financial statements<\/a> also noted that they received an additional $39.5 million from visitors to Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\nIt also noted that taxpayers\u2019 funding for the Royals has tripled since 2012, a year when the Sovereign Grant was $59 million. A House of Commons Library report noted the increase was due to the Buckingham Palace modernization project.<\/p>\n
The Sovereign Grant broken down<\/h3>\n
So, where does the money from the grant go?<\/p>\n
Profits from the Crown Estate, a property business owned by the Royal Family, go to their treasury. The BBC reported that the level of profit is used to calculate how much cash the U.K. government gives to the Royals.<\/p>\n
In 2023-24, the Crown Estate had $27.6 million in assets, millions worth of properties in London, along with almost half the land along the coasts of the United Kingdom. King Charles can\u2019t sell any property or keep any properties for himself.<\/p>\n
The Sovereign Grant itself was initially worth 15% of the Crown Estate profits that were generated in the previous two years. That percentage increased to 25% in 2017-18 to help pay for the Buckingham Palace project before decreasing to 12% for the 2024-25 period.<\/p>\n
The Royal Family profited from six offshore wind farms, leading to an 82.8 million increase in the Sovereign Grant in 2025.<\/p>\n
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If the Crown Estate\u2019s profit falls, the Royal Family still receives the same amount from the previous year, with the government making up the difference, thanks to the Sovereign Grant Act of 2011.<\/p>\n
Over the last decade, revenue received from the Crown Estate was $9.2 billion, which was used for public spending, according to the U.K. government.<\/p>\n
How does the Royal Family spend the Sovereign Grant?<\/h3>\n
Funds from the grant help pay for any expenses of the Royal Family as part of their royal duties. This includes any travel expenses to royal events, and the upkeep of properties and staffing.<\/p>\n
Does the Royal Family receive any other funding?<\/h3>\n
The Sovereign Grant isn\u2019t the only way King Charles and his royal clan get funding.<\/p>\n
The Royals also get funding from the Duchy of Lancaster, a private estate that covers more than 180 square kilometres of land in Lancashire, Yorkshire and London, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n
The Duchy of Lancaster is passed down from monarch to monarch. As of this past March, it was worth $1.2 billion and had made $44.9 million in profit annually.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also the Duchy of Cornwall, which benefits whoever holds the title of Duke of Cornwall \u2014 who is currently Prince William. The Duchy of Cornwall covers land in southwest England and had $2 billion worth of assets, which made $42.1 million in profit this past March.<\/p>\n
Profits from both duchies can be spent however King Charles and Prince William choose to.<\/p>\n
Anything privately owned \u2014 such as art or jewelry \u2014 can be sold to generate income for the family.<\/p>\n
Do the Royals pay the tax man?<\/h3>\n
When it comes to taxes, members of the Royal Family have voluntarily paid income tax.<\/p>\n
The late Queen Elizabeth II voluntarily paid income tax and capital gains tax on her personal income. King Charles does the same.<\/p>\n
While the duchies are exempt from corporation tax, King Charles and Prince William voluntarily pay income tax on the revenue they generate, but that amount isn\u2019t made public. The King and his son do not pay capital gains tax, as they don\u2019t benefit from any increase from the duchies\u2019 assets, the BBC noted.<\/p>\n
For any income from any privately-owned assets, members of the family do pay taxes.<\/p>\n
As well, King Charles doesn\u2019t have to pay inheritance tax on any funds he received upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, thanks to a \u201csovereign to sovereign\u201d exemption made in 1993 by then British prime minister John Major.<\/p>\n
What doesn\u2019t the Sovereign Grant cover?<\/h3>\n
The Sovereign Grant doesn\u2019t pay for things such as security for the Royal Family or any major events.<\/p>\n
Security arrangements are normally paid for by Britain\u2019s Metropolitan Police, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n
Some major events, such as Queen Elizabeth\u2019s funeral and King Charles\u2019 coronation, were paid for by taxpayers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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