Down the rabbit hole...oh, the things we can find there.

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Not sure how that works, but it does happen to me. If it's something I have misplaced at home (usually my glasses) I can always find them. If it's information from the internet, it can be a deep and dark rabbit hole, leading me off into umpteen million directions. Then it will hit me that hey, I am not even on topic here anymore... I was looking up some property that was for sale by an ancestor of mine. Long story, I just wanted to find a picture of it. Then an article popped up about ''the largest landowner in the world'' and that got my curiosity up. I had to look and read, and I was surprised I had never heard this before now. It turns out King Charles III owns the most land in the entire world. ''The largest landowner in the world is King Charles III and the British Royal Family, who own 6.6 billion acres of land. This is equivalent to one-sixth of the Earth's surface. The British Royal Family's land includes territories in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other regions. '' via Wikipedia. OK, now think about it...he never earned it, he didn't buy it or any part of it with his own hard-earned money. He was simply born into it. Yes, there are parts of this huge package of land that is leased or rented out...but why? If one man owns this much land, again--explain to me why this is the way it is. I have researched a lot of scenarios here. He doesn't have to pay taxes on it. He didn't have to pay inheritance tax on it, either. And this year, he even got a pay raise. Well, of course, royal living is not cheap, is it? ''By Chantal Da Silva NBC LONDON — King Charles III's monarchy is set to receive a pay rise of more than 45 million pounds ($60 million), with a 53% jump in its official annual income, accounts show, as Britain grapples with a spiraling cost of living crisis. '' Somehow, it doesn't seem right to me at all--but then again, I have never lived in the UK, so maybe I am missing something. I admit I am not as knowledgeable about this lifestyle, but then again, I don't think many of us are. What do you think? Do you think old Charles should share with others?