The Windsor family increased their take from taxpayers by 2.5% in the last financial year, according to accounts published this week. The increase was largely caused by refurbishment of Clarence House, the fourth home of Charles Windsor, and the 2002 celebration of 50 years of his mother’s tenure as feudal head of state.
The upgrading of Mr. Windsor’s extra home will have cost £4.4m when finished. The “jubilee” celebrations cost £441,000. Taxpayers paid £872,000 for the Windsors to travel in their personal railway train just 19 times. This was up from £675, 000 in the previous financial year. It included £42, 228 for one journey to Wales.