civil list

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) the annuities voted by Parliament for the support of the royal household and the royal family

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Example Sentences

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

Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald was among those who backed the campaign - he would even go on to arrange for Wain's sisters to receive a small Civil List pension to recognise their brother's services to art.

From BBC

The Civil List was replaced in 2010 by the Sovereign Grant.

From BBC

What Margaret didn't do was tell her lover that actually, "The penalties for us marrying are pretty minor. I've got to give up my position in succession to the throne. As for the rest of it, you might get a title, and you might get some money from the civil list."

From Salon

Prince Charles, who largely underwrites Harry’s income from Duchy of Cornwall revenues, is promising to tighten the purse strings if his son’s commitment to royal duties is halved – a threat that proved successful when Princess Margaret gave up her love for Peter Townsend in the 1950s in order not to lose her title or civil list money.

From The Guardian