Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Family Members Receive This Amount From Taxpayers

Queen Elizabeth II and the members of the royal family are funded by the taxpayers.

The British royal family is living a lavish lifestyle. Their children are attending expensive schools, and many of them fly privately during their official trips. In addition, they boast designer wardrobes and millions of dollars worth of jewelry.

According to Express, in 2017, Queen Elizabeth II's official salary was increased by £6 million ($8,404,260). The queen is now receiving £82.2 million ($11,485,822). In 2016, she spent £4.5 million ($6,303,195) for her trips.

Meanwhile, Prince Philip spent £19,000 ($26,613) for a royal train when he traveled from London to Cumbria. The trip cost £60 ($84) per mile.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have also spent lavishly on their trips. When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge flew to India in 2016, their private plane cost £100,000 ($140,071).

However, the most luxurious trip so far was made by Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. When the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall went on a nine-day tour in Romania, Italy and Austria, they spent £154,000 ($215,709).

This year, the royal family's travel bill was increased by £500,000 ($700,355). Aside from travel expenses, Queen Elizabeth II spends her paycheck to fund the refurbishment of the Buckingham Palace.

In related news, on Sunday, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie braved the snow to attend the church service. The Met Office already gave a yellow warning of snow, rain and ice after an overnight drop of temperature in Scotland on Saturday.

"Some snow will fall on Sunday morning across parts of southeast Wales, southwest and central southern England," the Met Office announced.

While the royal family attended the service, the snow started to fall. Queen Elizabeth II was seen using an umbrella as she walked her way back to her Range Rover after the service.

The 91-year-old monarch is still in good shape and condition. However, there are already talks as to what will happen to the crown and to the royal family when she dies.

When that happens, Prince Charles is expected to take over the throne just hours after the queen's death. According to the succession, Prince Charles is taking over the throne after Queen Elizabeth II. This will not be a problem to Prince William who has no plans to take over the kingship early.

"[The Duke of Cambridge has no desire] to take the throne early," said Gill Knappet, author of "Charles, Prince of Wales." "Although like his father, William will be destined to have a far shorter reign than his grandmother, he has said he has no desire to 'climb the ladder of kingship' before his time."