[MR] "Their High table"

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The Royals attend SCA events as a service they owe to the populace. They are 
expected to attend events, mingle, give awards. It is their job so to speak. 
The Royals have a certain budget and are reimbursed for expenses at a Kingdom 
level. The budget may be low, but it is there. That budget amount would be a 
talk with SCA Corporate. So let's not jump on the wrong wagon here. 
 
The point is this - if people are at an event and do a wonderful thing and 
are invited to sit at High table - excuse me but that person has already paid 
for their entrance and feast. The people attending are paid up when they come 
through troll for the day. THAT is not the issue. 
 
The issue is royal "guests" which royals are requesting be comp'ed. You can 
pretty this up all you want, but the High table is not the property of the 
royals unless the royals sitting there have paid for and provided ALL the food 
being cooked. Remember, in medieval times the High table in a hall was the 
master's table. All he looked at through his windows and in his hall, he owned. All 
he provided came from what he owned. That is NOT the case here. The populace 
is footing the bill for an event, as is the barony or canton. This major 
distinction must be remembered when discussing this issue. It is unfair and 
unreasonable for anyone but the actual royals to be comp'ed for feast and entry fees. 
The Barony or Canton invites the royal couple, they do not invite extra guests 
of the royals. The extra guests are expected to pay just as any populace 
member must pay to attend an event. To even suggest otherwise is an insult to the 
populace and a gross unfairness.
 
Regards,
Honora
 



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