Here are some of the key figures from the Royal Accounts for 2020-2021:
£ 86.3 million The total taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant consists of £ 51.8 million for the “core” funding and an extra £ 34.5 million for the Buckingham Palace reservation.
£ 102.4 million – Official expenditure by the monarchy – an increase of £ 14.9 million or 17% of £ 87.5 million in 2020/2021.
£ 1.29 Cost per person in the UK for funding the total Sovereign Grant.
77p Cost per person of the “core” part of the Sovereign Allowance for Official Duties – not including funds for the long-term works of Buckingham Palace.
9.6% – Portion of ethnic minority staff working for Buckingham Palace, compared to 8.5% in 2020-’21. The target was 10%.
10.6% – Portion of staff from ethnic minority backgrounds working for Clarence House.
13.6% – Portion of staff from ethnic minority backgrounds working for Kensington Palace.
£ 63.9 million – Expenditure on property maintenance – £ 14.4 million or 29% increase from £ 49.5 million in 2020-’21.
201 – Official commitments made by the Queen in the past financial year – 88 more than the 113 she undertook during the 2020-2021 pandemic.
Nearly 2,300 – Official commitments by royals in the UK and overseas, compared to 1,470 last year.
491Full-time equivalent staff pay from the Sovereign Grant, with the salary bill amounting to £ 23.7 million.
£ 1.3 millionCost of household and hospitality for the royal household – an increase of half a million or 55%.
£ 4.5 million Cost of official royal travel, an increase of £ 1.2 million or about 41% from £ 3.2 million the previous year.
£ 4.4 million – The Prince of Wales’ account for the Cambridges’ activities, plus Charles’ other expenses including his capital expenditure and transfer to reserves. Charles no longer pays for the Sussexes.
£ 1.2 million – Decrease in this account over two years from 2019-2020 when Harry and Meghan were full-time royals.
£ 23 million Charles’ annual private income from the estate of the Duchy of Cornwall, of £ 20.4 million in 2020-’21.
£ 3.3 million Charles’ unofficial expenses for himself and his family, including salary costs of personal staff and part of the cost of gardeners and estate workers and the cost of Highgrove and Birkhall.
£ 107 000 – Official costs of Charles’ London office and official residence Clarence House.
£ 5.9 million – Charles’ tax bill.
£ 226 383 – Cost of official trip for William and Kate’s controversial Caribbean tour.
£ 138 457 Charles’ travel expenses for a trip to Barbados to mark the country’s transition to a republic.