Crown jewels are more than just precious gems and metals,they are symbols of royal power, wealth, and centuries of history.

As royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith wrote in The Times: “Contrary to ‘The Crown,’ which has Charles pushing against his resistant mother and father to send a Royal Air Force plane to ...

The crown’s real estate portfolio is valued at 16.5 billion pounds ($21 billion), and the monarch enjoys a broad exemption from most taxes, as well as many other laws.

“The Crown” and all its latest controversies are finally coming to light next week. Season 5 for the British royal family-inspired drama premieres Nov. 9 on Netflix.

Unsurprisingly, the royal yacht didn't come cheap, and in episode one of The Crown we get a glimpse at the eye-watering sum when Prince Philip ruminates over the cost of renovating the boat, which ...