The EUobserver reports: "Royal landowners and multinational companies were among the biggest beneficiaries of the EU's €55 billion farm aid budget in 2008 (…)." France has received €10.4 billion. Moreover, the article reads "British aristocrats, who command significant personal fortunes, also pocketed sizeable amounts of EU cash. The Queen received around €530,000. The Duke of Westminster got €540,000. Prince Charles took €180,000." Read the article here.
