King George III ran into debt and offered the government the revenue from his lands in exchange for writing off his debts, he wanted to be paid a salary.
This is still law, the Queen gets £7 million a year, this is taxable.
The government gets over £300 million in taxes from the Crown Estate, not too shabby eh?
When you get a high percentage of income from the public visiting museums and land usage fees for events and filming crews...considering the UK's covid policies this has got to be a financial squeeze the Royals could do without. With nothing coming in the illusion might begin to crumble.
King George III ran into debt and offered the government the revenue from his lands in exchange for writing off his debts, he wanted to be paid a salary.
This is still law, the Queen gets £7 million a year, this is taxable.
The government gets over £300 million in taxes from the Crown Estate, not too shabby eh?
When you get a high percentage of income from the public visiting museums and land usage fees for events and filming crews...considering the UK's covid policies this has got to be a financial squeeze the Royals could do without. With nothing coming in the illusion might begin to crumble.
Most museums don't charge an entrance fee.
But they do sell souvenirs