. As well as vast areas of farmland, seabed, and coastline, the Crown Estate also own large swathes of retail properties, meaning that the king owns things like McDonald's restaurants and a handful of Starbucks sites., unlike his own private assets, which include Balmoral and Sandringham, two royal residences.
Across its retail parks and shopping malls outside of London, the Crown Estate rents out space to seven McDonald's restaurants, four Starbucks stores, and five Subway stores. Other US fast-food giants with a presence include Pizza Hut, KFC, Five Guys, and Burger King. The retailer with the biggest presence is clothing and homewares store Next, operating 13 locations across the 17 sites.
The sites also include 10 stores operated by British retail giant Marks & Spencers and six operated by Irish fast-fashion company Primark. Lingerie and sex-toy shop Ann Summers also has a store at the Westgate shopping mall in Oxford, as does Victoria's Secret., Urban Outfitters, Build-a-Bear, Peloton, and Vans. Across the sites there are also cinemas and bowling alleys.
The Crown Estate also has a comprehensive list of businesses which aren't allowed to operate on the street, including night clubs, betting shops, casinos, sex shops, charity shops, travel agencies, discount stores, hair salons, tattoo parlors, grocery stores, and cafes.
It’s disgusting how much this bunch earns and leaches off the British public meanwhile pensioners freeze to death ! Times to get rid of them