Graham Smith, chief executive officer of Republic, which campaigns for an elected head of state, said: “Despite ongoing concerns about the huge cost of the royals, the grant will remain hugely inflated on its initial level of £31 million in 2012. If that had risen by inflation the grant would stand at £45 million, not £100 million.
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