Cost of the crown part 1: valuing the royal family

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Cost of the crown part 1: valuing the royal family

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In the first part of an investigative miniseries into royal wealth, Maeve McClenaghan sets off on the trail to uncover how much public money is spent on the Windsors – and what they do in return. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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