<P> The Crown Estate is one of the largest property owners in the United Kingdom, producing £ 211 million for the Treasury in the financial year 2007--8 . and with holdings of £ 7.3 billion in 2011 . The Crown Estate is not the private property of the Monarch . It cannot be sold or owned by the Sovereign in a private capacity, nor do any revenues, or debts, from the estate accrue to her . Instead the Crown Estate is owned by the Crown, a corporation representing the legal embodiment of the State . It is held in trust and governed by Act of Parliament, to which it makes an annual report . Revenue from the Crown Estate is thought to be due to double in real terms between 2010 and 2020 with additional lease revenues deriving from the development of offshore wind farms within Britain's Renewable Energy Zone, the rights of which were granted to the Crown Estate by the Energy Act 2004 . </P> <P> A number of State possessions are held in trust by the Sovereign . </P> <Ul> <Li> The Royal Collection is the art collection of the British royal family . It is one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, containing over 7,000 paintings, 40,000 watercolours and drawings, about 150,000 old master prints, historical photographs, tapestries, furniture, ceramics, books, gold and silver plate, arms and armour, jewellery and other works of art . The collection includes the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London (including the crown, orb and sceptre). It is physically dispersed between thirteen Royal residences and former residences across Britain . Although the collection belongs to the sovereign, it is not the personal property of Elizabeth II as a private individual . Instead the collection is held in trust by the Queen for her successors and the nation . The Treasury refers to these assets as "vested in the sovereign and cannot be alienated". Income is generated by the collection from public admissions and other sources . This income is received by the Royal Collection Trust, the collection's management charity, and not by the Queen . </Li> <Li> The occupied royal palaces in the United Kingdom such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are held in trust by the sovereign . The Royal Household is expected to use the Sovereign Grant to maintain the palaces . In May 2009 the Queen requested an extra £ 4 million annually from the government to carry out a backlog of repairs to Buckingham Palace . In 2010, the Royal Household requested an additional grant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport but were refused on the basis that the scheme was "aimed at schools, hospitals, councils and housing associations for heating programmes which benefit low - income families". Over a third of the Royal estate was in disrepair by 2012 - 13 according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee . The cost of restoration was estimated to be £ 50 million, but the Reserve Fund was at a historic low of £ 1m . The Monarch is also responsible for using the Sovereign Grant to pay the wages of 431 of the approximately 1200 Royal Household staff, amounting to £ 18.2 million in 2014 - 15 . In 2013, the Guardian newspaper reported that Buckingham Palace was using zero - hour contract for its summer staff and in 2015 it was reported that at least four senior officials had been made redundant to reduce costs . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Royal Collection is the art collection of the British royal family . It is one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, containing over 7,000 paintings, 40,000 watercolours and drawings, about 150,000 old master prints, historical photographs, tapestries, furniture, ceramics, books, gold and silver plate, arms and armour, jewellery and other works of art . The collection includes the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London (including the crown, orb and sceptre). It is physically dispersed between thirteen Royal residences and former residences across Britain . Although the collection belongs to the sovereign, it is not the personal property of Elizabeth II as a private individual . Instead the collection is held in trust by the Queen for her successors and the nation . The Treasury refers to these assets as "vested in the sovereign and cannot be alienated". Income is generated by the collection from public admissions and other sources . This income is received by the Royal Collection Trust, the collection's management charity, and not by the Queen . </Li>

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