The new monarch will divide his time between Clarence House, where he has lived since 2003, Windsor Castle and Sandringham House in Norfolk
His life Karolou G‘ changed forever after the death of Queen Elizabeth on 8 September. The 73-year-old ascended to the throne of the British monarchy after the death of his mother and one of his first decisions was to refuse to move into Buckingham Palace, which served as Queen Elizabeth’s residence.
Since 2003, Charles and his wife Camilla, Queen Consort, have lived at Clarence House. According to a source who spoke to the British newspaper “The Sunday Times”, Charles does not want to move to Buckingham Palace because it is not “fit for purpose in the modern world”.
Charles and Camilla will spend three days a week at their main residence, Clarence House, which is just 400 meters from Buckingham Palace, the other two at Windsor Castle and the weekend at Sandringham House, in Norfolk. The latter estate is about three hours north-east of London and is where Queen Elizabeth used to spend her Christmas holidays, a habit she inherited from her father, who died there.
It is not yet known whether Charles will follow this Christmas tradition, nor is it clear whether he will spend his summers at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, as his mother used to do. Karolos and Camilla have another family residence. This is Highgrove House, an idyllic country house in Gloucestershire. Charles bought the house in 1980 and since then spends a lot of time tending to its gardens as well.
According to the same source, Charles does not have a special relationship with Buckingham Palace and considers that “its maintenance, both from a cost and environmental point of view, is not sustainable”. Although the new monarch does not want to live in the palace, he will have to conduct state affairs from there.
In addition, Buckingham Palace is in the middle of a long-delayed renovation project that is not expected to be completed before 2027. The renovations will cost British taxpayers £369 million ($423 million), an amount that has rocketed since work began in 2015.
This is the first major work to be carried out at the palace since World War II, meaning that wiring and heating systems must be replaced.
In 2021, the newspaper reported that Charles – then Prince Charles – planned to open the royal palaces to the public when he became king and turn private spaces into public spaces.
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