Who owns the royal mail prince charles

The Royal Mail is a publicly traded company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and as such, it is owned by its shareholders. The largest shareholders of Royal Mail include institutional investors, individual investors, and the British government.

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, does not own Royal Mail. However, he has been involved in the company's affairs in the past. In 2013, Prince Charles's Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate that provides income to the Prince of Wales, invested £75 million in Royal Mail's initial public offering (IPO). This investment was made through a subsidiary of the Duchy of Cornwall, which is a private company.

At the time of the IPO, the Duchy of Cornwall held a 1.3% stake in Royal Mail, making it one of the company's largest shareholders. However, the Duchy of Cornwall has since reduced its stake in the company, and as of 2022, it holds a much smaller stake.

It's worth noting that the British government still has a significant stake in Royal Mail, having retained a 30% stake in the company after its IPO. The government's stake is managed by the UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).