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Re:MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade by Symbiote on Friday November 06, 2015 @08:05AM (#10519212)
According to whom?

The figures usually provided show a lot of income from Crown land, which belongs to the state. Or, they put a big figure on tourism -- which would probably be even bigger if tourists could pay to have a look inside the palaces and castles.

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Re:MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade by TheOtherHobbes on Friday November 06, 2015 @10:27AM (#10519902)
The Crown Estate net profit for the Treasury is around £250m a year - which is pocket money in the national budget.

15% of the profit goes back to the monarch.

Incidentally, the Queen still "advises" the Prime Minister in weekly meetings.

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