The annual maintenance of the English royal family is not cheap - 300 million pounds sterling. Experts told where they take
Financing British monarchs. funding comes from several sources, both private and public.
Each year, the Queen receives a "Sovereign Grant" from the Treasury, which is funded by taxpayers. But Elizabeth is given it for a reason, but in exchange for the transfer to the government of all the profits of the "Crown Property" - a massive portfolio of real estate of the royal family. In return, the head of Great Britain receives 15% of the profits of the "Crown Property" two years ago.
Also, the Queen of Great Britain has a "secret wallet". This money comes from the Duchy of Lancaster. There are plots of land and other family assets that have been owned by them for several centuries. The Queen owns 18 433 hectares of land, as well as many residential, commercial and agricultural properties. From 2015 to 2016, 17.8 million pounds sterling came from Lancaster to the account of the head of state.
Svetlana Slavyanskaya