“One option is for the palace to be vacated”, a royal insider told People.
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But it’s downright cheap compared to proposed renovations to the palace of Westminster, where Parliament meets.
Indeed, she spends just a third of her time at Buckingham Palace, on whose balcony the royal family often appears, most recently following this month’s Trooping the Color parade, which marks the Queen’s official birthday.
The extensive palace, which is the Queen’s official London residence, has 775 rooms, including 78 bathrooms, and is a base for some 800 staff members.
In fact, according to the queen’s treasurer, Sir Alan Reid, it needs about $225 million in repairs, mostly in its ancient plumbing and wiring, since the palace has not been refurbished since the queen ascended to the throne in 1952.
Her Majesty the Queen could have to move out of Buckingham Palace when £150million fix works take place.
Yahoo News added that the monarchy costs taxpayers 35.7 million pounds in the year to March 31 that is equivalent to 56 pence per person which was still unchanged from the year before.
Then, the teenage Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret moved to Windsor Castle in Berkshire, a countryside residence that the queen frequently visits on weekends.
As Queen Elizabeth touched down in Germany on Wednesday, it was revealed that she may have to temporarily move out of Buckingham Palace.
The details of the renovation came out in this year’s Royal Accounts, which also hold details about the Royal family’s expenditure over the year, and how much it’s likely to cost us. “We will continue to work closely with the Royal Trustees to ensure that the funding for the Royal Household reflects that challenge”.
The England-born performer was a guest at Buckingham Palace yesterday where he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, for his services to drama.
Ex- Royal Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter has described the maintenance required at Buckingham Palace and said “bits of the building keep falling off”.
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