Royals costing British taxpayers 61 pence each

PALACE accountants insisted the Queen and the royal family were value for money yesterday, costing each person in Britain 61p (€0.92) a year.

But annual figures released by aides revealed the large travel bills caused by the royals using expensive chartered flights.

The total cost of keeping the monarchy in the last financial year was €55.1 million down from €55.3m in 2003/04.