# Is William being forced to open up about royal money?

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Podcast: [The Royals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914)
Published: 2026-05-20T23:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-royals/episodes/is-prince-william-being-forced-to-open-up-about-royal-wealth
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## Resource

As scrutiny grows over royal wealth, property and privilege, Roya Nikkhah and Kate Mansey ask whether Prince William is becoming more transparent about royal finances – or being pushed into openness. They examine new details about the Prince and Princess of Wales’s annual rent at Forest Lodge, The Sunday Times’s reporting on William’s tax bill, and the ripple effect of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s peppercorn rent deal at Royal Lodge. Will Humphries, southwest and countryside correspondent for The Times , joins to explain his investigation into changes at the Duchy of Cornwall, from tenant farmers in Devon to William’s plans to sell off part of the estate and invest in housing, renewable energy and communities. Get in touch: theroyals@thetimes.co.uk Image: Getty Producer: Robert Wallace Executive Producer: Priyanka Deladia Read more: Inside the £1bn property empires of King Charles and William Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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