October 17, (THEWILL) – King Charles III will not be using Buckingham Palace as his main place of residence. The New monarch will break the tradition and become the first British monarch since the 19th century not to use Buckingham Palace as his main place of residence.
It has become the norm for the reigning monarch and their immediate family to live in Buckingham Palace and use it as their home. However, King Charles has no plan to do that.
A source told the Sunday Times that neither Charles nor Camilla are ‘fans’ of Buckingham Palace. They have plenty of other options, of course, as when not at Clarence House, they will divide their time between their homes at Highgrove in Gloucestershire, Sandringham in Norfolk, and Birkhall on the Balmoral estate.
“I know he is no fan of ‘the big house,’ as he calls the palace,” said one source.
“He doesn’t see it as a viable future home or a house that’s fit for purpose in the modern world. He feels that its upkeep, both from a cost and environmental perspective, is not sustainable.”
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