Nice work if you can get it. chrisspivey.co.uk/?p=12842chrisspivey.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Prince+Charles+HRH+Prince+Charles+Turns+60+qhCjEJDFq5Tx.jpg The Daily Mail Yeah, but lets be fair. It is work… Cunt. Charles’ £35,000 train trip: Taxpayers fork out for Prince to visit Harry Potter castle, brewery and RAF station Using a scheduled train service, the 550-mile three-day trip would have cost just £144.20 Royal Train a ‘secure way they arrive at their destination’ says Palace By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 13:36, 29 June 2013 | UPDATED: 14:33, 29 June 2013 Taxpayers picked up a £35,000 bill when Prince Charles used the Royal train to visit the castle where Harry Potter films were shot and an RAF station. The 550-mile three-day trip was reportedly the most expensive in 2012-2013, costing £63-a-mile. The Prince journeyed from Kemble – the nearest station to his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire – and then travelled to Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, before heading to Alnmouth, Northumbria. VIP passenger: Prince Charles used the royal train for a three-day trip last July which cost £35,000 He dropped in on Alnwick Castle which was used as the set for Potter’s Hogwarts school, Aukland Castle, RAF Boulmer and a brewery. More… First the Queen, now Prince Charles enjoys a pay rise: Welcome boost to meet growing demands from William, Kate and Harry Princes’ friend Guy Pelly accused of drink-driving in sports car near his own nightclub How Rupert Grint became a £13million property wizard: Harry Potter star, 24, magics up a huge portfolio of houses Then he journeyed on to King’s Lynn, a Norfolk station near Sandringham, another royal residence, according to the Sun. His trip last July cost £34, 547. Using scheduled services would have cost just £144.20 – £68.50 for a single ticket to Bishop Auckland from Kemble. then £21.20 to Alnmouth return and £54.50 for a single fare to Kings Lynn from Bishop Auckland. All aboard: Prince Charles visited the castle where Harry Potter was filmed, a brewery and an RAF station 550-mile trip: How prince Charles travelled by Royal Train at a cost of £35,000 to the taxpayers Last May, the Queen who usually travels by standard trains when practical, took a scheduled London to Cambridge service to open a research building. Palace accounts show Charles made six Royal Train trips in the year costing at least £10,000 with a total bill of £148,318. An eight-day Middle East trip with Camilla cost £235,325 in chartered flights. The Queen made eight Royal Train journeys for £205,954. A spokesman said the Royal Train was ‘a secure way of ensuring they arrive at their destination.’ Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2351507/Prince-Charles-Taxpayers-fork-visit-Harry-Potter-castle-brewery-RAF-station.html#ixzz2XdInuNPK Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook June 29, 2013 at 07:58PM
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