Revealed: The property empires that make Charles and William millions
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
An investigation by the Sunday Times’ Insight team has revealed for the first time the extensive property empires of the King and Prince of Wales. The information includes details of the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall’s business deals with the NHS, schools and military that help fund the royals.
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- Jonathan Calvert, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.
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Host: Luke Jones.
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| 1:33.9 | It was sometime, I think, around spring, was it, that we first came across it. |
| 1:41.8 | It was a contact of ours had acquired the complete list of properties |
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