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what charles was doing was anticipating what's going to happen and making it look as though it was his decision. it would have come anyway. the royal trustees are now carrying out their regular five—year review of the sovereign grant. but that's only part of the financial picture. the royals don'tjust get funds from the crown estate. they have two private estates, dating back to medieval times. more than 175,000 acres of land, together worth £1.7 billion. the duchy of lancaster is the monarch's. the money it makes is used to fund the wider royal family. last year, the late queen received an income of £24 million. the other, the duchy of cornwall, funds the public, private and charitable activities of the prince of wales.