Privy Purse

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The Privy Purse is the British monarch’s private income and financial fund, derived mainly from the Duchy of Lancaster, used to cover official and personal royal expenses.

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Label Occurrences
Privy Purse canonical 4
Privy Purse of Queen Anne 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf financial fund
income source
appliesTo British monarch
associatedWith Royal Household of the United Kingdom
surface form: British Royal Household

Duchy of Lancaster
belongsTo Crown in right of the Duchy of Lancaster
beneficiary reigning monarch
country United Kingdom
covers certain staff costs
charitable donations by the monarch
expenditure on royal residences not fully funded by public money
private travel costs of the monarch
currency Pound sterling
distinctFrom Civil List
Sovereign Grant
fundedBy revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster
hasPart investment income from Duchy of Lancaster estates
historicalOrigin medieval English monarchy
legalStatus private income of the sovereign
mainIncomeSource Duchy of Lancaster
managedBy Keeper of the Privy Purse
overseenBy Royal Household finance staff
surface form: Royal Household finance department
relatedTo Crown finances
Royal Household finances
taxStatus subject to voluntary tax arrangements by the monarch
use covers official expenses of the monarch
covers personal expenses of the monarch
supports expenses not met by the Sovereign Grant
usedFor maintenance of certain royal estates
support of members of the royal family for specific duties

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Input
Subject: Privy Purse
Description of subject: The Privy Purse is the British monarch’s private income and financial fund, derived mainly from the Duchy of Lancaster, used to cover official and personal royal expenses.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Keeper of the Privy Purse oversees Privy Purse
Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Anne officeHolderOf Privy Purse
this entity surface form: Privy Purse of Queen Anne
Civil List relatedConcept Privy Purse
Crewe estate revenueDestination Privy Purse
Sir Michael Stevens responsibleFor Privy Purse