Calls for Sovereign Grant to be axed as core royal funding set to double

The UK Government is adjusting the grant to a core annual funding level of £99.9 million by 2027-28 (Image: PA)

CAMPAIGNERS have called for the Sovereign Grant to be scrapped as the UK Government prepares to bring in legislation that will double the royal family's core funding.

The UK Government is adjusting the grant to a core annual funding level of £99.9 million by 2027-28, nearly doubling baseline support as the royal share of Crown Estate profits increases from 12% to 20.5%