Royal Family: is 56p a year a bargain for our monarchy?

Royals 'buck trend for austerity' with £14k flight to Scotland and £4.5m refurb for Kate and Wills

The British royal family
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The cost of the monarchy to the taxpayer has risen from £33.3m to £35.7m in the last tax year.

The increase – described by the palace as nearly six per cent in real terms – was mainly due to a dramatic rise in spending on the upkeep of its properties. Around £800,000 was needed to remove asbestos in the basement of Buckingham Palace and £900,000 to fix a leaking roof at the Windsor Castle's Royal Library.

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