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The UK's new king, Charles, has started off his reign with Windfall. It comes from the leases of six new offshore wind farms. These lifted its total annual profits to almost half a billion pounds. But some people question whether it's right that decision-making power over this valuable resource lies with the crown.

Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, about how offshore windfarms are generating record profits for the crown estate, and why King Charles has asked for the money to be used for the wider public good. She also hears from economist Guy Standing about how the seabed became a source of income for the crown and what it means for our view of the oceans as ‘commons’. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod