The Royal Wedding and the Bank Account

[Steve]

I think we have some people here from the UK, and perhaps some people who are just anglophiles, I'm wondering about the upcoming Royal Wedding. Does this represent a Profit Center for the Royal family, and if so, who gets the money? The Queen, Charles, or William? Or perhaps the national treasury, though I highly doubt that.

I'm in the USA, and I see books and magazines everywhere about the Prince and the future Princess. Someone is making big money. Also the wedding will be televised, that has to generate some revenue. Further, there are countless interviews on TV and in magazines, I assume money changes hands before these interviews are agreed to.

I would seem that their are millions of £Pounds or $Dollars at stake here. I'm wondering if anyone has some estimate of how profitable this wedding will be? 

I doubt people talk about this sort of thing, but not talking about it doesn't make it not exist. 

I mean there are millions to be made in a hit movie, or in a televised sporting event, an event like this must raise some money for someone somewhere? 

Just curious.

Steve/bboyminn