King Charles' coronation cost taxpayer £72 million, report reveals | LBC

King Charles’ coronation cost British taxpayers £72 million, official account records have revealed.

Graham Smith, Chief Executive of Republic, gives his view to Ben Kentish, asking ‘how can this be justified?’.

The coronation of King Charles in May 2023 was described as a “once-in-a-generation” event and, despite being scaled back from previous crownings, saw all the pomp and circumstance one would expect from a royal coronation.

The £72 million figure includes £50.3 million of Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) costs and £21.7 million for the Home Office for policing the event.

King Charles’ crowning cost significantly less than the Queen’s funeral and the events surrounding it.

According to account documents Queen Elizabeth’s funeral cost £162m - £74m for the Home Office and £57m for the DCMS as well as extra cash for devolved governments.

At the time, the King’s coronation had been described as a “slimmed-down affair” with the royal family looking to avoid flaunting its wealth in the wake of the rapidly worsening cost of living crisis.

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