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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Abbie Llewelyn

Labour peer claims royal family not doing ‘real work’ as £100m funding questioned

Labour backbenchers have called for a "root-and-branch review" of royal funding after the sovereign grant was approved by the House of Lords.

Peers gave unanimous approval on Wednesday to £99.9 million to cover the monarch’s official duties and the upkeep of royal palaces for 2027-28.

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