: the amount of money given to the British king or queen for personal expenses
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Sir Michael Stevens, the keeper of the privy purse — the royal family’s allowance for sovereign expenses — has approved the money raised by the Duke of York, The Sunday Times reported.—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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