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The staggering wealth of the royals, and how taxpayers pick up the bill

The spotlight has turned on the Royals’ “vast wealth”. Chris Blackhurst reports

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the crown estate inquiry: a necessary probe and a wider debate

Editorial: Parliament’s ban on discussion of the royals is infantile. A committee of MPs has the chance to end the secrecy over their finances

The Guardian - UK

King Charles Reportedly Presides Over 'Most Expensive' Monarchy, Real Cost 'Exceeds' £635 Million

King Charles now heads Europe's most expensive monarchy, with public costs reportedly exceeding £635M amid palace refurbishments and royal events.

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Murdered guests, unsettling smells and Stephen King’s inspiration: Welcome to the spookiest hotels in the US

Our paranormal portfolio features a Colorado property so eerie that it inspired Stephen King to write The Shining after he stayed there in 1974

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to make Sunday trains as reliable as weekday services

Government plans to renationalise railways will establish new public body to improve the network

The Guardian - UK

What are we paying senior royals for, if not to show up at presidential funerals?

Perhaps gran’s grudge against Jimmy Carter explains why Edward, 14th in line, was sent

The Guardian - UK

Majority of UK oppose funding £369m Buckingham Palace renovations, poll finds

THE MAJORITY of the UK opposes taxpayer money being spent on Buckingham Palace refurbishments.

The National (Scotland)

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Prince Andrew’s ‘opaque’ finances provoke calls for register of royal interests

Claims of refused FOI requests into Duke of York’s business dealings come as controversy over alleged Chinese spy continues

The Guardian - UK

Eamonn Holmes reacts to Phillip Schofield's TV comeback

The Northern Irish broadcaster has made no secret of the fact there is no love lost between him and his former This Morning co-star

Evening Standard

King Charles looked for heroes to honour – and picked William, Kate and Camilla. Laugh? Cry? You choose

Can we really say Britain has a modernised monarchy when archaic titles are being handed out as if it were 1348, not 2024, asks former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker

The Guardian - UK

I thought I knew royal greed – but King Charles profiting from the assets of the dead is a disgusting new low

For decades, parliament has been far too lenient about the royal family’s finances. This avaricious practice needs to end, says the former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry into King’s charity ‘would have offended important people’

MP who first called for inquiry says he is not surprised the Metropolitan police have decided to take no further action

The Guardian - UK

King Charles to receive huge pay rise from UK taxpayers

Details published by Treasury show royal family’s grant is expected to increase from £86m to £125m in 2025

The Guardian - UK

Royal expenses soar to £107m - paid for by public - as Charles takes extreme measure

Guests, staff and the Royal Family were living with temperatures set at 19C during the winter and a few degrees lower when rooms were empty, official report reveals

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The Guardian - UK

Swan wrangling and ‘steamy trysts’: the unusual lives and jobs of the king’s entourage

The Windsors come with a very large staff, some of whom may be visible this weekend at King Charles’s coronation. But don’t dust off your CV – you probably don’t qualify

Al Jazeera

Taxpayer ripoff or bargain? The cost of the British royal family

Critics of the monarchy say it is outdated and a waste of money, but supporters argue it more than pays its way.

The Guardian - UK

Now we know how fabulously wealthy Charles is, why can’t he pay for his own coronation?

If the king wants to be a moderniser, he won’t let UK taxpayers pick up the bill for this self-serving tradition, says former Lib Dem MP Norman Baker

The Guardian - UK

Ivory displayed at Prince William’s palace despite his criticism of trade

Artwork exhibited at Kensington Palace among nearly 2,000 artefacts in royal collection

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UK anti-monarchy pressure group optimistic amid coronation apathy

Republic group says idea of a royal family is starting to fall apart as polls indicate deep generational split

The Independent UK

Government: ‘It is too disruptive’ to reinstate smart motorway hard shoulders

Downing Street is under pressure to bring back emergency lanes on the controversial roads.

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners call for end to ‘peak fare rip off’ on trains in England and Wales

Passengers in some parts of the network face far higher mark-ups to travel at busy times

Liverpool Echo

Demolished Liverpool nightclub that clubbers were 'never out of'

It had many different names through the years

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool 80s nightclub where clubbers were affectionately known as 'Snobs'

The club lived many lives before its demolition

The Independent UK

Lobby group calls for supertax on private jets to boost public transport

Campaign for Better Transport wants private jet passengers to pay £780 in Air Passenger Duty for every flight from the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Prince Andrew 'set to be stripped of taxpayer-funded guards'

PRINCE Andrew is set to lose his taxpayer-funded guards as King Charles looks to strip back his disgraced brother’s public funding, according to…

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