- MPs have unanimously authorised a £99.9 million Sovereign Grant for 2027-28 to maintain royal palaces and fund official duties.
- The Sovereign Grant Bill amends existing legislation to allow royal funding to fluctuate, reflecting the completion of Buckingham Palace reservicing work.
- Labour MP Brian Leishman opposed the spending, arguing that public funds should be redirected to help people experiencing intense suffering.
- Liberal Democrat MP Bobby Dean urged the government to ensure no taxpayers' money goes to disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
- Under the new legislation, which now moves to the House of Lords for further scrutiny, the King will receive around 20.5 per cent of Crown Estate net profits.
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