Names in the News : 79% Raise for Andrew, Fergie Hit
London’s tabloid newspapers today criticized the 79% pay increase granted the Duke and Duchess of York in the government’s new budget.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson announced Tuesday that the couple will receive state income of nearly $266,000 for the fiscal year beginning April 1, up from $148,000 this year.
It is the second year in a row that Andrew and his wife, the former Sarah Ferguson, received larger increases than other members of the Royal Family. “That’s Rich!” said the headline in The Daily Express. “Young Yorks’ Rise Is 10 Times Rate Of Inflation,” said Today. The other members of the Royal Family received a 4.6% raise.
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