Prince William could overturn king’s windfarm ban as he orders renewable energy review for estate
Wind turbines are among changes being considered by heir to the Duchy of Cornwall estate to tackle the climate crisis
April 2024
Is Kent ready for the Duchy of Cornwall’s next Poundbury?
Plans for 2,500 new homes outside the historic market town of Faversham have gone down badly with some residents. But the UK needs housing, and this is a promising site…
December 2023
This is how our 21st-century peasants’ revolt took on the royals over rewilding – and won
Joel Scott-Halkes
When we started out, we didn’t dare dream it would lead to this: expanded rainforest, a beaver release, and rewilding at Balmoral, says the co-founder of Wild Card Joel Scott-Halkes
November 2023
Time to get rid of a British feudal system that allows royals to rob the dead
Letters: Readers react to a Guardian investigation into bona vacantia, whereby the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall can collect the estates of the deceased in certain circumstances
The Guardian view on King Charles and the Duchy of Lancaster: feudalism reigns in the north-west
Editorial: The secret exploitation of dead people’s assets to upgrade the monarch’s estate must come to an end
I thought I knew royal greed – but King Charles profiting from the assets of the dead is a disgusting new low
Norman Baker
For decades, parliament has been far too lenient about the royal family’s finances. This avaricious practice needs to end, says the former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker
October 2023
Campaigners urge Prince William to rewild Dartmoor farmland
William became largest private landholder in the national park when he inherited Duchy of Cornwall
July 2023
Prince William to expand Duchy of Cornwall’s temperate rainforest
Duchy hopes to at least double size of Wistman’s Wood, a 3 hectare fragment of ancient woodland, by 2040
May 2023
King Charles and Prince William face fight over taxpayer funds on Dartmoor
Cost of the crown
Cost of the crown: what we know so far about British royals’ wealth and finances
April 2023
Cost of the crown
Now we know how fabulously wealthy Charles is, why can’t he pay for his own coronation?
The Guardian view on royal finances: time to let the daylight in
Cost of the crown
Revealed: royals took more than £1bn income from controversial estates
Cost of the crown
Who owns and profits from the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall? – timeline
January 2023
Cash and the crown estate: a look at the British monarchy’s funding deal
The taxpayer funded sovereign grant will not accrue extra money from the monarch’s £1bn-a-year offshore wind leases. But the crown still has revenue from oil and gas drilling rights and real estate
September 2022
Windfarm windfall set to spark debate about funding of UK monarchy
Will King Charles follow the lead of Patagonia owner’s $3bn giveaway?
The sovereign’s wealth: UK royal family’s finances – explained
Duchy of Cornwall estate worth £1bn passes to Prince William
June 2022
Queen's consent investigations
Revealed: how Prince Charles pressured ministers to change law to benefit his estate
Newly discovered documents show government yielded to heir’s demands amid fears of a constitutional crisis
