The Britith Royal exaggerate expenses are brought again to the public eye, as Prince Charles spent over £379,000 to have himself and his entourage flown on a 13-day round the world tour.
With destinations such as Sri Lanka, Australasia, Fiji islands and then back to good old Britain there really is no surprise
for the huge bill to be paid from taxpayer's pockets. But nevertheless, the British were quick to point out that Australia reimbursed £87,700 of the bill, which means London's vaults need to cough up only a mere £292,229 for the tour.
Yes, the prince visited some communities that were hit by the tsunami end of last year, and that made of course the headlines as a humanitarian and political reason for Chartles' journey to the country. But he spent an entire 6 hours from his 13-day trip in Sri Lanka before moving to happier resorts.
Considering the fact that while flying in Australia, the prince and his guests were accomodated by airforce planes and that from Australia to Fiji they were flown by New Zeeland's airforce, only his journey home from Fiji, via Tokyo, that the overly expensive charter was needed again. According to The Telegraph, the £379,929 paid only for the flight from Heathrow to Colombo, with a six-hour wait, then from Colombo to Perth.