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Revisited: Cost of the crown part 1 – valuing the royal family

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In the first part of an investigative miniseries on royal wealth, Maeve McClenaghan sets off on the trail to uncover how much public money is spent on the Windsors – and what they do in return. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:09.0

Hi, machine here.

0:10.0

machine here.

0:11.0

Over the festive period, we are revisiting some of our favorite stories from this year.

0:16.0

You're about to hear the first episode in the Investicative Miniseries,

0:20.0

Cost of the Crown Part 1, valuing the Royal Family, which came out in May.

0:26.0

The Guardian's investigations correspondent, Maave McLennigan, sets out to uncover the Royal's wealth. Join us at the University of Central Lancashire to start your success story.

0:45.0

We're in the top 7% of universities worldwide, according to the Centre for World University

0:50.7

rankings 2022. So whoever you are and whatever you want from life,

0:55.3

you Clant is a place where you can pursue your passions

0:58.3

and make your ambitions happen.

1:00.1

We see opportunity.

1:01.7

We see success. We see opportunity. success.

1:03.5

We see you.

1:04.5

Apply now before the U-K-Cast deadline.

1:07.0

Visit U-K.

1:08.0

and A-C. to find out more. It's a bright blue-sky morning in early April, the eve of the Easter weekend.

1:25.0

The church bells of York Minster are ringing out as the crowds gather around the cathedral. In a few minutes, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be driven up to the entrance for an ancient ritual called Maundy Money, an act of charity marking the end of Lent.

1:45.0

As I make my way through the crowd I can see parents with young children, older

1:57.8

couples waving Union Jack flags, families who've traveled here to see King Charles

2:01.8

just a few weeks before his coronation.

2:04.0

We actually stayed overnight, we've come from Glossop in North Derbyshire.

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