Charles receives an annual private income from the Duchy of Lancaster landed estate of £27 million, while William is entitled to more than £23 million a year from the Duchy of Cornwall.

Through the Crown Lands Act 1702, the King receives income, not capital, from the Duchy of Lancaster, a private estate of 44,748 acres of land in England and Wales owned by the sovereign.

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