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Royal finances: Where does the Queen get her money?

BBC News By Tom Edgington image copyrightGetty Images The Royal Family has opened its books to show how the Queen spent her money last year. How much does the monarch receive and where does her income come from? What does the Queen receive from the government? The Queen is given a single payment by the government every year called the Sovereign Grant. Last year this was set at £85.9m - the equivalent of £1.29 per person in the UK. What is the Sovereign Grant spent on? It is used by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family to pay for official royal duties.

Harry and Meghan s Frogmore Cottage renovation repayment also covered rent

Updated: June 24, 2021, 8:01 am The monarchy cost the taxpayer £87.5 million during 2020/21, accounts for the Sovereign Grant show (Dominic Lipinski/PA) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s £2.4 million reimbursement of the taxpayer for renovating Frogmore Cottage also included more than 18 months’ rent, royal accounts have revealed. Critics had urged Harry and Meghan to pay back the millions spent refurbishing the property after they stepped down as working royals for financial and personal freedom and moved to the US early in 2020. It was thought the substantial sum covered just the updating of the period home close to Windsor Castle, but the annual report on royal finances appears to indicate that it included rental costs as well.

Only 8 5% of Buckingham Palace employees are people of color

Buckingham Palace admits it must do more on diversity in annual report CNN 36 mins ago By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN © Rob Stothard/Getty Images Tourists watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace in 2015. Buckingham Palace has admitted the royal household is not diverse enough, as it releases its annual financial report. The Sovereign Grant report disclosed for the first time that the proportion of ethnic minority employees within the royal household is 8.5% with a target of 10% by the end of 2022. According to a 2011 census, 14% of the population of England and Wales is non-White. In Scotland, 4% are non-White.

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