This is a rather silly article from the DM’s Richard Eden about Andrew supposedly losing his Balmoral home (which I don’t think is going to happen.) However at the end Eden points to something quite important, and something I’ve felt for some time. That is that of all the royal properties and estates, Balmoral, especially the castle, is a continuous financial drain. Because of where it is situated the castle and other properties on the estate aren’t used for a good six to seven months of the year. Balmoral just cannot pay for itself. And opening it up for another couple of weeks isn’t going to solve anything.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...aces-losing-summer-holiday-home-Balmoral.html
‘Balmoral and its 50,000 acres cost around £3million a year to run - and opening it up as a tourist attraction between April and the end of July attracts over 70,000 tourists. But the tourist income only meets around half the estate's costs.
Balmoral is privately owned by the King, who meets its costs personally.’