lot of money. It makes me think the otherwise. Anyone with money in stocks knows you never eat into your capital, you hold out for the interest to build up. And since Michael's own friends have gone to magazines pleading his need for financial assistance (Tatler), it makes me think he needs assistance from the Queen (I wouldn't allow my pals to go to an international magazine talking about how hard up I was).
The fact that ppl who research and study that family for either a living or a serious hobby have pointed out that they cannot be as wealthy as ppl like to believe carries more weight with me than someone on this board who simply doubts the Windsors' honesty. I believe the Queen when she said to Parliament that estimates where grossly over-estimated, simply because if she lied, it would have come out by now. And I believe the experts who have dug around her finances for decades now, before I believe someone who cannot use common to sense to recognise that rich ppl don't sell their country homes.