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How can a family that was effectively bankrupt in 1760 now be one of the richest in the country? In this eye-opening analysis of royal finances, former Minister of State Norman Baker leaves no stone unturned in exposing how the royals lobby governments and the media to maximise their cut from the public purse and how they take advantage of a uniquely beneficial tax and legislative regime. Packed with details on the acceptance of dodgy donations, the appropriation of official gifts for personal use, and the exploitation of the NHS, churches and charities, who are charged punitive rates for the use of Duchy-controlled land, this provocative exposé has been fully updated in paperback, with details on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his money-making endeavours, including his friendships with convicted fraudsters, paedophiles and spies. Laying bare their extravagant use of public money, opaque business dealings and general bad behaviour, this is the book the royal family really don’t want you to read.