{"id":79829,"date":"2023-06-30T21:59:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T19:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne"},"modified":"2023-07-01T01:13:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T23:13:41","slug":"royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne","title":{"rendered":"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles’ first year on throne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The cost of Britain’s royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial report of King Charles III’s household showed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Royal aides put the rise in expenditure partly down to the change of monarchs following the death of Queen Elizabeth II<\/b> in September 2022 and the succession of her son Charles<\/b> in May this year.<\/p>\n

The cost of Elizabeth’s funeral and Charles’s coronation however are not included in the financial report.<\/p>\n

Other main drivers of expenditure include a 10-year programme of upgrades to electrical cabling, plumbing and heating at Buckingham Palace, the monarch’s official residence.<\/p>\n

The figure for net expenditure increased by \u00a35.1 million ($6.4 million), or five percent, to \u00a3107.5 million for 2022-23.<\/p>\n

The amount the royal family received from the public purse via the Sovereign Grant remained unchanged at \u00a386.3 million 2022-23.<\/p>\n

Spending on travel dropped by \u00a3600 000 to \u00a33.9 million, while housekeeping and hospitality rose from \u00a31.3 million to \u00a32.4 million. Property maintenance fell \u00a36.1 million to \u00a357.8 million.<\/p>\n

Staff costs rose by \u00a33.4 million to \u00a327.1 million with staff given a pay rise of five-six percent.<\/p>\n

The report also revealed that the royal household has failed again to meet its diversity target, set in 2021, of drawing 10 percent of its workforce from ethnic minorities, with the 2023 figure of 9.7 percent the same as last year.<\/p>\n

The Sovereign Grant pays for the monarch’s official duties and upkeep of royal palaces.<\/p>\n

The UK is currently in the grip of a cost of living crisis, with inflation hitting 8.7 percent last month.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The cost of Britain’s royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial report of King Charles III’s household showed on Thursday. Royal aides put the rise in expenditure partly down to the change of monarchs following the death of Queen Elizabeth II […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":79828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9],"tags":[1493,2189,14576,14740,14739,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-79829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-miscellaneous","9":"tag-africa-press","10":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","11":"tag-king-charles","12":"tag-royal-news","13":"tag-royals","14":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"\nRoyal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The cost of Britain's royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial rep ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The cost of Britain's royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial rep ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-30T19:59:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-30T23:13:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne\",\"name\":\"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne - zimbabwe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-30T19:59:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-30T23:13:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\"},\"description\":\"The cost of Britain's royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial rep ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":683,\"caption\":\"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles’ first year on throne\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/\",\"name\":\"zimbabwe\",\"description\":\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne - zimbabwe","description":"The cost of Britain's royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial rep ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne","og_description":"The cost of Britain's royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial rep ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne","og_site_name":"zimbabwe","article_published_time":"2023-06-30T19:59:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-30T23:13:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne","name":"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne - zimbabwe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg","datePublished":"2023-06-30T19:59:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-30T23:13:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4"},"description":"The cost of Britain's royal family to the UK tax payer rose by five percent over the past year, the annual financial rep ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/sm_1688150489.146726.jpg","width":1024,"height":683,"caption":"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles' first year on throne"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/royal-costs-rise-by-millions-in-king-charles-first-year-on-throne#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Royal costs rise by millions in King Charles’ first year on throne"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/","name":"zimbabwe","description":"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4","name":"cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}