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What the Media Doesn’t Say About Our #Monarchy
‘The depravity that millions of people had to endure in the name of the monarch. Even the clothing, the crown, the gems – everything is soaked in blood’
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/09/20/media-storm-monarchy/
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#KingCharles and #royals fail to reveal #OfficialGifts for past four years – despite promise to do so
#RoyalFamily had pledged to declare all presents received in an annual list, after several controversies
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/12/buckingham-palace-published-list-official-gifts-royal-family-king-charles
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#Royals costing #taxpayer more than £500m, fresh report says | The National - https://www.thenational.scot/news/24604185.royals-costing-taxpayer-500m-fresh-report-says/
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#King to receive extra £45m of #PublicMoney as #CrownEstate income soars
Royal accounts show estate made £1.1bn profit, meaning sovereign grant will rise to £132m for 2025-26
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/24/king-to-receive-extra-45m-of-public-money-as-crown-estate-income-soars
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Courtier demanded assurance king could not be prosecuted under new Welsh law
Palace official secured assurance under archaic custom that requires UK parliaments to get consent of monarch to draft bills
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/11/courtier-demanded-assurance-king-could-not-be-prosecuted-under-new-welsh-law
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The #royals bring on their B team, captained by Prince Andrew. No wonder some fans think it’s all over
With details scant about the Princess of Wales’s health, diehard #royalists are losing their minds. Into the vacuum steps Andy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/01/royals-b-team-prince-andrew-princess-of-wales
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More than a third of #cancer patients in #England face potentially deadly delays -
The figures emerged in the same week #KingCharles began treatment for cancer within days of being diagnosed. #BuckinghamPalace has not specified whether the king is receiving #PrivateHealthcare or being treated on the NHS.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/08/cancer-patients-england-deadly-delays
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In sickness or health, a new path will be needed for the #British #monarchy and the nation
Against the backdrop of the #King’s illness, Britons remain divided: should our #RoyalFamily be subject to evolution, reform or #abolition?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/08/british-nation-monarchy-king-illness-britons-royal-family-abolition
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#NationalArchives censor files showing late #queen concealed relative’s wealth
Documents recording request from #monarch to keep secret the will of a relative partly withdrawn from public view
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/21/national-archives-censor-files-showing-late-queen-concealed-relatives-wealth
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#Epstein court files damage #PrinceAndrew’s hopes of restoring reputation - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/04/epstein-court-files-damage-prince-andrew-hopes-restoring-reputation #TaxDodgingParasites
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'This is how our 21st-century #peasants’ revolt took on the #royals over rewilding – and won
When we started out, we didn’t dare dream it would lead to this: expanded #rainforest, a #beaver release, and #rewilding at Balmoral'
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/28/revolt-royals-rewilding-rainforest-beaver-balmoral
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'I thought I knew #royal #greed – but #KingCharles profiting from the assets of the dead is a disgusting new low
For decades, parliament has been far too lenient about the #RoyalFamily’s finances. This avaricious practice needs to end
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/24/royal-greed-king-charles-profiting-dead-disgusting
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How #RoyalEstates use #BonaVacantia to collect money from dead people
Latin term meaning ‘vacant goods’ relates to people who die without a will or known heirs
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/23/how-royal-estates-use-bona-vacantia-to-collect-money-from-dead-people-king-charles
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Revealed: #KingCharles secretly #profiting from the assets of dead #citizens
Exclusive: Assets of thousands of people in north-west #England used to upgrade king’s #PropertyEmpire via archaic custom
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/23/revealed-king-charles-secretly-profiting-from-the-assets-of-dead-citizens
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Guardian questions #HomeOffice claim that revealing #RoyalSecurity cost is risky
