It cost £20K for Prince Charles’ train journey and everybody made the same joke – our 12 favourites

The Keeper of the Privy Purse – which is a less smelly job than it sounds – has revealed the finances for the Royals for the last year, and among the costs was Prince Charles’ train journey from London to Port Talbot, which cost the taxpayer £20,000. He could have got the Megabus to Swansea and a taxi to Port Talbot for thirty quid.

A lot of people on Twitter made – basically – the same joke.

1.

And that's off-peak with a Railcard. https://t.co/rwo0VrcQat

— Simon Caine [at the #EdFringe] (@thismademecool) June 26, 2019

2.

He must have got a discount on the ticket. https://t.co/4LJdhfjc5C

— Ian Craig (@ArgusICraig) June 25, 2019

3.

Must have booked in advance https://t.co/Fb2a65fG0T

— Otto English (@Otto_English) June 26, 2019

4.

Image how much that would have cost without his over sixties rail card.

— Rich Turner 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 (@TheRichTurner) June 26, 2019

5.

I mean, the shortbread IS a bit pricey on board Virgin pendolinos. https://t.co/JSYNFyADS8

— Daniel Sugarman (@Daniel_Sugarman) June 26, 2019

Some people could have saved him – or us – a few quid.

6.

Mate, I would have come and picked you up for fuel money and a Maccy D on the way.

We would have had to have an awkward convo about your title on the bridge though 😐 https://t.co/dKPRtkk5qo

— David Bowen (@bowen2236) June 26, 2019