Prince Charles’s travel costs leave British taxpayers with £1m bill

PRINCE Charles’s income from the taxpayer and spending on travel shot up last year, prompting demands from republicans for an urgent inquiry.

Accounts released by the prince’s Clarence House office show that Charles spent £1.08 million (€1.2m) on air and rail travel in 2010-2011, a rise of 56% from the previous year.

His income from the taxpayer, referred to as grants in aid and government income, also rose by 17% to £1.96m, the accounts show, while his tax bill was up from £3.5m to £4.4m.