King Charles III's Coronation cost taxpayers £72m

Last year's Coronation of King Charles III outgo taxpayers £72m, authorities figures person revealed.

Just implicit £50m was spent by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which coordinated the event, portion policing costs came to astir £22m, which were paid for by the Home Office.

The DCMS described the Coronation arsenic a “once-in-a-generation” infinitesimal and the figures came broadly wrong unofficial estimates, which suggested it would beryllium betwixt £50 and £100m.

The Coronation successful May 2023 had been described arsenic a “slimmed down affair”, with the Westminster Abbey impermanent database lone a 4th of the size of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation astatine the aforesaid venue successful 1953.

Being a authorities event, the Coronation was paid for by the UK Government and Buckingham Palace done the Sovereign Grant - which comes from a percent of the profits of the Crown Estate gross - and the Privy Purse, wealth from a backstage property known arsenic the Duchy of Lancaster.

By the extremity of March 2024, the Duchy of Lancaster had £647m of nett assets nether its control.

There had been disapproval aimed astatine the nationalist backing of the Coronation, which came during a cost-of-living situation successful the UK.

A canvass carried retired by YouGov the period earlier the Coronation revealed that 52% of Londoners did not judge the Coronation should beryllium paid for by taxpayers.

There had been overmuch speculation astir the outgo to the nationalist purse, which the DCMS said could not beryllium revealed until aft the event.

The DCMS yearly accounts study released connected Thursday said the Coronation reached an estimated planetary assemblage of 2 cardinal radical successful 125 countries, saying it “offered a unsocial accidental to observe and fortify our nationalist individuality and showcase the UK to the world".

King Charles was crowned astatine Westminster Abbey connected 6 May 2023 successful a ceremonial attended by dignitaries from astir the world.

The King’s youngest son, Prince Harry, flew successful from California for the ceremony, but his woman Meghan and their 2 children did not articulation him.

Celebrity guests wrong the Abbey included British acting royalty Emma Thompson, Judi Dench and Stephen Fry, arsenic good arsenic planetary stars specified arsenic US singers Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.

The Foreign Office said successful total, 90 heads of authorities were successful attendance, arsenic good arsenic the archetypal ladies of the United States and Ukraine, representing the presidents of their respective countries.

Thousands of radical packed the Mall successful the rainfall to ticker arsenic the procession paraded done London.

A star-studded concert, featuring Perry, Richie and Take That, among others, took spot astatine Windsor Castle the pursuing night.