It's been a busy year for the British royal family. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall alone covered almost 48,000 miles to undertake 804 official engagements between April 2011 and the end of March this year. So who pays the bills?
　　对英国皇室来说，这一年是忙碌的一年。从2011年4月到今年3月底，光威尔士亲王和康沃尔公爵夫人为了参加804次官方活动的路程就达到4万8千英里。那么谁为他们的花费买单呢？

　　Prince Charles' office at Clarence House released its annual review Friday, shedding light on how money is spent on the couple, as well as Princes William and Harry and, of course, the newest addition to the family, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
　　查尔斯王子位于克劳伦斯宫的办公地，于上周五发布了年度回顾，清楚地揭示了查尔斯王子夫妇、威廉王子和哈利王子的财务支出情况，当然还包括皇室的最新成员凯瑟琳王妃，即剑桥公爵夫人的支出情况。

　　As the queen's eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, is mostly funded by the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate consisting of more than 200 square miles of agricultural, commercial and residential land in southwest England.
　　作为女王长子的威尔斯亲王，查尔斯，其花费多数都是由康沃尔公爵领地资助。康沃尔公爵领地超过200平方英里，是位于英格兰西南部的私人农业、商业和住宅领地。

　　In the 2011-12 fiscal year, the prince's private income from the duchy rose by 3% to slightly more than $28.5 million. He received an additional $3.42 million in public funding from Parliament and government departments, a year-on-year increase of 11.8%.
　　2011到2012财年，王子从公爵领地得来的个人收入略微增长了3%，超过2850万美元。从国会和政府那里，王子还收到了公共资助的342万美元，与去年相比增长了11.8%。

　　With more private and public income, Prince Charles' household spending increased by 4.1% to $15.3 million, and 135 full-time staff members received a pay raise of 3%.
　　有了更为丰厚的个人和公共收入，查尔斯王子一家的费用支出也上涨了4.1%，达到1530万美元，家里全职的135名员工的工资增长了3%。

　　So what is the expense of the royal family's newest member?
　　那么皇室最新成员的花钱情况呢？

　　"It's actually quite minimal," said Prince Charles' communications secretary.
　　“事实上她花得是最少的，”查尔斯王子一家的通讯秘书说道。

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