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- Prince William could overturn king’s windfarm ban as he orders renewable energy review for estate Sat, 27 Jul 24, 9:00pmWind turbines are among changes being considered by heir to the Duchy of Cornwall estate to tackle the climate crisis
- ‘A real pioneer’: King Charles seeks to embody green values in royal estate Sat, 27 Jul 24, 5:00pmChanges include converting Bentleys to run on biofuels but helicopter use shows difficulties in balancing priorities
- Head of king’s property portfolio given 20% pay rise to £1.9m Wed, 24 Jul 24, 7:50pmCrown estate reward for Dan Labbad comes amid doubling of profits on back of offshore wind developments
- King’s estate to transfer £100m into ethical funds after bona vacantia revelations Sat, 25 Nov 23, 9:00pmExclusive: Duchy of Lancaster changes investment policy amid questions over how money collected from dead people is used
- King Charles to adjust takings from crown estate as windfarm profits soar Thu, 20 Jul 23, 9:56pmPercentage paid to monarch reduces but soaring earnings mean total paid to him will remain flat in 2024/25 at £86.3m
- King Charles to take smaller cut from crown estate as windfarm profits soar Thu, 20 Jul 23, 9:56pmSovereign grant to shrink from 25% to 12% of crown estate’s profits, after monarch asked for money to be used for ‘public good’
- Windfarms help drive record profit for crown estate Thu, 29 Jun 23, 4:25pmSeabed fees lift annual profit to £443m amid talks over what proportion of windfall should be shared with King Charles
- Crown estate enjoys huge rise in profits thanks to offshore wind Thu, 29 Jun 23, 9:01amFees for accessing UK seabeds help boost profits to £443m while King Charles says some of surplus will go towards public good
- King’s green energy firm was investigated after 38-day greenhouse gas leak Sun, 9 Apr 23, 11:30pmHealth and Safety Executive also issued several notices related to worker safety and explosive substances at JV Energen
- King Charles redirects £1bn windfarm profits towards ‘public good’ Thu, 19 Jan 23, 11:01amEnergy agreements have generated windfall that would normally go towards monarchy
- King Charles may find political tussles with Liz Truss hard to avoid Sun, 18 Sep 22, 7:00pmThough he has pledged to stay out of politics, the King is a man of strong views, many of which differ from the prime minister’s
- The Commons was filled with fury – then came news about the Queen Sun, 11 Sep 22, 3:00pmIn her first days as premier, Liz Truss was announcing plans for unprecedented spending when politics came to a halt
- Mourning period will not delay energy bill freeze, says No 10 Sat, 10 Sep 22, 2:25amGovernment says it can finalise £100bn policy before 1 October energy price rise in spite of parliament closure
- Prince William charity uses bank that is one of world’s biggest fossil fuel backers Sat, 20 Aug 22, 1:19amRoyal Foundation also places investments in trust that owns shares in firms that buy palm oil, investigation reveals
- Floating windfarms could be hosted off Cornwall and Wales, crown estate says Tue, 5 Jul 22, 9:01amFive ‘areas of search’ in the Celtic Sea could be developed and offered to businesses by 2023