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Special investigation

Cost of the crown

An investigation into royal wealth and finances

Crown sitting on a pile of bank notes

RevealedHow the British royal family hides its wealth from public scrutiny

Cost of the crown

  • Illustration

    King Charles
    Direct ancestors owned slave plantations, documents reveal

    • andrew

      Prince Andrew
      Royal held investments in shell company set up to keep holdings secret

    • Prince William
      Ivory displayed at palace despite prince's criticism of trade

    • Revealed
      King Charles’s private fortune estimated at £1.8bn

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  • King Charles in front of Duchy of Lancaster seal and Val Taylor's bungalow in Burnley

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    King’s estate to transfer £100m into ethical funds after bona vacantia revelations

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