Claim: The royal family brings in £400m a year in private revenue, of which £360m is kept by government under the Sovereign Act 2011.
Fact-check: How does the royal family make money? - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the crown estate brought in £330 million in 2017/18, this money goes to the government who then give the queen a grant based on 25% of the crown estate's income two years previously.but the crown estate isn't the royal family's private property. the queen pays tax to government on her other private incomes.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2018-05-24T00:00:00