UK Split on Whether the Country Can Afford the Cost of the Royal Family
A poster of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II displayed on a digital screen at Piccadilly Circus in central London.
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The nation is split over whether the royal family is a luxury the country cannot afford, a survey suggests.
The poll, which comes as the royals prepare to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, also found that the majority of people think the Queen should remain as monarch for as long as possible rather than abdicating.