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 Charles' coronation cost UK taxpayers £72 million

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

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

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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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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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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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