The royals cost the taxpayer £76.1m annually, officially. Last year, the sovereign grant reports show the monarchy cost us £87.5 million during 2020/21 — a £18.1 million increase since 2019/20. But there are a lot more costs to consider and Republic have done all the hard work to compile them. They estimate that, including analysis
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