Sovereign Grant

(asked on 20th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the Royal Family are in receipt of the Sovereign Grant; and whether they have any plans to extend the provision of the Grant to (1) Princess Beatrice, and (2) Princess Eugenie.


Answered by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe Portrait
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 5th January 2017

The Sovereign Grant supports the Monarch’s official business, enabling The Queen to discharge her duties as Head of State. It meets the central staff costs and running expenses of Her Majesty’s official household. It also covers maintenance of the Royal Palaces in England and the cost of travel undertaken by Members of the Royal Family to carry out official engagements.

Together, Members of the Royal Family complete over 3,000 engagements a year across the UK - many more than The Queen could undertake alone.

There are no plans to extend the Grant to other Members of the Royal Family in their own right.

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