27 m. ago PETER HITCHENS: I have been noticing worrying signs about King Charles... now he's made the most horrible decision

I think King Charles must be a secret petrolhead, much more like the dreaded, goggled maniac motorist Mr Toad than the gentle plant-loving nostalgist he seems to be at first sight.

Events

1 hour ago Have Your Say: Is the royal family costing the taxpayer too much?

After the annual royals' accounts revealed expenditure of £2.7million last year on travel by private jet, helicopters and rail, we want to know whether you think the family cost the taxpayer too much

Economics

2 h. ago Inside King Charles' extravagant Royal Train with bath and luxury set to be scrapped

The Royal Train, once the preferred mode of travel for the late Queen Elizabeth, is set to be scrapped in a bid to save cash as the Royal Family try to be 'more modern'

Politics

2 h. ago King Charles appears in high spirits during military parade at Palace of Holyroodhouse

The ceremony took place on Tuesday morning, shortly after the King and Queen had arrived at the palace in Scotland via a claret liveried helicopter.

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3 h. ago King Charles cancer update as key aide gives insight into monarch's treatment

During a rundown of royal finances, one of the King's key aides revealed how the monarch is tackling his royal duties as he continues his cancer treatment

Politics

4 h. ago King Charles Edinburgh today: Monarch presented with keys to Scottish capital at Palace of Holyroodhouse

King Charless III is in Edinburgh - and has attended a garden event at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Politics

4 h. ago Inside the axed Royal Train with King Charles' very own bath tub and 12

King Charles is set to derail the late Queen Elizabeth II's favourite mode of transport in a bid to cut costs, as staggering figures on the monarch's transportation have been revealed

Politics

5 h. ago Royal train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize

The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time

Politics

6 h. ago King Charles travels by helicopter for ancient ceremony after axing Royal Train

King Charles has taken part in the ancient Ceremony of the Keys in Edinburgh today as he begins the traditional Royal Week in Scotland based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

Politics

6 h. ago King presented with keys to Edinburgh at start of Holyrood Week

The traditional Ceremony of the Keys took place in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Tuesday.

Politics

10 h. ago King Charles axes Royal favourite as Royal Family's cost to taxpayer revealed

The locomotive steam train was the Queen's favourite mode of transport throughout her reign

Economics

10 h. ago Royal train to be decommissioned as monarchy cost the British taxpayer £86.3 million in the last year

Historic asset axed to provide ‘value for money’ as new report outlines the finances of the Royal Family over the past year

Economics

11 h. ago King scraps Royal Train as full cost of monarchy and family is revealed

New figures show how much the Royal Family cost last year - with prices for helicopter travel, foreign visits and running households

Politics

17 h. ago After 123 years, the royal train hits the buffers: First ridden by King Edward VII, Charles deems running costs 'unjustifiable'

King Charles has decided the £1.5million annual running costs are unjustifiable in the current economic climate, and it will be decommissioned in 2027.

Events

17 h. ago King Charles to receive £132m next year after crown estate makes £1.1bn profit

Offshore wind power boom helps push profit from land and property to more than double what it was two years agoKing Charles is set to receive official annual income of £132m next year, after his portfolio of land and property made more than £1bn in profits thanks to a boom in the offshore wind sector.Profits at the crown estate – which partly funds the monarchy – were flat at £1.1bn in its financial year to the end of March but more than double their level two years ago, at £442.6m. Continue reading...

Economics

17 h. ago King and Queen’s visit to Samoa tops list of most expensive royal trips

The 11-day visit in October 2024 involved travel costs of £400,535.

Politics

18 h. ago King Charles to retire iconic Royal Train that was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth

The train, introduced in 1977 and powered by biofuel, will be retired next year due to rising costs.

Politics

19 h. ago King Charles axes one of late Queen's favourite things so he can do up Buckingam Palace

The Royal Train has been axed by the King as he bids 'the fondest of farewells' to the mode of transport which was the Queen's favourite throughout her reign

Politics

19 h. ago King Charles brings royal train that once ran to Balmoral to an end

The royal train once travelled as far north as Scotland and to Balmoral, but has now been decommissioned.

Politics

19 h. ago Royal train to be decommissioned following decades of service

The eight-carriage train will stop running in early 2027, according to the annual royal accounts

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