King Charles III is accused of profiting from the deaths of thousands of people
2023-11-26 10:04:55
TiranaPost
An investigation by The Guardian accuses King Charles III of profiting from the deaths of thousands of people in the Duchy of Lancaster, in northwest England.
All this derives from an ancient custom based on a medieval rule still in force, called "bona vacantia". According to this rule, the sovereign's income also includes the assets of those who die in the Duchy without leaving a will, or without heirs.
The Duchy of Lancaster, a controversial land and property holding that generates huge profits for King Charles III, has thus collected tens of millions of pounds in recent years under an antiquated system dating back to feudal times. Financial assets known as "bona vacantia", owned by people who have died without heirs or known relatives, are collected by the duchy.
Over the past 10 years he has raised over £60m in funding. For some time it has been requested that the proceeds of the "bona vacantia" be donated to charity, but these are mainly used for the renovation of the real estate of the buildings belonging to the king
