£60 million in 10 years. Absolutely disgusting. Fuck the king
But it’s tradition.. he brings in tourism.. people like the pomp..
Here is a list of unclaimed estates if you want to go hunting for that long lost aunt! The Bona Vacantia division (BVD) of the Government Legal Department keep the estates in limbo for 30 years waiting to see if anyone claims them.
>It has long claimed that, after deducting costs, bona vacantia revenues are donated to charities.
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>However, only a small percentage of these revenues is being given to charity. Internal duchy documents seen by the Guardian reveal how funds are secretly being used to finance the renovation of properties that are owned by the king and rented out for profit.
*”The Duchy of Lancaster Jubilee Trust – established in 2001 to support the maintenance and preservation for the public benefit of heritage assets across the Duchy estates”*
So when the Guardian reports that the money is being used:
>for the “public good” to repair, restore, preserve and protect the fabric of duchy properties when they are categorised as a “heritage asset”.
It seems like they are doing exactly what they publicly state they do.
Secret? We get a news article about bona vacantia every few years. Last time I think it was about the Duchy of Cornwall.
And to be clear, this isn’t money that would otherwise go to relatives etc, this only happens if someone dies without a will or other eligible heirs, and that means the estate goes to the state/etc pretty much anywhere.
The Guardian never wastes an opportunity to trash the royals, do they?
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I know I’m going to get downvoted here but why is this sub so anti monarchy?
Charles the Turd doing what kings do. Sucking the country dry for his own personal benefit..
Definitely a secret. It’s not like there was a programme on BBC called Heir Hunters, who looked for any family connection to inherit an estate before the state gets it
Doesn’t surprise me. Remember when the Queen tried to use the State Poverty Fund to heat Buckingham Palace?
Shocking that Prince Charles and that woman are gouging dead Brits.
Still won’t change the stupid national anthem. Annoying
Fergie, Andrew and the two daughters just privately settled a legal case involving them receiving stolen money deposited into their accounts. The money was given by a Turkish man. He stole it from someone else. Fergie and families response was the money just appeared in all four of their accounts. They settled privately this week. The British media’s response was to write glowing articles about them all mixed in with people used to pick on me wah wah it’s tough being Royal stories. The BRF is a law unto themselves. They do what they want because there is no consequences.
Well, if its in the guardian, it must be true not. This paper is crap & spouts shite
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£60 million in 10 years. Absolutely disgusting. Fuck the king
But it’s tradition.. he brings in tourism.. people like the pomp..
Here is a list of unclaimed estates if you want to go hunting for that long lost aunt! The Bona Vacantia division (BVD) of the Government Legal Department keep the estates in limbo for 30 years waiting to see if anyone claims them.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/unclaimed-estates-list
>It has long claimed that, after deducting costs, bona vacantia revenues are donated to charities.
>
>However, only a small percentage of these revenues is being given to charity. Internal duchy documents seen by the Guardian reveal how funds are secretly being used to finance the renovation of properties that are owned by the king and rented out for profit.
If we go to the [Duchy’s website](https://www.duchyoflancaster.co.uk/about-the-duchy/duties-of-the-duchy/bona-vacantia/) we see what these charities are. Specifically, we can see that one of the charities is:
*”The Duchy of Lancaster Jubilee Trust – established in 2001 to support the maintenance and preservation for the public benefit of heritage assets across the Duchy estates”*
So when the Guardian reports that the money is being used:
>for the “public good” to repair, restore, preserve and protect the fabric of duchy properties when they are categorised as a “heritage asset”.
It seems like they are doing exactly what they publicly state they do.
Secret? We get a news article about bona vacantia every few years. Last time I think it was about the Duchy of Cornwall.
And to be clear, this isn’t money that would otherwise go to relatives etc, this only happens if someone dies without a will or other eligible heirs, and that means the estate goes to the state/etc pretty much anywhere.
The Guardian never wastes an opportunity to trash the royals, do they?
EDIT: Inbox replies disabled. Please debate with someone else about the quality of The Guardian.
I know I’m going to get downvoted here but why is this sub so anti monarchy?
Charles the Turd doing what kings do. Sucking the country dry for his own personal benefit..
Definitely a secret. It’s not like there was a programme on BBC called Heir Hunters, who looked for any family connection to inherit an estate before the state gets it
Doesn’t surprise me. Remember when the Queen tried to use the State Poverty Fund to heat Buckingham Palace?
Shocking that Prince Charles and that woman are gouging dead Brits.
Still won’t change the stupid national anthem. Annoying
Fergie, Andrew and the two daughters just privately settled a legal case involving them receiving stolen money deposited into their accounts. The money was given by a Turkish man. He stole it from someone else. Fergie and families response was the money just appeared in all four of their accounts. They settled privately this week. The British media’s response was to write glowing articles about them all mixed in with people used to pick on me wah wah it’s tough being Royal stories. The BRF is a law unto themselves. They do what they want because there is no consequences.
Well, if its in the guardian, it must be true not. This paper is crap & spouts shite
I’m shocked. SHOCKED I tell you.
Well, not that shocked.