At #FreedomOfInformation tribunal, Guardian says it has not been publicly explained how such data might be useful to attackers
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/09/royal-security-cost-guardian-freedom-of-information-tribunal
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#British TV ‘allowed #monarchy to #censor coverage of king’s #coronation’
Royal spin doctors imposed ‘extraordinary restrictions’ on covering #KingCharlesIII’s accession, says ex-head of Sky News
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/14/british-tv-allowed-monarchy-to-censor-king-charles-coronation-coverage
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The #Windsors are all about forgiving and forgetting – when it comes to #PrinceAndrew
Some royal rehabilitations are faster than others. The Duke of York’s jaunt with Kate and Wills must have set a new record
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/windsors-forgiving-forgetting-prince-andrew-duke-of-york #TaxDodgingParasites #PrinceNonce #Monarchy -
Inquiry into #King’s charity ‘would have offended important people’
MP who first called for inquiry says he is not surprised the #MetropolitanPolice have decided to take no further action
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/21/inquiry-into-kings-charity-would-have-offended-important-people #Met #MetPolice #Police #Corruption #Monarchy #TaxDodgingParasites #AboveTheLaw -
What’s behind #KingCharles’s bumper [68.8%] #PayRise? #Greed, #lies and a ton of #PublicMoney
The #CrownEstate no more belongs to the #monarch than No 10 does to #RishiSunak. So why such a huge #handout?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/22/royal-secrecy-public-money-crown-estate-king-charles#Monarchy #TaxDodgingParasites #Benefits #ToryPoliciesInAction #Corruption #secrecy
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What’s behind #KingCharles’s bumper [68.8%] #PayRise? #Greed, #lies and a ton of #PublicMoney
The #CrownEstate no more belongs to the #monarch than No 10 does to #RishiSunak. So why such a huge #handout?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/22/royal-secrecy-public-money-crown-estate-king-charles#Monarchy #TaxDodgingParasites #Benefits #ToryPoliciesInAction #Corruption #secrecy
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What’s behind #KingCharles’s bumper [68.8%] #PayRise? #Greed, #lies and a ton of #PublicMoney
The #CrownEstate no more belongs to the #monarch than No 10 does to #RishiSunak. So why such a huge #handout?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/22/royal-secrecy-public-money-crown-estate-king-charles#Monarchy #TaxDodgingParasites #Benefits #ToryPoliciesInAction #Corruption #secrecy
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What’s behind #KingCharles’s bumper [68.8%] #PayRise? #Greed, #lies and a ton of #PublicMoney
The #CrownEstate no more belongs to the #monarch than No 10 does to #RishiSunak. So why such a huge #handout?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/22/royal-secrecy-public-money-crown-estate-king-charles#Monarchy #TaxDodgingParasites #Benefits #ToryPoliciesInAction #Corruption #secrecy
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#KingCharles to receive huge [68.8%] #PayRise from #UK #taxpayers
Details published by #Treasury show #RoyalFamily’s grant is expected to increase from £86m to £125m in 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/20/king-charles-to-receive-huge-pay-rise-from-uk-taxpayers -
#CrownEstate triples #pay of #CEO in three years to nearly £1.6m
#KingCharles’s property manager’s pay rise comes despite pledge to use income for ‘benefit of the nation’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/19/crown-estate-triples-pay-of-ceo-in-three-years-to-nearly-16m #TaxDodgingParasites #Monarchy -
#RoyalEstate linked to many deaths and disappearances of protected #birds
Cases linked to king’s #Sandringham estate in Norfolk include alleged poisoning and shooting of some of #UK’s rarest #BirdsOfPrey
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/02/sandringham-royal-estate-linked-to-many-deaths-and-disappearances-of-protected-birds #TaxDodgingParasites #Wildlife #Sustainability #Environment -
Events marking #QueenElizabeth’s death cost the public £161.7m, figures show
Critics say the extravagance is inappropriate when people are struggling with the #CostOfLivingCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/18/events-marking-queen-elizabeths-death-cost-the-public-161m-figures-show #CostOfTheCrown #TaxDodgingParasites -
The Seabed Empire Funding Britain’s New King | WIRED UK - https://www.wired.co.uk/article/britain-crown-estate-ocean-empire #TaxDodgingParasites #ScotlandDoesItDifferently
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'Down with the crown': Protesters boo as #KingCharles's #coronation procession passes – video - https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2023/may/06/down-with-the-crown-protesters-boo-as-king-charless-coronation-procession-passes-video #Royals #TaxDodgingParasites #NotMyKing
