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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 17/09/2026

MPs have passed the Sovereign Grant Bill (granting the royal family £99.9m in a cost of living crisis) - but not before rejecting an amendment calling for independent scrutiny of future increases. As one MP said: they're marking their own homework. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 06/07/2026

You don't have to climb the Empire State Building to see the problem. The monarchy is estimated to cost taxpayers more than half a billion pounds - every single year. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 26/06/2026

This year's Sovereign Grant Report is out. While William and Charles' tax bills are making headlines, the rest of it tells a different story: £117.2m spent and a skyrocketing core Sovereign Grant. We need to look at the whole receipt. 🧵 #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 08/06/2026

Andrew received a private income by subletting Crown Estate cottages, while only paying a peppercorn rent. Yet the National Audit Office can't even establish how much he made - just another example of the secrecy that surrounds royal finances. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 22/05/2026

While millions live in poverty, Charles' personal wealth has risen by £40m, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. And he's meant to be serving us. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 14/05/2026

Yesterday's King's Speech was delivered from a golden throne, beneath a diamond crown, surrounded by wealth and ceremony. Meanwhile, nearly 1 in 3 children are in poverty. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 04/05/2026

Charles makes a staggering 1,034× what a full-time minimum wage worker does, from the Duchy of Lancaster. Use our website's tool to see how he compares to you: compare.royalscostwatch.co.uk #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 29/04/2026

15 years ago today, an estimated £32m was spent on William and Kate's wedding, almost entirely out of taxpayer money. That's still money that could have been used elsewhere. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 20/04/2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor cost taxpayers around £15m over the decade he spent as the UK's trade ambassador. That included luxury travel and full-time police protection - all funded by the public. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 13/04/2026

MPs are facing a backlash for a 5% pay rise during an economic crisis. The royal family is getting 53%. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 08/04/2026

The Sovereign Grant is rising by £45m this year - from taxpayer money. Meanwhile, millions are struggling to get by. And it's not our priority. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 23/03/2026

As William cycles for Comic Relief, just a reminder that his Duchy owns offices that the charity paid £10.3 million in rent for until 2023. Look past their PR. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 16/03/2026

The cost of the monarchy isn't limited to the Sovereign Grant - there's more costs that we don't even know the precise figures of, such as an estimated £150m for security. How can we debate the future of the monarchy if they're so secretive? #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 09/03/2026

Commonwealth Day celebrates the "family of nations" that emerged from the British Empire. Today, we still fund the pomp and ceremonies that keep those imperial symbols alive. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 02/03/2026

Charles makes roughly £2,784 every hour from the Duchy of Lancaster - including rent paid by public services. A full-time minimum wage worker earns about £22,000 every year. Charles makes that in just under 8 hours. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 23/02/2026

We paid for Andrew's police protection, who reportedly looked the other way during his time as a trade envoy, and when he met Epstein. We paid for his protection - in more ways than one. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 16/02/2026

Andrew paid Virginia Giuffre a reported £12m settlement - and it didn't even come from him. £7m supposedly came from the Queen, £3m from Prince Philip's estate, and £2m from then-Prince Charles (which he denies). Andrew hasn't repaid a penny. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 09/02/2026

Taxpayers paid for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's police protection - officers who reportedly accompanied him to Epstein's home, and were asked to look into his accuser. It's sickening. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 02/02/2026

Charles receives £24m each year as a private income from the Duchy of Lancaster (land that should belong to us). That's 102× the President of Germany's salary. It isn't duty, it's greed. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 26/01/2026

The monarchy costs the public an estimated £16.18 each second. That's £58k in an hour, or £1.4m in a day. The royals may be symbolic, but they have a very real cost. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 19/01/2026

Charles made £24m+ from the Duchy of Lancaster last year. That's worth 1,076 years on minimum wage. That's unacceptable. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 12/01/2026

If we name people relying on public money as scroungers, then it's worth being honest about which institutions do the same - costing the public hundreds of millions of pounds every year. The monarchy, for one. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 05/01/2026

Whether the royals help tourism or not is irrelevant. It's not a reason to abandon democracy. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 29/12/2025

Our FOIs found that Lord-Lieutenants, the King's personal representatives in each county, cost over £2m in expenses last year. They're entirely ceremonial, and completely archaic. They have to go. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 22/12/2025

Christmas at Sandringham is framed as a private family tradition. But the estate itself was bought in the 19th century using money increased by Parliament for royal duties. It should belong to the state. ☃️ #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 17/12/2025

Lord-Lieutenants cost the taxpayer over £2m per year. How much does yours cost? Use our interactive map to find out! ↪️ royalscostwatch.co.uk/map #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 16/12/2025

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Research by Royals Cost Watch has shown, for the first time, that the cost of Lord-Lieutenants has risen to £2m per year. 🧵 #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 08/12/2025

Germany's head of state costs them £39m each year, while our royal family is estimated to cost over half a billion pounds (and they're so secret we don't even know the precise cost!). How have we got the better deal? #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 01/12/2025

As the last month of 2025 begins, our website's counter shows we've already spent an estimated £467m+ on the monarchy this year. Keep an eye on it throughout December, with the link in bio! #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 24/11/2025

The Chancellor tells us difficult decisions will be taken this Budget - but she's ignoring the millions we spend on the monarchy every year. Here's what we could fund instead. 🧵 #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 17/11/2025

Now shipping, ready for Black Friday: the UK monarchy, for only half a billion. What a deal. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 10/11/2025

Despite supposedly being "private estates", the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall don't pay corporation tax. If they did, taxpayers would be £12.8m better off every year. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 03/11/2025

King Charles is reportedly giving Andrew Windsor a six-figure sum and an annual allowance. It's said to be out of his "private income" - but in reality, it comes from his Duchy's rent on public land. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 31/10/2025

You know what's really scary this Halloween? Just how much we spend on the monarchy, that's what. 👻 #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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Royals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 30/10/2025

So Andrew's no longer a prince. He's had to leave his mansion (in exchange for another). But when will we see him behind bars? #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing

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