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The Prince of Wales' comment struck an emotional chord in his father's heart.

Where among the many options will King Charles and Queen Camilla spend their time?

Did you ask them for maps? i did, but they're not subject to freedom of information requests, so they're under no obligation to give anything to me like that. i had to put this together, using all sorts of different information and it was a very painstaking process. i think that something that is so integral to the way in which the british state is run, as the crown, ought to be more transparent about how it uses land and what it's doing with it and whether it's serving the public interest. buckingham palace says: it says, as a private estate, it says, as a private estate, the duchy is exempt ...

The stuff in red is owned by the duchy of cornwall. mmm—hmm. it's very hard to get hold of this information. did you ask them for maps? i did, but they're not subject to freedom of information requests, so they're under no obligation to give anything to me like that. i had to put this together, using all sorts of different information and it was a very painstaking process. i think that something that is so integral to the way in which the british state is run, as the crown, ought to be more transparent about how it uses land and what it's doing with it and whether it's serving the public int...

It says, as a private estate, the duchy is exempt from freedom of information rules, but it endeavours to answer: the monarchy has other exemptions, too. it's about the royals not playing by the rules, having their own arrangements. there is so much wealth that they hold, which is untouched and untaxed and is unaccounted for. the monarch and the heir are exempt from paying income tax, though for 30 years, they've paid it voluntarily. and when queen elizabeth died, charles didn't have to pay inheritance tax. for everybody else, it's 40% inheritance tax on anything over £325,000 that you inheri...