Paradise Papers: where does the Queen invest her millions?

Questions raised about why the Duchy of Lancaster had a stake in an off-licence and a high-street lender

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Queen Elizabeth’s private estate invested £10m in offshore funds with stakes in Threshers off-licence and BrightHouse, the weekly payment retailer criticised for exploiting thousands of poor families, according to the so-called Paradise Papers leaked documents.

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