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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King's coronation cost to taxpayer revealed in new report

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

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

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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The figures come from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) recently released annual accounts.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla wave to the crowds from the Buckingham Palace balcony at last year's coronation. Photo: Getty Images  
Last year's coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla cost £72 million ($NZ155 million) and showcased Britain to millions around the world, a government report said.

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King's coronation hefty cost revealed

The figures included £50.3 million of Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) costs and £21.7 million for the Home Office for policing the "once-in-a-generation" event in May 2023

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King's coronation cost revealed as taxpayers fork out eye-watering sum

Charles was crowned monarch at Westminster Abbey, but recent accounts show the royal splendor came at a cost.

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King Charles's coronation a costly affair

Although the funding has created divisions in the United Kingdom, the amount is less than half of what Elizabeth II's funeral cost in September 2022.

Apesar de o financiamento ter gerado divisões no Reino Unido, o valor é menos de metade de quanto custou o funeral de Isabel II em Setembro de 2022.

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

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