Royals Cost Watch

MPs have passed the Sovereign Grant Bill (granting the royal family £99.9m in a cost of living crisis) - but not before rejecting an amendment calling for independent scrutiny of future increases. As one MP said: they're marking their own homework. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

You don't have to climb the Empire State Building to see the problem. The monarchy is estimated to cost taxpayers more than half a billion pounds - every single year. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Andrew received a private income by subletting Crown Estate cottages, while only paying a peppercorn rent. Yet the National Audit Office can't even establish how much he made - just another example of the secrecy that surrounds royal finances. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

While millions live in poverty, Charles' personal wealth has risen by £40m, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. And he's meant to be serving us. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Yesterday's King's Speech was delivered from a golden throne, beneath a diamond crown, surrounded by wealth and ceremony. Meanwhile, nearly 1 in 3 children are in poverty. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Charles makes a staggering 1,034× what a full-time minimum wage worker does, from the Duchy of Lancaster. Use our website's tool to see how he compares to you: compare.royalscostwatch.co.uk #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

15 years ago today, an estimated £32m was spent on William and Kate's wedding, almost entirely out of taxpayer money. That's still money that could have been used elsewhere. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor cost taxpayers around £15m over the decade he spent as the UK's trade ambassador. That included luxury travel and full-time police protection - all funded by the public. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

MPs are facing a backlash for a 5% pay rise during an economic crisis. The royal family is getting 53%. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

The Sovereign Grant is rising by £45m this year - from taxpayer money. Meanwhile, millions are struggling to get by. And it's not our priority. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

As William cycles for Comic Relief, just a reminder that his Duchy owns offices that the charity paid £10.3 million in rent for until 2023. Look past their PR. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

14.2 million people live in poverty. And we're choosing to fund this. Absolutely indefensible. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

The cost of the monarchy isn't limited to the Sovereign Grant - there's more costs that we don't even know the precise figures of, such as an estimated £150m for security. How can we debate the future of the monarchy if they're so secretive? #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Commonwealth Day celebrates the "family of nations" that emerged from the British Empire. Today, we still fund the pomp and ceremonies that keep those imperial symbols alive. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Charles makes roughly £2,784 every hour from the Duchy of Lancaster - including rent paid by public services. A full-time minimum wage worker earns about £22,000 every year. Charles makes that in just under 8 hours. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

We paid for Andrew's police protection, who reportedly looked the other way during his time as a trade envoy, and when he met Epstein. We paid for his protection - in more ways than one. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Charles reportedly gave Andrew £2m towards his £12m settlement. He'll have known about what Andrew did. Just don't hold your breath on him being questioned. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Andrew paid Virginia Giuffre a reported £12m settlement - and it didn't even come from him. £7m supposedly came from the Queen, £3m from Prince Philip's estate, and £2m from then-Prince Charles (which he denies). Andrew hasn't repaid a penny. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Taxpayers paid for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's police protection - officers who reportedly accompanied him to Epstein's home, and were asked to look into his accuser. It's sickening. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Charles receives £24m each year as a private income from the Duchy of Lancaster (land that should belong to us). That's 102× the President of Germany's salary. It isn't duty, it's greed. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

The monarchy costs the public an estimated £16.18 each second. That's £58k in an hour, or £1.4m in a day. The royals may be symbolic, but they have a very real cost. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Charles made £24m+ from the Duchy of Lancaster last year. That's worth 1,076 years on minimum wage. That's unacceptable. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

If we name people relying on public money as scroungers, then it's worth being honest about which institutions do the same - costing the public hundreds of millions of pounds every year. The monarchy, for one. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

A week into 2026, and we're estimated to have already spent over £10k on the monarchy. The cycle continues. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Whether the royals help tourism or not is irrelevant. It's not a reason to abandon democracy. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Our FOIs found that Lord-Lieutenants, the King's personal representatives in each county, cost over £2m in expenses last year. They're entirely ceremonial, and completely archaic. They have to go. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Christmas is a time when many families are watching every penny. And yet, the monarchy continues to cost the taxpayer an estimated £16.18 every second. The cost never takes a day off. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Happy Christmas, all! ☃️ Funnily enough, during the King's Speech at 3pm, Channel 4 will be showing the ending of Sister Act 2. Make of that what you will... #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Christmas at Sandringham is framed as a private family tradition. But the estate itself was bought in the 19th century using money increased by Parliament for royal duties. It should belong to the state. ☃️ #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Lord-Lieutenants cost the taxpayer over £2m per year. How much does yours cost? Use our interactive map to find out! ↪️ royalscostwatch.co.uk/map #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Earlier today, Royals Cost Watch revealed that the total cost of Lord-Lieutenants has reached over £2m each year. Unacceptable. To learn more, check out our press release, below. 👇 www.royalscostwatch.co.uk/cost-of-lord... #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Germany's head of state costs them £39m each year, while our royal family is estimated to cost over half a billion pounds (and they're so secret we don't even know the precise cost!). How have we got the better deal? #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

Watch as anti-monarchist activists are told they will be arrested if they protest on the same road as a royal procession in Windsor 🚨 The group have accused the police of 'banning' protest against the King

🔴Andrew Is Entitled to £500,000 Compensation for Losing Royal Lodge, Say Crown Estate The disgraced former Prince is unlikely to receive any payment due to the deterioration of the property, @davidhencke.bsky.social reports bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/a...

The royal family are the ultimate scroungers. They have to go. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: The King’s brother, Prince Edward, enjoys his Surrey mansion at a peppercorn rent, it can be revealed, after The Times forced the disclosure of documents held by the Crown Estate

Small sums for very wealthy people and about 150,000 homes are worth over £2 million so that's hundreds of millions for the exchequer. But bear this in mind - King Charles won't pay a penny on his many homes which are mostly worth far more than that.