British royals' public spending has gone up 5% in a year of historic change
Royal accounts show that a change in monarchs, double-digit inflation and ongoing costs of renovating Buckingham Palace contributed to a 5% increase in publicly funded spending by Britain’s royals LONDON -- A change in monarchs, double-digit i NFL ation and ongoing costs to renovate Buckingham Palace contributed to a 5% increase in public ly funded spending by Britain's royal s, according to accounts published Thursday. The palace's annual Sovereign Grant report showed that net spending was up 107.5 million pounds ($135 million) in the past year. It also said that King Charles III was behind a “concerted effort” by royal staff to turn down the heating at Buckingham Palace and other royal homes during the winter to cut emissions and costs. Temperatures were set at 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit) — and a few degrees lower when rooms were empty, officials said. The report also confirmed that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have vacated their former home of Frogmor...
