King Charles vows to tackle ‘backlog’ of issues at royal homes
It has been announced that His Majesty King Charles III will receive £99.9 million from the Sovereign Grant for 2027 to 2028 to support his official duties and the Royal Household, which includes staffing, travel in the UK and overseas and the maintenance of occupied royal palaces. A focus for Charles and his team will be tackling the “property maintenance backlogs” that have amassed when budgets were tightened amid the pandemic six years ago. Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson has said: “This recommendation was made based on an assessment of the Royal Household’s expected costs and the Crown Estate’s expected revenues between 2027 and 2032. © PA Images via Getty ImagesKing Charles III is focusing on royal residence improvements “The new level of the grant will ensure that the Royal Household can continue to deal with property maintenance backlogs following some years of constrained funding during the pandemic. “It will also allow the Royal Household to replace ageing systems to strengthen cybersecurity and to install energy-efficient heating systems.” The cost of refurbishing royal palaces was £18 …







