Some information in this guidance may be out of date following the recent announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Sovereign Grant provides an annual grant to support the official duties of The Queen in her roles as Head of State and Head of Nation.
Published 15 January 2014 Last updated 9 September 2022 +show all updates
Some information in this guidance may be out of date following the recent announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.This will be updated shortly.
Guidance updated for June 2022
Updates made in '1. Sovereign Grant' and '8. Tax' due to the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Updated guidance.
Updated information to Section 1.
Updated with current information.
Updated guidance
Updated for 2016-17 and to reflect the increase in the Sovereign Grant percentage
Updated to include the Sovereign grant changes which are coming to effect on 1 April 2017
Updated for 2015 to 16.
updated Sovereign Grant figure for 2014-15 (37.9m)