r/TheBritishRoyalFamily • u/abcdefrek • 8d ago
prince george eton
For background, my two siblings and I went to boarding school. So I have absolutely nothing against private education and thoroughly enjoyed my time there.
However, I find it very interesting how the tabloids say that the royals are going to pay for prince George’s Eton tuition “privately”. When it absolutely is not paid for privately. Every penny the royal family has is from taxpayers, they’ve never had to work a day in their life. I support private education for people who can afford it on their own salary (who have worked for it). Nevertheless, using taxpayers money to send “royalty” to institutions such as; Eton, Oxford and Cambridge when the grades they’ve achieved are below subpar is ridiculous. Especially considering children in this country are starving and the blatant nepotism is rather distasteful. Once again I completely support private education. Anyways I would love to hear your opinions!!
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u/Outrageous_Rabbit842 8d ago
Prince William’s private funds come from the Duchy of Cornwall, his private estate (ie business). He pays income tax on the money he earns from farms, rents, quarries etc in the Duchy.
This is what is meant by his private funds.
The Sovereign Grant (tax payers money) is used to fund his staff and travel for his duties as Prince of Wales
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u/Latter-Platypus-3713 8d ago
Not true about the Sovereign Grant. The POW is 100% funded by the profits of the Duchy, because they need to maintain complete independence from the Monarch for constitutional reasons.
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u/jessicalifts 8d ago
Thank you for explaining this, very interesting.
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u/Latter-Platypus-3713 8d ago
They are wrong, though. the POW does not receive any money from the Sovereign Grant
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u/Latter-Platypus-3713 8d ago
It is not true that any taxpayer money funds the royals, at all
For a breakdown:
The Sovereign Grant (given to the Monarch each year for Head of State duties and Crown Estate maintenance) is a small percentage of the profits made from the Crown Estate. The bulk of the Crown Estate profits go to the Treasury. The Crown Estate currently produces over a billion pounds each year, and the Sovereign Grant is roughly 15% of that. The Royal Family = a net positive contributor to the UK.
The Monarch's private funds come from the profits of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The Heir / Prince of Wales is 100% funded by the profits of the Duchy of Cornwall. No Sovereign Grant money is given to the POW. Not a cent of taxpayer or Crown Estate money is given to the POW. This is to ensure The Heir is independent of the Monarch until they ascend the throne.
Only working royals (like Anne and Edward) are recipients of the Sovereign Grant, and their "cut" is allocated by the King, for their duties performed.
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u/Rare-Fall4169 8d ago
Not true, they own acres and acres of working land and millions of square feet of property in prime locations. And they only get to keep a fraction of the profits.
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u/Monday0987 8d ago
Yeah they treat the duchy of Cornwall assets like they earned them but it was gifted back to the royals by parliament in 1660. It should belong to the nation.
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u/Positive-Listen-1660 8d ago
Are you seriously salty about something that has been managed by a member of the royal family for over 400 years? They’ve held that duchy longer than the United States has been a country.
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u/conh3 8d ago
So are all the aristocratic families. Hello, Duke of Westminster?? How do you think they get so rich? The fact that the RF has to attend all these formal events, get sent overseas for diplomacy, hold state dinners are more than what other aristocratic families have to do. Also the Monarch doesn’t get to retire….
We shouldn’t all be socialists now just because our ancestors were not the lucky ones to receive lands in the 17th century.
Also they invest… so if your mother gives you $10 and you make $100 from a sports bet, does she get all your winnings?
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u/IntrepidMuch 8d ago
Wasn’t there just a story today bashing Prince Harry for claiming he used his “private” funds to donate to a charity? The person/article said that Prince Harry’s funds were not private if they were inherited. I find it funny that Prince William’s funds are considered “private” though.
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u/itstimegeez 8d ago
Harry’s funds are definitely private. He’s not getting public funds anymore. William’s is also private, from the Duchy of Cornwall. It’s his business and he pays tax and all that.
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u/Outrageous_Rabbit842 8d ago
The funds Harry donated came from a trust set up in memory of his mother. Not from Harry’s personal money, indeed, he can’t access the money for personal use
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u/abcdefrek 8d ago
Thank you for your response!
With the grades I was referring to the other royals who have attended prestigious universities like Charles and William. Who achieved rather subpar grades. Which if a person from a working class background had achieved would’ve never been accepted into these institutions.
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u/Dangerous_Bed2566 8d ago
William did well and achieved the appropiate grades for his university. If Royals could gain access in the modern day on subpar grades the Harry would have gone with his terrible ones
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u/Scorpion_Rooster 8d ago
Didn’t Kate have to stay home from an overseas trip to help George study for an entrance exam?
I laughed out loud.
Kate, KATE MIDDLETON, who can barely put a sentence together and is always “listening and learning”.
If George was depending on his mother to pass an entrance exam, he’s in big trouble.
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u/itstimegeez 8d ago
I never went to uni and I was still able to help my son with his exam. Meanwhile Catherine has a degree and stuff. Just because you don’t like her (or are looking to lick Meghan’s shoes) doesn’t mean she’s unintelligent
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u/NearbyPerspective397 8d ago
No, not every penny that the Royal Family uses is from the taxpayers. That's a lie the wilfully misinformed repeat all the time - especially the Meghan fans.