'At a time when millions are struggling to make ends meet - how is it the royal family is making more money than ever?' asks David Dimbleby in jaw-dropping new documentary

Veteran reporter David Dimbleby spent decades highlighting the public face of the royal family – now he wants to reveal the full extent of their private wealth.

In his new series, What is the Monarchy For?, the broadcaster brands the late Queen Elizabeth II an “astute tax avoider” and says King Charles III is the first billionaire to take the throne.

David, 87, says most of the King’s wealth is from the public in the form of the annual sovereign grant, from his Duchy of Lancaster business or from his vast, tax-free inheritance.

“By the time of Charles’ coronation, he didn’t just inherit the crown, he inherited

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