Actually the largest landowner in the UK is the Church of England not the Royal family... HRH Prince Charles makes his estates pay for themselves, by being a shrewd business man, and a good organic farmer. By far the most industrious and eager to listen to ordinary people from all over the Commonwealth. HRH has been known to be vocal and adversarial with the "establishment" on matters of architecture and housing developments. He has shown some innovative alternatives to concrete jungles (aka public housing estates) Also a champion for greening cities and environmental protection. I admire the man, i'm not rich, and come from working class industrial background.