Mervyn and Trish wrote: 26 Apr 2026, 13:09
You do talk some tosh sometimes OL. The land you refer to is not owned by the King personally, it belongs to the Crown Estate. All the profits from it go to the Treasury, i.e. us, not the Monarch.
Technically speaking that may be true but he along with Will do pretty well out of the other Land grabs they own…
These duchies are private estates that provide income to their respective holders.
The Duchy of Lancaster is believed to own approximately 44,748 acres of land in England and Wales and comprises commercial, agricultural and residential properties, the majority of which are in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire. These holdings include Higham Ferrers estate in Northamptonshire, which was acquired in 1266; Ogmore Estate, which has an active limestone quarry; Pontefract Castle; and Harrogate Ladies College. The Duchy also owns property in London, predominantly in the Savoy precinct off the Strand.
The Royal Family also owns private holdings, which includes the reigning monarch’s private estates, including Sandringham and Balmoral – both of which are significant in scale. Sandringham, for example, is a 20,000-acre estate. Balmoral (one of the best royal residences to visit) is bigger still, covering roughly 50,000 acres. We included Sandringham in our round-up of the best walks in Norfolk.
For gawds sake Sir Merv ... .some of their estates are nearly as big as mine.
