Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in early September, the arrival of her son, former Prince Charles, on the throne has been accompanied by some controversy… In the days following the announcement of the disappearance of the monarch, and during the days of mourning, King Charles III dismissed some of his staff at Clarence House. He also lost his temper in Ireland, because of a defective pen, before being grilled in the middle of a dismissive gesture with an employee at his swearing-in ceremony at Saint James’s Palace.
426 million euros to renovate Buckingham in 5 years
Latest controversy to date, the price of the work that is currently underway at Buckingham Palace, which will be one of his residences, will make people cringe… According to the DailyMail, it is estimated at 369 million pounds sterling (426 million euros). A colossal sum, especially when you know that King Charles III will not live all week in this official residence.
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If Buckingham Palace is going to stay the “operational headquarters” (according to Times) where Charles III will notably receive his Prime Minister every week, he will be shared between this place and Winsdor Castle, on Thursdays and Fridays of the week. Nor does he forget Clarence House, where he has lived for 19 years with his wife Camilla, in the heart of London. On weekends, he will be either in Sandringham, in Norfolk, the house he has just inherited from his mother, or in Highgrove, his personal little corner of paradise, a stone’s throw away.
For her part, the new queen consort also has Raymill House, her own residence in the county of Wiltshire, which weighs 850,000 pounds sterling, which she could make available to her dear and tender.
He doesn’t feel at home there.
For now, the 600 rooms that contain Buckingham Palace are still under construction and will be inaugurated for 2027. According to a source quoted by the Times, King Charles III does not consider himself at home there, since this house does not is not “viable or suitable for use in the modern world”. Ecologist convinced, he “considers that its maintenance, both from a cost and environmental point of view, is not sustainable”. But why so much spending, then?
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