Dan Pena

It's an old system, but they like the pomp and circumstance.

But that's a reason for 30 percent of the people that visit the UK is for that pomp and circumstance.

The changing of the guards, you know, under the old queen and now the current king.

It's but it's deteriorated.

Before, the 50 to 75 million pounds a year that it used to cost to support the royal family wasn't even thought about.

Now, the budget is down to around 20 million pounds, which is still a lot of money.

But if you go to Buckingham Palace, the last time Sally and I were there, not being braggadocious, it looks worn out.

I mean, it's like, you know, when you see a carpet that's been walked down 40 million times, that's what it looks like, okay?

Buckingham Palace, correct.

And the king doesn't want to live there.

He lives in another house down the street, which we would consider a palace, but it's not a palace to them.

The only thing that they keep new are cars, because Rose gives them the cars.

They're not buying those cars.

And so I've seen a deterioration.

But our daughter was born there.

Our two sons started their education there.

And when I went there in 81 and I bought in 84, for me, it was like Pandora's box.

A young, aggressive guy.

I mean, I just made hay while the sun shined.

And now it's less that way, but it's still, it's a foothold for Europe.