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Labour peer claims royal family not doing 'real work' as £100m…

The peer's challenge comes as scrutiny grows over about one hundred million pounds of public funding for the monarchy; the palace has yet to be asked for a job description.

On air: Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 6:17 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Royal family — Photo: Louis-Michel van Loo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by The Independent: “Labour peer claims royal family not doing ‘real work’ as £100m funding questioned”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6:17 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.

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The IndependentLabour peer claims royal family not doing ‘real work’ as £100m funding questioned

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Independent reports that a Labour peer says the royal family is not doing real work, as questions grow over one hundred million pounds in funding.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorReal work is a very flexible idea. I host a podcast, and I call that work.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEvery campaign story needs a fact-check buzzer, Vera. Tell me what sound it makes, and then I will rule.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA trumpet fanfare, obviously. Ta-da, the claim is checked.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRuled. I was once escorted out of a palace, so I know what the job looks like from the hallway.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt involves a great deal of standing.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorStanding is cardio.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLater this half hour, how one false claim about a candidate traveled across the country. Chip, what's open in the strip mall today?