Britain's Royal Family Owns Something Worth More Than Their Palaces

Описание: Britain's royal family and the Crown Estate secretly control something worth more than every palace they own: the ocean floor. In this episode, John breaks down how offshore wind leasing turned a piece of seabed nobody wanted into a billion-pound income stream, why the Sovereign Grant is about to spike, and why that windfall is already about to crash.

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Sources:

Crown Estate profit and offshore wind revenue (FY2024-25 and FY2025-26): Reuters, Baird Maritime, The Financial Horizons

Crown Estate ownership structure and relationship to the Treasury: IBTimes UK

Sovereign Grant figures (2024-25 and 2025-26): Baird Maritime, Greenpeace UK

CEO statement on Round 4 revenue drop from 2026: Baird Maritime

Round 5 auction and Celtic Sea leases: Baird Maritime

Greenpeace UK "monopoly profiteering" claim and Crown Estate executive pay: Greenpeace UK

Duchy of Lancaster income and King Charles's tax disclosure: IBTimes UK

UK offshore wind capacity and electricity share: Fast Company, The Financial Horizons

Royal residence valuations (Buckingham Palace and combined estates): loveproperty.com, London City News