In an unprecedented move, finances of the UK’s queen mother and the royal family will soon be investigated by a powerful Westminster committee, British media reported on Sunday. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), known to give a tight lashing to public servants misusing state money, will check whether the monarch and her family provide value for money to the taxpayer, reported the Daily Telegraph. Among the areas the committee is expected to examine are transport costs including the Royal Train and the Royal Flight, as well as money spent on official entertaining and the upkeep of royal palaces, said the Independent.
