Sean Coughlan, “King Charles to reveal personal tax bill for first time as monarch” (BBC, June 21):
King Charles will become Britain’s first monarch in modern times to reveal his personal tax bill.
His tax payments will be shared on Thursday as a new element in the annual royal financial accounts, with the decision said by Palace sources to have been a personal one by the King.
Buckingham Palace says the move is part of a modernising drive for greater transparency and to “encourage wider understanding of our accountability”.
It also follows calls for more openness with regard to royal finances following scandals surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The move will make public the King’s tax payments for the previous year – 2024-25 – and will include tax on his income such as profits from the Duchy of Lancaster, any personal investments and earnings from the King’s private estates, such as Sandringham and Balmoral.
