eh? That doesn't make sense, Chandra! If the civil list is the result of the king of 1760 giving up land in return for an income, then I think it is fair enough. The givernment sets how much they should get, on our behalf, doesn't it?
As for living according to the "rules", well he hasn't actually briken the law, and adultery id pretty commonplace in the UK, whether we like it or not.