Taken from:

"The Crown Estates Annual Report 2008"

Chairman's Introduction The Crown Estate Website

"Over the last 12 months, The Crown Estate achieved tremendous financial results in difficult market conditions. I am delighted that we have returned £211.4 million to the Treasury, in the form of our net revenue surplus, an increase of 5.6% on the previous year. Capital values also rose to £7.3 billion, up 3.3% on the previous year."

So in return for the civil purse (£60 million) the Government gets £211.4 million - I ask you once again whose getting the best of that deal??

ZANULabour earlier last year wanted to sack Charles from his position as head of the Duchy of Cornwall, guess why?? He was making it too profitable, running it too efficiently - Pity the likes of Gordon of cartoon and his pal Darling could do the same for the country as a whole.