A fresh wave of billboards from campaign group Republic has been appearing around the UK over the past week.

The billboards come as the royals face increasing scrutiny over their use of public land.

The ‘Ditch the Duchy’ adverts call for an end to William and Charles's profiteering from the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.

A report out earlier this year showed that the Duchies are public property, not privately owned by the royals. The same is true of Windsor Great Park, where William and others have private homes.

Following on from the initial launch, new billboards in Birmingham, Manchester, Southampton, Leeds, Newcastle and Tower Hamlets are now live.

The billboards will be running through into the New Year. Republic has crowdfunded to pay for the campaign.

Speaking for Republic, Graham Smith said today:

“The Duchies are public property, yet we continue to allow William and Charles to take the profits as private untaxed income every year.”

"More than £50m a year is paid to William and Charles from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall. That’s money that could be spent on public services and local communities."

"The expansion of this billboard campaign is tackling the issue of royal exploitation head on."

“The royals can’t keep dodging the fact that Duchy land is our land."

“Republic is calling on the Duchies to be rolled into a new National Estate, along with Crown Estate land, with the purpose of funding public services and local communities.”

PHOTOS and LOCATIONS of the billboards are available here.

The Ditch the Duchies report is linked here.