Information about official Royal expenditure

Head of State expenditure is the official expenditure relating to The Queen’s duties as Head of State and Head of the Commonwealth.

Head of State expenditure is met from public funds in exchange for the surrender by The Queen of the revenue from the Crown Estate. In the financial year to 31 March 2005 the revenue surplus from the Crown Estate paid to the Treasury amounted to £184.8 million.

Head of State expenditure for 2005-06 was £37.4 million. This was 4.2% higher than in the previous year (an increase of 1.4% in real terms).

This means that The Queen as Head of State cost the taxpayer just 62 pence per person per year.

Head of State expenditure has reduced significantly over the past decade, from £87.3 million (expressed in current pounds) in 1991-92.

Head of State expenditure excludes the costs of Police and Army security and of Armed Services ceremonial, as figures are not available. 

Every year the Royal Household publishes an Annual Summary of Head of State expenditure, together a full report on Royal public finances.

FINANCIAL REPORTS 2007-2008
Download a two-page annual summary of expenditure (pdf, 188kB)

The combined report can be downloaded in four parts in pdf format:
Part I: Introduction to Head of State expenditure 2007-2008 (pdf, 569kB)
Part II: Civil List expenditure 2007  (pdf, 483kB)
Part III: Royal Travel Grant-in-Aid 2007-08  (pdf, 662kB)
Part IV: Property Services Grant-in-Aid 2007-08  (pdf, 300kB)


FINANCIAL REPORTS 2006-2007
Download a two-page annual summary of expenditure 2006-07 (pdf, 165kB)

The combined report can be downloaded in four parts in pdf format:
Part I: Introduction to Head of State expenditure 2006-07 (pdf, 406kB)
Part II: Civil List expenditure 2006 (pdf, 1MB)
Part III: Royal Travel Grant-in-Aid 2006-07 (pdf, 2MB)
Part IV: Property Services Grant-in-Aid 2006-07 (pdf, 3MB)


FINANCIAL REPORTS 2005-06
Download a two-page annual summary of expenditure 2005-06 (pdf, 165kB)

The combined report can be downloaded in four parts in pdf format:
Part I: Introduction to Head of State expenditure 2005-06 (pdf, 400kB)
Part II: Civil List expenditure 2005 (pdf, 1.6MB)
Part III: Property Services Grant-in-Aid 2005-06 (pdf, 1.95MB)
Part IV: Royal Travel Grant-in-Aid 2005-06 (pdf, 1.85MB)


FINANCIAL REPORTS 2004-05
Download the two-page Annual Summary 2004-05 (pdf, 148kB)

The combined report can be downloaded in four parts in pdf format:
Part I: Introduction to Head of State expenditure 2004-05 (pdf, 468kB)
Part II: Civil List expenditure 2004 (pdf, 1.2MB)
Part III: Property Services Grant-in-Aid 2004-05(pdf, 2.1MB)
Part IV: Royal Travel Grant-in-Aid 2004-05 (pdf, 2.0MB)