UK royals set for cutbacks after £35m pandemic blow

Duke and Duchess of Sussex racked up nearly 250,000 in travel costs on southern Africa tour, royal accounts reveal

Buckingham Palace is belt-tightening after a projected 35m double-whammy financial blow due to Covid-19, as royal accounts reveal the Sussexes' flights to southern Africa cost nearly 250,000 and Prince Andrew took a 16,000 charter to a Northern Ireland golf tournament.

The palace also confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a substantial contribution" for an undisclosed amount to the sovereign grant for Frogmore Cottage, their private Windsor residence refurbished with 2.4m in public money before the couple relocated to Los Angeles.