Richard Palmer

Royal Correspondent with 20 years’ experience of covering the House of Windsor around the UK and overseas. All views my own.

[Richard Palmer @RoyalReporter]

One of the biggest myths about the UK’s Royal Family is that the Crown Estate pays for the monarchy. It doesn’t. The Crown Estate profits are simply used as a benchmark for taxpayer funding. Here’s the then Chancellor, George Osborne, explaining to Parliament.

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@kayotickitchen You haven’t read the piece, have you?

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How the royals have trashed Earl Spencer’s Diana book while officially going no further than one brief sentence. But with his own Diana project under discussion, Prince Harry’s position is more nuanced.
https://t.co/k3XNg647CA

[Rookie @royalfocus1]

The Princess of Wales attends The Royal Film Performamce and the world premiere of Digger in Leicester Square London #royal #filmpremiere #princeandprincessofwales #digger #princesscatherine

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More on the fallout from @seanjcoughlan

https://t.co/UCGxN8kCwF

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It’s easy to forget how unpopular Charles and Camilla once were. The run-up to the 30th anniversary of Diana’s death threatens to undermine the work done to improve their image. Will it damage the monarchy long term though? Probably not.

[GB News @GBNEWS]

'Why are these revelations all coming out now?'

@OliviaUtley asks royal commentator Richard Palmer about the timing of a new memoir detailing Princess Diana's life, released by her brother Earl Charles Spencer, containing shocking claims about the Royal Family.

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@bmay How very dare you…https://t.co/iL6GkOTXy6

[Andrew Clifford @newcastlejourno]

i weekend — Saturday/Sunday 19-20 September — The British Army secretly relaxed security checks, allowing in a far-right extremist who backed Russia. #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Lord Spencer responds to the palace.

https://t.co/uyAckq645Q

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Earl Spencer’s claims threaten to revive years of controversy about Diana’s life and death. They also risk undermining a long and successful campaign to rehabilitate the King and Camilla’s reputation. Might they also affect family reconciliation?
https://t.co/u5BUgtlGVK

[Richard Palmer @RoyalReporter]

This year’s finalists for The Earthshot Prize have been revealed. It was an interesting morning at Bloomberg’s eco-friendly London offices hearing their stories.

[The Earthshot Prize @EarthshotPrize]

Meet our 2026 Earthshot Prize Finalists.

These are the inspiring people and organisations that will build a better future for our planet.

Learn more: https://t.co/TDsKsdk29s

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What’s more important and what will social media posters be talking about? The Royal Family’s various dramas over Harry and Meghan and Diana or the King convening experts amid fears artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within 10 years?

https://t.co/t3Pj4g0aK3

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After visiting the Cairngorms National Park, the King says wildfires show why it is important to tackle the causes of climate change.

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

My wife and I have been appalled by the devastating impact of wildfires this summer and the terrible destruction they have caused to homes, livelihoods and landscapes, not only in this beautiful part of the Cairngorms, but across the United Kingdom and - as we have seen - other regions of Europe.

I can only express my admiration and appreciation to all those who have worked so tirelessly and courageously, in the U.K. and beyond, to bring these fires under control and to those supporting communities facing the long road to restoration and renewal that still lies ahead.

The shock of witnessing these fires around the world in recent months reminds us forcibly of the mounting pressures that prolonged heat and drought are placing upon our precious Earth, and of the increasingly urgent need not only to strengthen our collective resilience, including through preparedness and risk reduction, but also to tackle the root causes of climate change which, if not addressed, risk creating conditions which will make such tragic and costly events ever more frequent.

As the work of recovery still goes on for many, the compassion and fortitude of the communities affected shine through. It is my most heartfelt hope that they continue to find in one another the strength to rebuild.

- Charles R

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@LJamroziak Hmmm. Have you actually read the piece?

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In their own different ways King Charles III, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have all been trying to redefine what it means to be royal.

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@RoyalBiographer @DailyMail It looks fantastic, Ingrid. Congrats.

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@Swhite87944735 @Cheenekaspirit The Royal Family doesn’t receive any of the revenue from the Crown Estate. It all goes to the Treasury and is used by govt. Taxpayers fund the Sovereign Grant. The only link is that the grant from the taxpayer is benchmarked to an equivalent of a proportion of the CE profits.

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Prince Harry and Meghan no longer feel bound by a key part of the Megxit deal they struck with the palace in 2020 since their taxpayer-funded security was removed. That vow to uphold the Queen’s values, aides said, meant adhering to the Nolan Principles.
https://t.co/OgdGnkjpTF

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@LoubugWindsor Exactly.

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A monarchy that celebrates different religious traditions, even though King Charles III is supreme governor of the Church of England.

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Shana Tova to Jewish communities celebrating #RoshHashanah.

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@partlyc2 Both. The King is a devout Christian but a strong believer in religious tolerance and understanding.