Crown Estate
Coverage of Crown Estate in the Nexus archive.
- King Charles' Crown Estate charges the RNLI more than £60,000 a year to launch its lifeboats
King Charles' Crown Estate charges the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) over £60,000 annually to launch its lifeboats. The fee is linked to the RNLI's use of the Crown Estate's assets for lifeboat operations.
- King becomes first British monarch to publish tax bill as royal funding rises
King Charles III became the first British monarch to publish his personal tax bill, revealing he paid $17 million for the 2024-25 tax year. The Sovereign Grant, the monarchy’s main taxpayer-funded source, is set to nearly double to $132 million in three years, and Charles will remain at Clarence House instead of moving into Buckingham Palace post-renovation.
- Andrew sublet three cottages while paying ‘peppercorn rent’ to crown estate
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet three cottages on his Windsor Royal Lodge estate while paying a 'peppercorn rent' to the crown estate, according to a report by the National Audit Office. The report also found King Charles pays an 'adjusted' rent for his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, to reside in royal palaces.
- Mountbatten-Windsor earned rent by subletting Royal Lodge properties
Mountbatten-Windsor earned rent by subletting Royal Lodge properties. This revelation raises further questions about a lease with the Crown Estate.