King Charles III personally owns 321 private houses and cottages near his Sandringham palace - and half of a load of other people’s gardens. Maeve McClenaghan and I went to meet some of his tenants theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a…

The king argues his personal fortune is a "private" matter. With the help of 12 experts, our investigation team traced and valued assets worth an estimated £1.8bn. And we discovered quite how much of his "private" wealth derives from his public role. theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-int…

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REVEALED: Direct ancestors of King Charles and the British royal family owned slave plantations in Virginia, documents show. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a…

Wanted: an animal-loving billionaire who might consider buying 1,993 threatened white rhinos instead of a new superyacht or a Picasso, or a Picasso onboard a superyacht. Quite liked that intro theguardian.com/environment/20…

Latest episode in the Cost of the crown podcast series, featuring Maeve McClenaghan and Rupert Neate’s run in with the law for visiting a public churchyard near the King’s private estate in Norfolk.

Christopher Beaumont, 23rd Christopher Beaumont, takes on the Barclay dynasty. Beaumont is attempting to snap up abandoned hotels and other buildings belonging to the Torygraph billionaires. via Rupert Neate theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…

The super-rich are paying $500,000 to meet athletes at the Olympics theguardian.com/sport/article/…

Update: Guardian wealth correspondent Rupert Neate has also accepted voluntary redundancy as the news title targets cost savings, joining a list that includes media editor Jim Waterson and special projects editor Jonathan Shainin pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-guard…

Cashmere baubles for £1,080, Harrods crackers (£700), Christmas Eve night at the Ritz (£5,994), and a personalised at-home Santa's Grotto (c£10,000) - Find out how the super-rich do Christmas thetimes.com/article/3f404a… By me in the The Times and The Sunday Times, thanks to Josh Glancy Emily Kent Smith

"The rich have definitely been getting a lot, lot richer." Journalist Rupert Neate discusses the growing disparity between the 'wealthiest 1%' and the rest of society - and reveals how the super-rich celebrate Christmas. Latest: trib.al/BCeHdTM 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

Sir Chris Hohn, the billionaire hedge fund manager, takes a 84% pay cut to *just* £42 as his TCI hedge fund donates £340m to charity. Exclusive by me in Times Business thetimes.com/business-money…

"The voices that matter" Why big companies like Unilever are recruiting armies of influencers to promote their brands as "messages from brands coming from corporations are suspicious”. By me in The Times and The Sunday Times today thetimes.com/business-money…