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They also want the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall to count as public funding, rather than private incomes for the King and Prince of Wales.

From BBC • May 10, 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

The Duchies were overrun by Prussian troops, while the Danish Navy held the sea.

From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by Blore, George Henry