Actually, I have just discovered that the civil list was abolished in 2012, so the taxpayer no longer maintains the extended family.

Only the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh get anything, but a lot of that goes back, due to income tax the Queen pays on income from personal investments.

The Prince of Wales and his family get their income from the Duchy of Cornwall, which is run as a commercial business.

The rest of the family earn their own keep.

The taxpayer pays more in MPs ligitimate expenses than for the Monarchy.