Camila will not receive an annual income from Parliament

Queen Camila, the wife of Carlos III, will not receive the income that the British Parliament awarded annually to the previous spouse of the United Kingdom monarch, Prince Philip, who received 359,000 pounds (419,000 euros) each year for his official duties.

This is clear from the report published by the call this Friday State Audit Office (NAO) on the finances of the Royal House of this country, which reveals that the activities carried out by the wife of Carlos III will be paid for with money drawn from the so-called Sovereign Fund and that the spouse will not be given a special payment.

An independent report carried out by the regulator A real home examines the royal family’s funding structures as part of the NAO’s work to improve transparency.

The document outlines several considerations for future and suggests that the new reign of Carlos III, with a schedule expected to be busier than that of his mother, Elizabeth II, in her final years, could “significantly alter future funding needs”.

The report compares the situation in Camila with that of his late father-in-law, the Duke of Edinburgh, and confirms that “Queen Camila will not receive a separate annual income” but that her official activities will be “financed from the Sovereign Fund”.

Father of Charles III He continued to receive the aforementioned £359,000 each year despite changes in the way taxpayers paid for royal activities.

So, the old Civil List, from which Isabella II received payment and various subsidies from the government to cover official expenses, it was replaced by the previously mentioned state fund, which is based on a percentage of the benefits of the crown estate (the lands and possessions of the British crown).

However, the new law introduced in 2011 retained the clause this affected Prince Felipe, who retired from his activities in 2017 and died in 2021, so that he could receive his annual income for life.

The report highlights the future program of official acts of the king Charles III could affect future funding.

“Each king and queen have their own interests and priorities that affect their schedule of activities,” the document said.

In this way, the report reminds that the deceased Isabella II “reduced spending on events and travel in recent years, in part due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.”

“It can be reasonably assumed that the king will organize more events and will travel to more obligations within the United Kingdom and abroad at the request of the Government,” the text foresees.