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The royal family presently takes around £100,000,000 each year from the UK to pay for their "duties". It's called the Sovereign Grant system.

>>pphysc+(OP)
If the monarchy wouldn't exist as an institution, a lot of that money would still go to the upkeep of the various domains that comprise it. The Buckingham palace won't disappear if the UK becomes a democracy. Assuming all of that money goes into the personal wealth of the members of the royal family is a little naive.