What will happen to the current residences of the Kents and Gloucesters when they become vacant? There may not be any new royals ready to move in.
What will happen to the current residences of the Kents and Gloucesters when they become vacant? There may not be any new royals ready to move in.
Has any consideration been given to where either Philip or Camilla would live in the event that they outlive their spouses? Presumably Philip's advanced age, and whether Charles is King or not at the time would affect the arrangements.
Don't you think Camilla would live at her own house in the country and Philip would live at Windsor? Sent from my iPhone using The Royals Community mobile app
Personally, I think they think through all the scenarios - these included. But they don't tell us. Frankly, I don't enjoy speculating on people's deaths anyway. It gets a bit creepy for my taste, but that's just me - because there is a lot of what if death speculation on the forums.
Read more: Buckingham Palace could become Queen's 'third home' as she opts for more time at Windsor and Balmoral - TelegraphBuckingham Palace is likely to become the Queen’s “third home” after plans were put in place for her to spend increasing amounts of time at Windsor Castle and Balmoral when she enters her nineties.
Her Majesty already spends more nights at Windsor than she does at the Palace, and she will gradually lengthen the time she spends in Scotland every summer to conserve her energy for the hundreds of royal engagements she fulfils every year.
Royal Household staff have begun to re-arrange her diary so that her engagements are packed into fewer days each year.
She still works every day except Christmas Day by going through her red boxes of official government papers and holding meetings with staff, but the more relaxed pace of life at Balmoral in particular is less mentally and physically demanding for the Queen, who will be 90 in April.
An analysis of the Queen’s diary over the past five years shows that she has already dramatically reduced the amount of time she spends at Buckingham Palace over the last five years.
In 2011 the Queen spent 109 nights at Buckingham Palace, whereas this year the figure was down to 88 nights.
In the same period the time she spends at Windsor has risen from 119 nights to 159, while Sandringham has risen from 51 nights to 54. In some years the Queen has stayed at Balmoral for 63 nights, and if that figure rises it, too, could overtake Buckingham Palace in terms of the time she spends there.
To me it would make perfect sense for the much needed restoration work at BP to be done in one go now, allowing the Queen as she turns 90 to spend more time at Windsor, and if the reports above are correct, Balmoral. Windsor could be used for state visits and investitures as well as the State Apartments at St James' Palace and maybe even KP.
It would be perfect to get the work done before Charles takes over.
I would imagine so. Charles actually does not own any property outright and what he's advised the Duchy of Cornwall to invest in, I would imagine that they would remain as holdings for future Dukes of Cornwall in the future.
This makes sense, esp as Windsor is already used for state visits (ie Spain in March)
But there is more than the Queen to consider - there is her interaction with Government esp the PM and Ministers, the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassadors etc. It isn't as easy as saying, for example, that they go to her. That's time and money. Head of State needs to be close at hand.
And there is the important issue of staff - their jobs, pay and housing could all be affected if the court was not at BP.
I think she will be in London one or two days a week, even if she travels daily.
Remember what she said "I need to be seen to be believed".
Who/What entity owns the properties in Transylvania?