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by kybernetikos 1381 days ago
The sovereign grant is 15% of the income from the Crown estates. Depending on who you think owns / should own the Crown estates (it was once the monarchs personal property) this is potentially a big subsidy to the tax payer from the monarch.

Ultimately the origins of most property is tied up in violence, not just that of the royal family.