A fiery debate over the Royal Family’s taxpayer funding took centre stage on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, with viewers and guests clashing over whether it’s time to stop footing the bill for the royals’ globe-trotting duties. Ed Balls and Ranvir Singh hosted the heated segment, welcoming royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams and Republic’s outspoken chief executive Graham Smith to debate whether royal trips, like King Charles and Queen Camilla’s current state visit to Italy, should still be funded through the sovereign grant.
That grant, which covers official royal duties, is already hefty – currently £86.3 million – and it’s set to jump to £132 million. While some say that’s justified, others think it’s completely out of touch during a cost-of-living crisis, reported the Manchester Evening News.
