Campaigners demand ‘full disclosure of gifts to royals.

Campaigners have called for full disclosure” of gifts received by the royal family after it emerged King Charles has failed to publish an annual list for four years.

- AMY-CLARE MARTIN

Unlike MPs, members of the royal family are not required to declare gifts, donations and hospitality on a public register of interests. Nevertheless, they began publishing an annual list of official gifts received by the royal household following scrutiny of jewellery given to Queen Camilla by a Saudi royal in 2007.

However, it has emerged King Charles and his family have not shared such a list since 2020. Recent delays in sharing details of presents received by royals have been attributed to a challenging few years for the family, including the pandemic, the change of reign and high-profile state occasions such as the coronation, The Independent understands.

Anti-monarchy campaign group Republic has hit out at the delays, insisting: “If we demand high standards from politicians, we must demand those same standards from the royals.”

The last annual list, detailing official gifts received by all working members of the royal family in 2019, was published in April 2020.