Official accounts have revealed for the first time how much the King's 2023 coronation cost UK taxpayers. According to the accounts, the government spent £72m on the coronation - the first in Britain since Queen Elizabeth II's in 1953.

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Government figures show that more than £20 million was spent by the Home Office policing the event.

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The cost of King Charles's spectacular Coronation has been released by the Government.

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Exact amount King Charles's Coronation cost taxpayers laid bare

The coronation in May 2023 cost the tax payer £72 million (Picture: AP)  The King’s coronation cost the UK taxpayer a whopping £72 million, official accounts have revealed. This figure includes £50.3 million from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which coordinated the event in May 2023 and £21.7 million from the Home Office for policing it.  Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony attended by dignitaries from aro…

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UK government reveals ‘all efforts were made’ to keep cost of historic event to a minimum. The King’s coronation cost British taxpayers £72 million...

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Revealed: The taxpayer bill for the King's coronation

King Charles III's coronation last year cost British taxpayers £72 million, official accounts released late Thursday revealed.

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The figure included £21.7 million for policing the events around the coronation of the King and Queen.

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King’s coronation cost £72 million, government accounts show

LONDON - Last year's coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla cost 72 million pounds and showcased Britain to millions around the world, a government report said on Thursday, with the event costing less than half that of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

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King Charles III's coronation last year cost British taxpayers £72 million ($90.7 million), official accounts released late Thursday revealed.
Critics have argued taxpayer spending on the events was too large and out of touch given the huge demands on stretched public funds and economising in recent years by many Britons.
The figures showed the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) spent £50.3 million, while the interior ministry's cost…

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