The head of the King’s property portfolio squirmed in front of MPs on Monday as he struggled to justify his £2.3million pay packet.
Dan Labbad became chief executive of the Crown Estate – managing the monarch’s land and property across England and Wales – in 2019.
He started on a salary of £517,000, and as he was grilled on Monday by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), it emerged that this figure has almost quintupled.
The inquiry into the Crown Estate follows a report which revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate – all while
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