Originally Posted by RobinMask
(Post 862609)
No, not at all. London isn't closed off at all. Many people come to just be close to the church, watch the procession, or just be in the area to say "I was there". Also London is a huge place, bigger than what people think, just one area is partially closed off . . . it's actually great for other Brits who want to visit London without all the hustle and bustle, because everything's dead of tourists on that day, they all head off to watch the wedding. The last royal wedding I know people who said it was fanastic, they had the city to themselves.
There's a huge ammount of tourists from outside of the UK too, but if you think about it it's just the publicity in itself . . . people see 'live from the palace', or the inside of the catherdral as they marry, or the Eye in the landscape etc., and it's a 'wow, I want to go there!' kind of thing. Like how Oprah's huge Australia visit was aired on TV and supposed to be a boom for Australian tourism, the idea being you see it and you wanna go :P
I think that the money spent by the royal family mainly gets put back into the British economy in other ways, like I said earlier, and the tourism will bring up the bill for the rest. England's more than just London too, other areas will see a boom in profits also, and think about ratings on television or people who will host parties or go out to watch it on a big screen somewhere. I think the cost is large, yes, but it's worth it and will probably be more beneficial to the country than it will be a downside.
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