King Charles III becomes 1st British sovereign to disclose personal tax payment

LONDON, June 26– King Charles III has become the first British sovereign to disclose his personal tax payment, with Buckingham Palace announcing Thursday that he paid 12.9 million pounds (about 17 million U.S. dollars) in the 2024-2025 tax year.

It is the first time that the personal tax payment of a reigning British monarch has been published.

A Royal Household statement on royal finances showed that the king paid 11.7 million pounds in personal taxes in the 2023-2024 tax year.