The tourism to the likes of Buckingham palace is easily rivaled or beaten by similar locations in Europe that lack a royal family. Versailles, for example, attracts more tourism than Buckingham palace. If the royal family had all privileges and titles revoked tomorrow, it wouldn't have the effect on tourism the people making that argument believe, all the historical buildings would still be there, the history would still exist.
The figure most royalists use for the cost of the royal family also only counts the money given directly to the royal family annually for their personal use. When security costs, renovations on royal accommodations and the like are considered, the figure rises drastically.
The tourism to the likes of Buckingham palace is easily rivaled or beaten by similar locations in Europe that lack a royal family. Versailles, for example, attracts more tourism than Buckingham palace. If the royal family had all privileges and titles revoked tomorrow, it wouldn't have the effect on tourism the people making that argument believe, all the historical buildings would still be there, the history would still exist.
The figure most royalists use for the cost of the royal family also only counts the money given directly to the royal family annually for their personal use. When security costs, renovations on royal accommodations and the like are considered, the figure rises drastically.
It would probably increase because there wouldn't be disgusting parasites living in the place and it could be more opened up.
Good point, families could take tours through the grounds and they wouldn't have to keep tracking beacons on their kids