King Charles IIIPrince & Princess of Wales

Princes Charles and William given access to confidential government papers

The Prince of Wales has been routinely receiving secret cabinet papers for over ten years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The request, filed by the anti-monarchy group Republic, detailed an arrangement in the Cabinet’s ‘precedent book’, revealing Prince Charles is included on the “standard circulation” list for official government documents and…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Income Set to Rise by 7% in 2016

The Queen is to receive an extra £2.7m in funding next year, as George Osbourne revealed the 2016/17 Sovereign Grant during yesterday’s Autumn Statement. The small detail, listed on page 114 of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, confirms that the Royal…