An investigation of Sunday Times shows that King Charles III and Prince William receive rent from the army, public hospitals or charitable organizations.
Correspondent in London
Surrounded by the greatest secrecy, the fortune of the royal family has always been the subject of fantasies. Misunderstandings too, as confusion is frequent between the personal property of the “Royals” and that which falls under their charge. To see it more clearly, the Sunday Times undertook a long investigation, listing every acre of land in the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, and examining the commercial agreements used to finance the members of the Firm, this nickname found by George VI. Some of this income, drawn from British public institutions, is embarrassing for the image of the Crown.
Transparency over the royal family's assets has always been very relative. Even the sacrosanct British Parliament has been denied access to the list of land holdings held by its members. The investigation carried out jointly by the Sunday Times and the program Dispatches of Channel 4 reveals many details about the properties owned by…
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