<p>Is the Royal family value for money, or are they ripping us off? The Parliamentary public affairs committee announced that it will <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/12/02/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-royal-lodge-king-charles/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hold an inquiry</a> into the properties and land owned by the monarchy, following the responses it received to questions about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/second-homes/prince-andrew-peppercorn-rent-free-deal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">peppercorn rent</a> at Royal Lodge. As if that wasn’t enough, David Dimbleby has them in his sights in a new <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/whats-the-monarchy-for-bbc-one-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">three-part BBC documentary</a> titled “What’s the Monarchy For?” </p><br><p>Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined in the studio by former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker, whose new book ‘Royal Mint, National Debt’ rails against the huge increase in support to the Royals from the public purse, despite their vast private wealth and income streams, and without the transparency to go with it.</p><br><p>Camilla and Tim also review Meghan Markle’s <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/love-meghan-holiday-celebration-netflix-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new Christmas show</a>. And a warning, it’s not pretty.</p><br><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X</p><br><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><br><p>Producer: Georgia Coan</p><p>Senior Producer: John Cadigan</p><p>Video Producer: Will Walters</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p>Social Producer: Nada Aggour</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
