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Civil list

The civil list is the tax-payers' money that is given to the monarch and immediate members of the royal family in the UK, in order to perform their state duties and keep the royal household. The civil list is effectively the royal's salary[?].

In 2002 the civil list was £8,153,000 (GBP)

External Links

BBC Royal Accounts 2002 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2002/the_royal_accounts/civil_list.stm)

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