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The Sovereign Grant is funded by the taxpayer while the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall provide income for the King and the Prince of Wales respectively.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Over the past year these deals with the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall have been worth almost £50 million, it has been claimed.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

Charles and his son Prince William also receive private incomes from royal estates known as the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

The Duchies are the main sources of private income for the royal family.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Coins of the Ancient Duchies of Brabant and Limberg, 166.

From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 5, January-June, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc by Bell, George