The Royal 'Fiddlers' ; As Charles Is Accused of 'Winning Lottery Every Year', Mps Question Aides Over His Accounts

Daily Mail › February 08, 2005

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PRINCE Charles faced an extraordinary demand last night to open up the books on his massive income.

Royal accountants were accused of 'jiggery pokery' and 'fiddling' over the Pounds 11.9million his Duchy of Cornwall estate made last year.

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The Royal 'Fiddlers' ; As Charles Is Accused of 'Winning Lottery Every Year', Mps Question Aides Over His Accounts

MPs said the figure represented a 300 per cent pay rise for the Prince over a decade. His income was 'like winning the lottery every year', they added.

The onslaught came in the first ever full parliamentary inquiry into royal finances.

Whitehall spending watchdog Sir John Bourne said the ...

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