Sovereign Grant Act 2011: guidance
Guidance on the Sovereign Grant, which supports the official duties of The King.
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The Sovereign Grant provides an annual grant to support the official duties of The King in his roles as Head of State and Head of Nation.
Updates to this page
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This guidance has been updated to reflect the level of the Sovereign Grant in 2025-26.
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This guidance has been updated following the Sovereign Grant Review 2023.
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Some information in this guidance may be out of date following the recent announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This will be updated shortly.
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Guidance updated for June 2022
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Updates made in '1. Sovereign Grant' and '8. Tax' due to the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Updated guidance.
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Updated information to Section 1.
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Updated with current information.
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Updated guidance
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Updated for 2016-17 and to reflect the increase in the Sovereign Grant percentage
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Updated to include the Sovereign grant changes which are coming to effect on 1 April 2017
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Updated for 2015 to 16.
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updated Sovereign Grant figure for 2014-15 (拢37.9m)
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First published.