tjj wrote:
I don't necessarily agree with the reporter that the event must always be free ...
Nor I. Why?
"It's a temple, at which certain people worship". OK, no problem with that but the majority patently don't qualify for free tickets on those grounds.
"Sir Cecil Chubb gifted it to the nation and stipulated everyone could go there for free." No he didn't.
"A lot of people can't afford a tenner."
Some, fair enough. But most can.