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FOR the first time in 70 years, the UK witnessed the coronation of a monarch in 2023.

What connects an ex-miner and lifelong republican, who once manned the protest lines at Orgreave, with King Charles III? The surprising answer, as the Guardian reported, is that the ex-miner’s estate now forms part of a fund which generates private income for the monarch.

Duchy of Lancaster says money it collects from dead people goes to charity after costs and ‘obligations’, raising questions about sum yet to be donated

THE King has directly profited from the deaths of thousands of English people, whose money is being used to upgrade his property empire ...

Latin term meaning ‘vacant goods’ relates to people who die without a will or known heirs

Exclusive: Assets of thousands of people in north-west England used to upgrade king’s property empire via archaic custom

For those who die with no will or heirs in parts of England, the king’s estate claims their assets. Here are some of their stories

According to a new report, which has looked into King Charles' assets including property and other items, his personal fortune is now reportedly worth an estimated £1.815bn

Double it and pass it to the next (more deserving) person.