A group of anti-monarchists has launched a new campaign calling for an end to what it calls royal secrecy.
"The royals are very secretive. They persuaded the government to exempt the monarchy from freedom of information laws. They keep their wills hidden for decades after one of them dies - while everyone else's is made public. They lobby politicians and government officials - and voters have no idea what they're saying or the impact it has," said Republic, an anti-monarchy group in a statement as part of their new campaign.
"Royal finance reports don't tell the whole picture either, with details of travel kept hidden away and costs covered by police, local authorities and local communities going largely unreported," the statement said.
It added, "Tens of thousands of official documents from the UK and around the Commonwealth are hidden away in the royal 'family' archive, making sure the public can't see what the late Queen, Charles and the rest of the family have been up to."
Referring to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who recently lost his remaining royal titles over his links to Jeffery Epstein, the group said, "Even Prince Andrew is protected, the government refusing to release documents relating to his time as trade ambassador for decades to come."
"No other public body has this level of secrecy, other than the security services. The obvious question is, "what have they got to hide?" Our demand must be, "end royal secrecy," the group said.
The group also requested its supporters to donate for its new campaign. In it's social media posts, the group also claimed "The royals are more secretive than MI5," referring to Britain counter intelligence services.
