Damn right.

The monarchy serves the country and its elected leadership, not the other way around. Whatever she wants is neither here nor there, if she wants a say she should abdicate and run for office.

While a new yacht could arguably be quite profitable in its own right, its worth noting that a quarter of the costs have already been privately donated by one individual: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/s...acht-k26lhs5pz