A new report has outlined the shocking details of royal funding arrangements, including dodging scrutiny, avoiding personal taxes and falling short of standards required of other public bodies.
 
The report - A Scandal in Plain Sight - is available here and published by campaign group Republic.
 
 
Research shows that official royal funding has increased by 565% in real terms since the late Queen came to the throne;
 
The report shows how the Sovereign Grant:
  • Obscures the true half a billion pound cost of the monarchy;
  • Questions why the royals get so many unique privileges in public funding;
  • Raises doubts about excuses for the recent massive £50m increase in the core grant;
  • Questions why so many details are murky or ill-defined;
  • Challenged MPs to increase scrutiny of royal finances.