<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The King's staff are set to receive a bonus payment of up to £600 to help them with the cost of living crisis.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Sun newspaper reported that the bonuses - to be paid on top of this month's salary to workers including cleaners - would amount to tens of thousands of pounds and would partially come from the King's private income.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Staff earning less than £30,000 will receive a single payment of £600, with staff earning more getting less.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Buckingham Palace declined to comment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other royal household staff will also receive a bonus, the BBC understands.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those on between £30,000 and £40,000 will receive £400 in a single payment, and those who are paid between £40,000 and £45,000 will receive £350, the Sun reported.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A source told the newspaper: "The King is giving money out of his own pocket to the lowest earners working for the household to help them cope with the cost of living crisis. BBC</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>