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At the very least the profits from the sea bed auctions should all be used for the benefit of the public. Buckingham Palace should be renovated but used only on state occasions by the monarch. I believe Charles prefers to live in Clarence House anyway. The rest of the time a trust should organise its opening to the public, for most of the year, and the Crown benefit from the ticket sales. If the government (our taxes) pay for the renovation then the tax payer should benefit from the income.

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Son of rich woman becomes even richer and all without any effort on his own behalf.

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Public money helps support the Royal Family yet discussion about the RF and any matters which ‘reflect’ on them is prevented in Parliament. The definition of Royal Family is also very wide so that discussion is very restricted.

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Add to the fact that the Royal Family didn’t pay inheritance tax when the late Queen Elizabeth died.

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There is no transparency about how much the Royal Family costs Britain to maintain. What is owned by the Windsor family personally, what belongs to the position as Head of State? How much does their security cost? What is their private income from land and businesses?

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“The leasing deal reportedly shows that the rent has increased by 67 per cent above the £15 per square foot paid by the Metropolitan Police, the previous tenant of the Duchy’s warehouse.”

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“Other sources of income include six lifeboat stations owned by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) — a charity of which the King is patron — which have to pay £600 a year in total to use Duchy beaches in Salcombe, Sennen Cove, the Lizard, Rock, Penlee and St Mary’s.

King Charles III is a patron of the RNLI, following in the footsteps of his mother, and the RNLI frequently name boats after members of the Royal Family.”

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"The Duchies are not private property, they are state assets. Parliament allowed the royals to maintain control over these estates when other land was surrendered three centuries ago. It's time parliament abandoned that arrangement."

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“The Duchy of Lancaster said: “His majesty the king voluntarily pays tax on all income received from the duchy.””

Well that’s good of him. We on the other hand are obliged to pay our tax bills.

A lack of transparency about their finances for institutions which receive public money and pay less tax than we are obliged to, eg inheritance and corporation tax, cannot go on.

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Unelected, unreported and lacking in transparency. The British monarchy financial arrangements.

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There is very little if any transparency about the wealth and income of the Royal Family. It is rarely subject to debate and never seems to be commented on in Parliament.

How much do tax payers pay?

Who receives money and why?

What is done with the money they receive?

Where does all the money spent on the RF come from?