I AM insulted and angry that the royal family is to receive a £6m bonus this year, on top of the colossal amount of public money it has already received.

George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, has introduced a new system whereby the royal household will see its taxpayer funding increase by nearly 20 per cent.

As Britain faces more cuts and years of economic uncertainty, how can such an extravagant pay rise be justified?

It shows a stunning lack of empathy for the ordinary person.

Mr Osborne should be made to perform a full policy U-turn and then he should resign.

In truth, what he has done does not serve the best interests of the society which we all share.

Aled Jones, Bridlington.