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
Philip does little to enhance this image of ordinariness, however, when he lets slip to the US broadcaster NBC that the civil list funds are so inadequate “we may have to move into smaller premises”.
From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016
The Royal Family receives money from the civil list.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2012
These surpluses built up because when the civil list was up for negotiation in 1990 and in 2000, John Major and Tony Blair both gave the palace overgenerous settlements.
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2010
Twenty-one bills were passed, one of which made provision for a contribution to the British New Guinea civil list.
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
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