King Charles III will not live in Buckingham Palace after completion of costly refurbishment
The public's focus on Mountbatten-Windsor has overshadowed the King's efforts to modernise the monarchy and show that the 1,000-year-old institution can evolve.Built in the 1820s, Buckingham Palace has been the London home of every British monarch since Queen Victoria. It also provides the backdrop for parades down the broad ceremonial avenue known as The Mall.Buckingham Palace needed some loveBut after all the wear and tear, the palace was starting to show its age. In 2017, the royal household began a 10-year programme to update obsolete plumbing, wiring and heating and upgrade the building so it could continue to house the monarchy for another 50 years.
- ▪The public's focus on Mountbatten-Windsor has overshadowed the King's efforts to modernise the monarchy and show that the 1,000-year-old institution can evolve.Built in the 1820s, Buckingham Palace has been the London home of every British
- ▪It also provides the backdrop for parades down the broad ceremonial avenue known as The Mall.Buckingham Palace needed some loveBut after all the wear and tear, the palace was starting to show its age.
- ▪In 2017, the royal household began a 10-year programme to update obsolete plumbing, wiring and heating and upgrade the building so it could continue to house the monarchy for another 50 years.
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King Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a 10-year, £369 million ($487 million) refurbishment programme as the monarchy seeks to increase public access to the historic building that has been the centre of royal life for almost 200 years.Royal officials stressed that the king and Queen Camilla would continue to work out of the palace, which will remain "the ceremonial and operational centre" of the monarchy. But for the rest of Charles' reign, the King and Queen will remain in nearby Clarence House."It is and will remain Monarchy HQ, the crown jewel of our national buildings," said James Chalmers, the senior royal official responsible for managing the King's financial affairs.Also read: British Royalty, the industry that keeps givingThe decision was…
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