Reality Check: What does the Queen cost us?

Name: Reality Check: What does the Queen cost us?
Uploaded: 2017-06-27T20:09:28.000Z
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Description: Reality Check looks at the Sovereign Grant, which is paid to the Queen, as it is set to increase next year.

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The Sovereign Grant, which pays for the salaries of the Queen's household, official travel and upkeep of palaces, is to go up by more than £6m in 2018/19.

BBC News looks at where this money comes from for the Royal Family.

Update 14 July 2017: More detail has been added about the sources of the Queen's income.

27 June 2017