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'So #Britain is world-beating at something after all: batshit #royal #pageantry -
Our #LivingStandards may be slipping behind those of far less wealthy countries, but do they have a holy spoon to anoint their leaders?'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/05/britain-world-beating-royal-pageantry-coronation
#Monarchy #Coronation #KingCharles #TaxDodgingParasites -
'Why we put #royal wealth under the microscope on eve of #coronation
With days to go until #Charles is enthroned, here’s what we learned from the #CostOfTheCrown project'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/04/why-we-put-royal-wealth-under-the-microscope-on-eve-of-coronation
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Nicola Jennings on #KingCharles’s huge tax-free income – cartoon - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/apr/30/nicola-jennings-on-king-charless-huge-tax-free-income-cartoon #TaxDodgingParasites
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‘offensive’ #coronation-day oath to #KingCharles -
'In a democracy it is the head of state who should swear allegiance to us.' https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/30/minister-defends-offensive-coronation-day-oath-to-king-charles #TaxDodgingParasites -
'As a billionaire king is crowned, he urges us to do some charity work. Welcome to #Britain
Charles’ coronation initiative is no surprise – the #royals seem to prefer ad hoc philanthropy to actually funding public services'
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/28/billionaire-king-crowned-charity-work-funding-public-services
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#CostOfTheCrown: what we know so far about #BritishRoyals’ wealth and finances
Read a summary of findings about the #PersonalEnrichment of the #RoyalFamily and origins of some of their wealth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/british-royal-family-wealth-finances-cost-of-the-crown-summary #Royals #TaxDodgingParasites #Monarchy #KingCharles -
#CostOfTheCrown: what we know so far about #BritishRoyals’ wealth and finances
Read a summary of findings about the #PersonalEnrichment of the #RoyalFamily and origins of some of their wealth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/british-royal-family-wealth-finances-cost-of-the-crown-summary #Royals #TaxDodgingParasites #Monarchy #KingCharles -
#CostOfTheCrown: what we know so far about #BritishRoyals’ wealth and finances
Read a summary of findings about the #PersonalEnrichment of the #RoyalFamily and origins of some of their wealth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/british-royal-family-wealth-finances-cost-of-the-crown-summary #Royals #TaxDodgingParasites #Monarchy #KingCharles -
#CostOfTheCrown: what we know so far about #BritishRoyals’ wealth and finances
Read a summary of findings about the #PersonalEnrichment of the #RoyalFamily and origins of some of their wealth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/british-royal-family-wealth-finances-cost-of-the-crown-summary #Royals #TaxDodgingParasites #Monarchy #KingCharles -
#Jewellery worth hundreds of millions in the #king’s private collection - [Largely inherited from #QEII, without inheritance #tax being paid] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/14/jewellery-worth-hundreds-of-millions-in-the-kings-private-collection #Royals #RoyalFamily #KingCharles #TaxDodgingParasites
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#KingCharles renting out #Edinburgh property given to mother in role as #queen
Profit from building treated for decades as #StateOwned adds to questions over palace’s gifts policy
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/18/king-charles-renting-out-edinburgh-property-given-to-mother-in-role-as-queen
#Royals #RoyalFamily #Monarchy #TaxDodgingParasites -
#KingCharles’s private #LuxuryCar fleet worth an estimated £6.3m - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/18/king-charless-private-luxury-car-fleet-worth-an-estimated-63m
#Royals ##RoyalFamily #Monarchy #TaxDodgingParasites -
The other #royal collection: #Windsors’ multimillion-pound private trove of #art may include official gifts - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/17/the-other-royal-collection-windsors-multimillion-pound-private-trove-of-art-may-include-official-gifts
#RoyalFamily #TaxDodgingParasites
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#Royals cashing in on gifts – surely that’s unseemly for a modern #monarchy?
The perception of #corruption is undermining #Britain. #KingCharles should lead by example – and get his house in order
Duncan Hames is director of policy at #TransparencyInternationalUK
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/commentisfree/2023/apr/13/royals-gifts-monarchy-britain-king-charles #RoyalFamily #TaxDodgingParasites
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The #Colston connection: how #PrinceWilliam’s #KensingtonPalace home is linked to #slavery - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/06/how-prince-william-kensington-palace-home-is-linked-to-slavery
#RoyalFamily
#TaxDodgingParasites