Saving lives comes with a bill? Fresh revelations that the Crown Estate reportedly charges the RNLI more than £60,000 a year to launch its lifeboats have reignited a fierce debate over royal finances.
The Crown Estate has been charging the RNLI more than £60,000 a year to launch its own lifeboats, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The news comes despite a U-turn last year by the Duchy of Cornwall, the historic estate set up in 1337 and now owned by Prince William, which waived the rents on six … Read more