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on cash  The World Today By Keith Breene Queen Elizabeth II
tours Royal London Hospital  Queen Elizabeth II's emergency fund
for unexpected costs is down to its last 1 million pounds.
Reuters: Ian Gavan, file photo  It's not just the British public
who are struggling to make ends meet, with the Queen's rainy day
bank account down to its last 1 million pounds ($1.6 million).
With Britain still slowly recovering after a double dip
recession, the Queen's official emergency fund reserved for
unexpected costs is running dangerously low.  No-one is looking
for coins down the back of the royal sofa just yet but it does
mean some royal residences are no longer fit for the Queen.  The
reason for the low funds appears to be the cost of maintaining
the royal residences - many of which are in need of work.  The
UK's National Audit Office has highlighted the royal family
believes 39 per cent of its residences are currently below
"target condition".  The ro