civil list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Before the Sovereign Grant was introduced, state funding for the monarchy came through a mix of grants, government department spending and a "civil list" payment.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
The Royal Family receives money from the civil list.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2012
Buckingham Palace made clear last summer that it would be looking for an increase when the £7.9m annual civil list payment, which is set every 10 years, comes up for renewal in three weeks' time.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2010
It ignores the fact that according to the last published accounts, the palace had £21m in its reserves to fund future civil list spending.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2010
All he asked in return was an increase of his civil list of half of one per cent.
From A Defence of the Hessians by J. G. (Joseph George) Rosengarten
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