King Charles To Receive £45m Pay Rise As Crown Estate Profits Skyrocket

King Charles and Queen Camilla

King Charles will get a £45m boost to his salary next year, according to the royal accounts.

This increase of more than 50% in the monarch’s official annual income, known as the sovereign grant, takes its total worth to £132m for 2025-26.

This comes down to the recent £1.1bn profits of the crown estate – 12% of that income is always transferred back to the Royal Family to fund the monarchy and the extensive renovation of Buckingham Palace.

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