King Charles to receive huge pay rise from UK taxpayers
by David Pegg, Rob Evans and Severin Carrell from World news | The Guardian on (#6D4X1)
Details published by Treasury show royal family's grant is expected to increase from 86m to 125m in 2025
King Charles III is to receive a huge pay rise from the UK taxpayer, according to government plans to boost public funding of the monarchy by 45% from 2025.
Details of the increase, which comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis, were contained in a review of royal funding published by the Treasury on Thursday. It revealed the royal family's grant is due to increase from 86m to 125m.
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