£700 million just netted by ScotWind Scotland…..

Are you sure it’s the Queen in her personal capacity rather than the Crown Estate?

It's the Crown Estate. Not the Queen.

Thought I'd read somewhere that the Queen will not pay Andrews legal bill.

The selling off of rights to plots, often owned by large landowners who are already rich (like the Queen), is partly what is pushing up energy prices.

Alegrias1

It's the Crown Estate. Not the Queen.

Ah. Seems I've got muddled about the Crown Estate but I think what I said is true in general terms.

I googled “who owns Crown Estate” and the answer was Queen ElizabethII (sic) (in right of the crown).

So where does this money go?

How does this push up energy prices? No one’s likely to give land to an energy company. I wouldn’t no matter how rich I was. If they need the land for operational purposes they have to pay for it.

Since 1760, the net income of The Crown Estate has been surrendered to the Exchequer by the Monarch under successive Civil List Acts, passed at the beginning of each reign.

Does that make you feel relieved, Esspee?

The Crown Estate is a trust which looks after property owned by the Queen in her capacity as monarch as opposed to owned by her in her private capacity which she can do with as she will. She can’t just snaffle all the proceeds of Crown Estate property. It belongs to the monarchy as an institution.

This explains more fully:
www.thecrownestate.co.uk/en-gb/about-us/our-history/

I wish I could do a flow chart on here
?

Calistemon

^Since 1760, the net income of The Crown Estate has been surrendered to the Exchequer by the Monarch under successive Civil List Acts, passed at the beginning of each reign^.

Does that make you feel relieved, Esspee?

Thank you Callistemon. I would have much preferred that it be given to the Scottish people to build up a fund such as the Norway oil fund. Our oil was sold and the money squandered by Westminster. Is this money going to go the same way I wonder.

According to the BBC the profits will go to the Scottish government.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-60002110

I think the revenue from the leases comes to the Scottish Government Esspee. Plus there are all the other associated benefits.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-60002110

x-post SueDonim! Same link even!!

I expect you’ll get some of it via the usual channels Espee.

We're getting all of it.

Sorry to disappoint GSM

Unfortunately Germanshepherdsmum I don’t know what the usual channels are. I am a contributor not a recipient.

I don't think a penny of it is going to Andrew's lawyers.

Even if HM decided to help him out, it would come from her own private money anyway.
He can't be short of a bob or two himself either.

Esspee

Unfortunately Germanshepherdsmum I don’t know what the usual channels are. I am a contributor not a recipient.

Perhaps they might mend the Scottish potholes another poster mentioned!