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"Royal family claim £100MILLION from taxpayers as grant soars to record amount." archive.ph/a8sN6
Royal finances expert Norman Baker said: “The Government should have a complete rethink of how taxpayers’ money is allocated to the Royal Family.
“We have no say in how the royals choose to use private jets or helicopters,
which are all paid for out of the public purse, and while ordinary people are struggling it isn’t right.” The 10-year Buckingham Palace renovation project appears to be on target to cost £369million.
Despite campaigning on environmental issues, Prince Charles still flies between his royal residences at an average cost of £15,000 a time.
Queen Elizabeth’s royal train cost £100,000 for just three outings last year, but is now exclusively powered by “hydro treated vegetable oil”, royal sources revealed.
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Royal Exclusive: THE Government has shelved a major review of Queen Elizabeth's taxpayer funding. archive.ph/Qgsg3
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Revealed: how Prince Charles pressured ministers to change law to benefit his estate archive.ph/57DFA
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Oct 24, 2021
Side note: Was I the only one that missed this story? Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'request a meeting with the Queen' - leaving Royal aides stunned by 'sheer nerve' of request months after Oprah.
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"The source told the publication: 'Harry and Meghan have made this offer but a lot of people are shocked by the sheer nerve of it. They may genuinely want to see Queen but it's breath-taking given what they've 'put her through' this year."
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Queen's health scare highlights the family's instability archive.md/s2LdS
The Palace was accused of lying by claiming she was "resting at Windsor" while she was actually in hospital for "preliminary investigations".
By performing her duties in her advanced years, she is protecting her legacy while lining up the future of the monarchy.
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Oct 24, 2021
Reminder: Prince Harry Says Royal Family Turned On Meghan Markle After Australian Tour

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Duke of Sussex seemed to imply that his family became jealous of Meghan and Harry’s popularity after they toured Australia in 2018.
“It all changed after the Australia tour,” he said after confirming that Prince William and Kate Middleton were “really welcoming” to Markle in the beginning.

He continued: “It was the first time the family got to see how incredible she was at the job.
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