Charles III’s plans with his long list of palaces, castles and houses: evictions, removals and everyone paying the rent

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King Charles III of Great Britain it has so many palaces that you will have to choose which ones you will live in. She works at the Buckingham one, which is undergoing repairs. He lives in London at Clarence House, his grandmother’s residence, because she doesn’t like Windsor Palace. He also rests at Sandringham Palace, where he has stood since his coronation and has been converted to organic farming.

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The list goes on: the Balmoral palace in Scotland, where Queen Elizabeth II died, together with tile, another palace inherited with the castle of the queen mother of May. She has another in Llwynywermod, Wales and a house in Transylvania, Romania. But she prefers Highgrove, which she bought from the Macmillan family and where he laid out his famous garden.

With all this real estate he decided to evict Harry firsthis son, and Meghan, his American wife, from Frogmore cottages (the house given to them by the Queen in Windsor at their wedding), in retaliation for her memoir.

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The then Princess Elizabeth and her father, King George VI, at Royal Lodge, Windsor.  Photo: AP

The then Princess Elizabeth and her father, King George VI, at Royal Lodge, Windsor. Photo: AP

Now it’s your turn to the punished Prince Andrewhis brother, to whom the queen offered herself the royal lodgethe house where his mother, the Queen Mother, lived in Windsor Park, with its 30 rooms.

The king wants his brother leave the royal lodge to the modest Frogmore Cottagewhich has only 5 rooms, and gives him the great house of the queen mother to William and Katethe Princes of Wales, who live in the modest Adelaide cottage, a few yards away, in Windsor.

Without inheritance and “homeless”

But Prince Andrew refuses to give up his residence at Royal Lodge. Banned and disinherited in distributing the rich inheritance of his mother, Elizabeth II, the Duke of York remained not only poor but will be a possible “homeless”.

Andrew fears the royal family will “disconnect essential elements such as gas, water and electricity to get him out of the house where he has lived since 2003,” sources told American journalist Daphne Barak. The articles appeared in The Mail on Sunday and The Sun on Sunday.

At Frogmore Cottage

Andrew was due to leave his home in Windsor Great Park and move into the five bedroom cottage in Home Park, Windsor, vacated after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to California.

Frogmore cottages.

Frogmore cottages.

Andrew’s dilemma was revealed by this American journalist in two British tabloids. He has excellent connections with the prince’s friends. He walked away from his public duties due to his relationship with disgraced American financier Jeffrey Epstein. But his depression produced a family meeting, where his brothers asked the king a better deal.

The Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park, has been reserved for William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and their three children.

Andrew lives with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson at Royal Lodge, located on 98 acres (40 hectares). She moved there in 2004. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, the previous resident, died at home in 2002.

Andrew lives with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson at Royal Lodge.  Photo: AP

Andrew lives with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson at Royal Lodge. Photo: AP

Ferguson, who looks after the late queen’s corgi dogs, told the Times that whether Andrew moves off the premises is his and the king’s business. The couple’s daughters Princess Beatrice and Prince Eugenie are regular visitors. He is seen riding in the park.

Do the memories come?

Andrew once suggested Barak as a ghostwriter for a memoir. She said she is “very close to the people who are closest to her”. She previously revealed an exclusive story about the prince complaining that he has no more money in the queen’s will. Will you write Prince Andrew’s memoirs?

Barak quoted a source as saying Andrew “is so fragile. He refuses to see anyone. This has been his family’s home for the last 20 years. Does it really make sense to kick him out? He fears that now that the coronation is over, the knives are unsheathed. He worries that the royals will even shut down the utilities to get him out of there. But we are dealing with human beings, not real estate.”

Britain's Prince Andrew arrives at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Phil Harris/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain’s Prince Andrew arrives at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Phil Harris/Pool Photo via AP)

Another source told Barak: “If Carlos wants Andrew to play and help the family, aren’t there better ways to do it? Why not do the decent thing, sit down and talk? If you need the house for William, maybe you should tell Andrew. Perhaps William should invite his uncle to tea and explain?

Buckingham Palace initially said so Andrew was due to leave in September. But now he accepts such a tight schedule it’s not realistic.

Andrew is frustrated that there are negotiations between officials. He may be ready to compromise if the king talk to him directly.

Meghan and Harry, just the beginning

The eviction of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from the Windsor Castle property has been said to be “just the beginning” as members of the royal family will have to pay for their accommodation.

Two in King Charles' sights: his son Harry and his brother, Andrew.  Photo: AP

Two in King Charles’ sights: his son Harry and his brother, Andrew. Photo: AP

Harry and Meghan were told in January shortly after the duke released his memoir, Spare, that they would no longer have access to Frogmore Cottage.

Royal sources quoted in the Evening Standard newspaper suggested the King would phase out subsidized rents for other members of the royal family.

They will have to pay for their accommodation

Sources said Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt and Sir Michael Stevens were revamping the “heavyweight royal family” to cut costs and seek new sources of income.

Queen Camilla was said to oversee the minute details of a plan to bring the house into the “Clarence House manner”, where the king lived while his mother was on the throne.

“It’s not about cuts. It’s about getting the best value from those on the payroll. Sometimes, less is more.”

Another source said, “The King is not some kind of house association for distant relatives.” Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

It was unclear whether the more active members of the royal family would continue to benefit from the residences. of grace and favour.

Deb Anne, Princess Royal and daughter of the Queen, who is more busy than any member of the family except the King, has a flat at St. James’s Palace and an estate at Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, a gift from the Queen when she married Their two children and their grandchildren live there.

Princess Anne.  Photo: AP

Princess Anne. Photo: AP

Edward, son of Queen Elizabeth, and Sophie, Dukes of Edinburgh, live there Bagshot Park, Surreyin a house of 120 rooms, whose value is estimated at 30 million pounds. St James’ Palace is also the London residence of Princess Alexandra.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have also lived in the palace, despite not assuming royal duties. Beatrice bought a house in the Cotswolds in 2021. Princess Eugenie has moved to Portugal but lives in Kensington Palace when she is in London.

The source added that extended family members they should “cut the cloth” if they could not pay the rents. “Many practices that evolved during the last reign will change,” the source said.

Prince Edward and Sophia.  Photo: AP

Prince Edward and Sophia. Photo: AP

“The King is not cruel or reckless. But if the family members aren’t part of the main family and don’t work for the crown, they should do it: they finance themselves.

will rent real estate

property would be rented at commercial rates and would be made available to people outside the royal family who passed security checks.

Sources suggested that staffing levels would also be reformed. “Staffing has been in the top tier,” they said. “This will end.”

It is known that the king pursues a “reduced monarchy”. Buckingham Palace is looking into how best to use revenue from the Duchy of Lancaster, a portfolio of land, property and assets held in trust for the monarch, and the Sovereign Grant, which covers the cost of travel to royal engagements.

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