Royal Family's Finances Under Scrutiny

0:00On April 7th, the British Royal Family's finances are back into the microscope, with folks calling them greedy over a setup that's super secretive about taxpayer cash. No one outside the palace really knows the full tab. Thanks to tangled income streams, like the sovereign grant and huge duchies that rake in millions. Tax-free each year. Take Prince Andrew and his ex-Sarah Ferguson. They flipped their Windsor pad for about $20 million to a Kazakh bigwig, snagging nearly four. Million over the asking price. Andrew just shrugged it off back then, not sweating the sweet deal. Critics have slammed royal spending for decades, from 70's lawmakers dubbing them gold-plated free-loaders to insiders now saying the whole. Systems built to blur public bucks from private stacks. That lack of clear number sparts real public heed. Layer on King Charles, pulling around $36 million last year from the Duchy of Lancaster, Prince William grabbing close to 32.

1:00Million dollars from Cornwall's version. Plus the late Queen's $2.4 billion fortune sliding to him with zero inheritance tax. Security costs stay hidden too. All this opacity means the true cost of the monarchy stays foggy, leaving everyone guessing on what's fair and fueling calls for a straight-up. Financial breakdown. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending. I'm Corey with The Story.