ABSTRACT
The Civil List is a fund provided by Parliament for the financing of expenditure on official business by the Monarch and specified members of her family. The Civil List is designed to offset expenditure incurred on official business, the cost of maintaining royal residences and the salaries and pensions payable to employees of the Crown.8 The List was established in the reign of George III (1760-1820) and represents an agreement whereby Parliament will vote monies for the official business of the Royal Family in exchange for the surrender of hereditary revenues held by the Crown.9 The revenues are paid directly into the Exchequer and become part of the Consolidated Fund.10 Payments under the Civil List are provided for by the Civil List Act 1952, as amended.11 The Civil List Act 1972 made separate provision for the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family who undertake public duties in the name of the Crown. In 1992, the Queen took over financial responsibility for members of the Royal Family, although the Duke of Edinburgh still receives separate provision under the Civil List, as did the late Queen Mother. Financial provision for the Prince of Wales is made from the revenues accruing from the Duchy of Cornwall.
