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Britain’s King Charles reads cards and messages, sent by well-wishers following his cancer diagnosis, in the 18th Century Room of the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, in February, 2024. (Reuters file photo) King Charles has become the first British monarch to reveal how much tax he pays, providing the most detailed insight yet into royal finances. The system of paying for the British monarch and the royal family is complicated, and has been developed over centuries. While the Windsors have said they want it to become more transparent, much still remains private. The king receives money in a number of ways to fund his official work as head of state, his personal expenditure and to cover the royal duties of his family. The sovereign grantEvery year the king receives the ‘Sovereign Grant’, paid by the government to cover the official duties of the monarch and his family, to cover the cost of the upkeep of royal palaces, other residences and historic buildings, and for travel expenses. It does not provide personal income for the royal family. The grant is calculated based on a percentage of profits from the Crown Estate, which is made up of massive tracts of land and most of Britain’s sea bed. Legally, the estate belongs to the Crown but since 1760 the monarch has sacrificed its revenues in return for an annual payment, and it is now an independently run, commercial business. The Sovereign Grant is currently set at 12% of its profits, which have soared in recent years due to offshore windfarm licences. In 2025/26 it was £132.1mn and will be £137.9mn in the current financial year. From 2027 to 2032, the grant will be cut to £100 million a year, partly as money will no longer be required for the £369mn refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, and because Crown Estate profits are expected to fall as revenues from offshore wind leases drop. The Duchy of LancasterSince 1399, the reigning monarch has received income from the Duchy of Lancaster, an estate of 41,910 acres including commercial properties in the centre of London and other cities. Its net assets in March 2026 were valued at £687.3mn. The sitting monarch cannot use any proceeds from sales of its land, but does receive the net revenue surplus. In 2025/26, this was £25.2mn. The money he receives is used to run his private homes and for the incomes of working royals who, while they receive an official residence at no cost in exchange for carrying out duties, are not allowed outside earnings. Currently, that list includes his sister Princess Anne, his younger brother Prince Edward and his wife, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra. Officials say having such private income means the monarch is not subject to any political pressures or outside influence. Charles’ younger son Prince Harry and his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, while still members of the royal family, do not receive any public money as neither are working royals who carry out official duties. Other private incomeThe king also has personal undisclosed assets and investments, and receives income from his own large estates, Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Sandringham in eastern England. The income he receives from these has not been made public. The Duchy of CornwallCreated in 1337, the Duchy of Cornwall provides income for the heir to the throne, currently Prince William, and his wife Kate. The estate comprises 128,151 acres, spread across England and Wales, with net assets of £1.2bn at the end of March 2026. William receives the net surplus revenue, which in 2025/26 was £21.55mn. What tax do King Charles and the royals pay? By law, the British monarch is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax. In 1993 Queen Elizabeth agreed to voluntarily pay income tax at a time when the monarchy’s public standing had suffered after the “annus horribilis” when Charles formally separated from his first wife, the late Princess Diana, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor split from his wife Sarah Ferguson, and Princess Anne divorced her first husband. The amount she paid was never disclosed. As heir, Charles had also voluntarily paid an undisclosed amount of tax. Revealing these amounts for the first time on Friday, royal officials said Charles had paid £12.9mn in 2024/25, £11.7mn in 2023/24, and more than £30mn in total since becoming king. This placed him in the top 100 taxpayers in the UK, they said. However, no breakdown of the tax calculation was provided. Likewise, William’s office revealed the prince had paid £7.76mn in 2024/25, and £8.34mn in 2023/24. He had paid more than £20mn in tax since becoming the heir and Prince of Wales.
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When the ground convulsed beneath Venezuela on the night of June 24, toppling buildings across Caracas and burying the port city of La Guaira under mountains of concrete, the calls for help travelled fast and far. Among the first to respond was a small Gulf state more than 12,000km away — a country with no colonial ties to Latin America, no strategic foothold to defend, and no expectation of return. Qatar simply moved, as it has moved so many times before, on the conviction that human suffering admits no borders. The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and striking less than a minute apart, were among the most violent to hit Venezuela in over a century. The toll has been staggering: more than 1400 dead, over 3,360 injured, and tens of thousands still unaccounted for beneath the rubble. Into that catastrophe Qatar dispatched not words alone, but the full machinery of a rapid humanitarian response — and it did so with a speed that has become its quiet signature. The sequence speaks for itself. On Thursday, as the scale of the disaster became clear, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani each placed calls to Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, conveying Qatar’s solidarity and its readiness to help. These were not ceremonial gestures. By Friday, a Qatari air bridge was already airborne, carrying relief from the Qatar Fund for Development. By Saturday, that aid had landed — food, medicines, medical essentials and advanced shelter materials — alongside the Qatari International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), with its certified urban search and rescue specialists, field hospitals and the heavy technical equipment needed to reach those trapped under collapsed structures. Three days from first contact to boots on the ground in a country halfway around the world. That is not improvisation; it is the product of long preparation and a settled national instinct. For Qatar, this is not a departure but a continuation. From the earthquakes that ravaged Turkiye and Syria to flood-stricken Pakistan, from Gaza to the Horn of Africa, Doha has built a reputation as a first responder to the world’s emergencies — pairing financial generosity with logistical reach and, crucially, with the political neutrality that allows it to operate where others cannot. The Venezuela mission carries that hallmark. It comes at a moment of acute diplomatic sensitivity around Caracas, yet Qatar’s involvement is pegged to nothing but need. The suffering of a family in La Guaira is reason enough. That principle — that aid should follow human need rather than political calculation — is easy to declare and hard to live by. Qatar has chosen to live by it. Its rescue teams now work shoulder to shoulder with crews from Mexico, Chile, El Salvador and the United States, part of a global mobilisation in which Doha has taken its place not as a peripheral donor but as a serious operational partner. The presence of trained Qatari rescuers, equipped to do the painstaking work of pulling survivors from the wreckage, matters as much as the relief flights that preceded them. There is something instructive in all of this for a fractured world. As multilateralism frays and nations turn inward, Qatar continues to insist that compassion is not a luxury to be rationed but an obligation to be honoured — promptly, practically and without precondition. In the rubble of Caracas, that conviction has once again taken tangible form. When the earth breaks somewhere, Qatar tends to be among those who answer. Venezuela is the latest reminder of why that reputation endures.
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Stephen Eustaquio of Canada celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the FIFA World Cup match against South Africa at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, California, on June 28, 2026. (AFP) Stephen Eustaquio's stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match of the World Cup knockout rounds, as the co-hosts advance to the last 16 for the first time in their history.With both sides making their first-ever appearance in the knockout phase, the game appeared to be heading for extra time, before Eustaquio broke South African hearts with a clinical hit from just outside the area.Canada – playing in Los Angeles despite being co-hosts, after failing to win their group – will now face the Netherlands or Morocco in Houston in the last 16 on July 4, as South Africa's World Cup adventure comes to an end.Before the game, coach Jesse Marsch had talked up the "X-factor" of Canada's star Alphonso Davies, available again after a hamstring injury.But the Bayern Munich wing-back, who was yet to appear at this World Cup, remained glaringly absent from the starting line-up.Still, Canada began on the front foot, racking up chances against South Africa's low block.In the 22nd minute, a pinpoint Eustaquio free-kick found Derek Cornelius wide open on the six-yard line. The Canada center-back utterly mistimed his headed effort.South Africa threatened sporadically on the counter. But in a frenetic period just before half-time Canada came agonisingly close.From a corner, Moise Bombito's header was cleared off the line, before Tajon Buchanan's follow-up shot was blocked by goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.Moments later Khuliso Mudau crashed into the dangerous Richie Laryea, but his penalty appeals were waved away.That enraged a heavily Canadian crowd, and the jeers grew louder after half-time as South Africa were content to exchange deep passes under little pressure while the clock ticked down.Just past the hour mark, Canada came close again.Substitute Niko Sigur slid a through ball to Tani Oluwaseyi whose shot was well-saved by the goalkeeper and looped up toward Jonathan David -- but defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi just got there first and cleared brilliantly.In the 75th minute Davies finally appeared, to a huge roar, and made an immediate impact.From the left wing, Davies found Jonathan David who laid the ball to fellow striker – and no relation – Promise David, but his shot went wide.Moments later Davies found Jonathan David again. This time he shot from a tight angle, but was denied by Williams.In the second minute of stoppage time, Canada finally broke through, from the other flank.Jacob Shaffelburg raced down the right wing and pinged in a cross which was headed clear to Eustaquio.The Porto midfielder – on loan at Los Angeles FC – chested the ball down and slammed it first-time into the bottom-left corner.Canada's bench streamed onto the pitch as the stadium erupted, celebrating a historic victory. Related Story
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Lionel Messi came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the tournament as Argentina warmed up for their World Cup knockout match with Cape Verde by beating Jordan 3-1 on Saturday. (AFP) Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he is running out of ways to describe the performances of Lionel Messi after seeing his captain become the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches in their 3-1 win over Jordan on Saturday.Messi was introduced from the bench on the hour mark at Dallas Stadium and netted an 80th-minute free kick to continue a scoring run that saw him surpass the mark he shared with France's Just Fontaine and Brazilian Jairzinho."It's a little bit of an uncomfortable situation when people ask me that and I don't know what to say," Scaloni said when quizzed once again about Messi's performance."Today he could've played 90 minutes and, without undermining our opponent, he wanted his team mates to have time on the pitch and to save himself for what's coming up. He doesn't think so much about the numbers that people are talking about. The only word that comes to mind is that I'm surprised."Messi's strike put the seal on a largely comfortable win for the champions, who took a two-goal lead into the interval following a Giovani Lo Celso free kick and a penalty from Lautaro Martinez.Those goals were the first not scored by Messi for Argentina at the current World Cup, before the 39-year-old took his total to a tournament-leading six. Scaloni had made nine changes to his starting line-up and he was pleased with the performances of those who had featured little in the tournament so far."It's a very positive opinion that I have, especially as I was able to include all the players, this was a goal we always set for ourselves," he said. "I believe all of them deserve to enjoy coming to a World Cup and playing at a World Cup and we were able to give them minutes. I think they played quite well in a difficult match. They showed me today that I can count on them."Argentina next take on Cape Verde in the round of 32 in Miami and Scaloni said he would not underestimate the debutants. "Based on what I've seen, I'm not surprised," he said of their progress to the knockout rounds. "They're a good team, they have made it very difficult for the three opponents they have played."Spain couldn't beat them, Uruguay couldn't either. They're a fast team, they play well with a high calibre of play. I can guarantee you they're a team that's going to make it difficult for us."
